1 . My granddad often helped me make a tool to catch fish when I was young and we would spend hours along a river. It was lovely for both of us then. Many more of today’s grandparents have a growing sense of adventure. And a trend is catching on: skip-gen travel — grandparents taking fun-filled vacations with grand kids without their parents along.

A survey found that 83% of grandparents put travel with their grand kids as the number one thing when they retire. Skip-gen travel gets popular for good reason. Kids have their lives enriched and learn outside classrooms. This is also a time of talking and sharing ideas.

“How grandparents talk to children is different from how parents talk to them. Actually, I feel on a more equal footing with my grandchildren than I do with my own children,” Annie Collins, a travel architect and also part of the trend, says. “Kids away from their parents are more open to ideas and willing to express themselves. It’s not just kids gaining from traveling. Who gets the most out of this? You might think it’s them but it’s us.” According to a study by the Cleveland Clinic, grandparents who help watch and spend time with grand kids may actually live longer than their peers（同龄人）.

It’s also important to recognize that grandparents often have more time to travel. Unlike their children, who may still be in the pursuit of a personal career that offers limited time off, grandparents are often retired and likely have a different viewpoint on life, prioritizing experiences and family. So knowing the kids are in great hands, moms and dads will have a bit of time to themselves — some much-needed leisure time alone to rest and recharge their batteries.

However, skip-gen travel is not for every grandparent. After all, grandparents are worn out with years and not so energetic. They surely treasure the chance to form close ties with their grandchildren, but it’s wiser to say no when only the youth could enjoy themselves, for the travel should be a win for everyone involved.

1. Why does the author mention fishing experiences with his granddad?

A．To lead in the trend of skip-gen travel.	B．To share the pleasure in going fishing.
C．To stress the importance of family ties.	D．To show the growing interest in adventure.

2. Which of the following may Annie Collins agree?

A．Many parents are too strict with children.

B．Grandparents benefit more from skip-gen travel.

C．Spending time with grandparents is better for kids.

D．Children become mature when away from parents.

3. What do we know about the parents whose kids are on skip-gen travel?

A．They enjoy the moment to relax.	B．They feel less anxious and stressed.
C．They miss their kids very much.	D．They look forward to their own trip.

4. What does the author suggest grandparents do?

A．Get kids involved in travel planning.	B．Strengthen the bond with grandchildren.
C．Reduce skip-gen travel appropriately.	D．Make decisions in both sides’ interests.

2 . The Human Library has been working to encourage a sense of shared humanity for almost two decades. It is quite different from traditional libraries.     1     You can review your perspective with the help of borrowed human books.

The Human Library is an association which attempts to create respect and understanding for the diversity in society through efforts.     2     In this place, people who otherwise would never meet nor talk can find room for conversation.

As its website details, the library hosts weekly events in local communities. The volunteer “human books” welcome members of the public to come and talk to them.     3    

Ronni Abergel is the founder of the library.     4     As his idea has spread like a bestseller, the library has hosted events in more than 80 countries, in libraries, museums, festivals and schools. It has more than 1,000 human books in circulation in more than 50 languages, with an especially strong presence in American cities such as Chicago and San Francisco.

    5     They have served as a timely way to reach out to scores of people stuck indoors at home, and fearful of being too close to strangers, restoring their sense of connection and community. Being a book in the library is more than you expect and something you will never forget. It is also an opportunity to meet a lot of people that are different from you and yet you will find you share a lot in common.

A．It creates a safe space for dialogue.

B．His ambition is to build a hi-tech library.

C．COVID-19 has led to many virtual events as well.

D．This library allows people to start an online conversation.

E．He just wants to get the whole world listening and talking.

F．Here, various questions are expected, appreciated and answered.

G．At this library, you can “borrow” people for a conversation instead of books.

5 . The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9, 2020. The Nobel Committee (委员会) is recognizing the group for its efforts to fight hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected by wars. The World Food Program has long been offering help to some of the world’s most troubled places. For example, the WFP created a special service that successfully kept providing help all over the world after the outbreak of COVID-19 stopped nearly all international flights.

Berit, chairwoman of the Nobel Committee, said on Friday, “With this year’s award, the committee wishes to turn the eyes of the world to the millions of people who suffer from or face the problem of hunger.” In announcing the award, the Nobel committee said “At present, food is the best vaccine (疫苗) against COVID-19.” And it added, “There will be 265 million people going hungry within a year, so of course this is also a call to the international community to offer enough fund to the World Food Program.”

Dan Smith, a director, said the Nobel committee had wanted to send a message of both hope and support for worldwide group work among countries “Hunger, just like climate change and the present COVID-19, is a world problem that can only be properly addressed by all countries working together,” he told Reuters, a British news agency.

The award comes with a gold medal and $1.1 million——a small amount compared to the money the WFP needs for its work. So far in 2020, the WFP has received almost $6. 4 billion in money or goods from all over the world.

1. Why does the committee decide to award the prize to the WFP?
a. To encourage giving money to the WFP.
b. To attract worldwide attention to global hunger.
c. To honor the WFP’s hard work to cure COVID-19.
d. To recognize the WFP’s efforts to fight global hunger.

A．abc

B．abd

C．acd

D．bcd

2. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “addressed” in Paragraph 3?

A．Viewed.

B．Worked.

C．Solved.

D．Encouraged.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The problem of climate change will soon end.

B．The worldwide food problem is still very serious.

C．People have lost hope in face of the food problem.

D．Worldwide group work has always focused on the food problem.

4. What do we know about the prize money?

A．It’s still too little for the WFP’s programs.

B．It will all be given to each WFP member.

C．It can help solve many of the WFP’s problems.

D．It’s enough to support the WFP’s work for a long time.

5. What’s the best title for this passage?

A．The WFP’s Great Efforts Are Made.

B．The WFP Provides International Medical Help.

C．The WFP Wins the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

D．The Nobel Peace Prize Comes with a Gold Medal and $1. 1 Million.

7 . Iceland is known for its wonderful ice fields and it has one of the best places in the world to see the Northern Lights. However, in the late 1990s, Iceland was also known as a country with one of the highest numbers of teen drug abuse in Europe. “There were large groups of teenagers getting hopelessly drunk,” American researcher Harvey Milkman said.

Noticing their teenagers were out of control, the country decided to do something. With the help of researchers including Harvey Milkman, the government began a special experiment, helping teenagers stay away from drugs. The program, called Youth Iceland, tried to give teens more meaningful and enjoyable things to do. It made kids feel like they were part of something. It also encouraged parents to make time for their children and to actively take part in their lives.

The government spent millions of dollars to support new programs for sports, music, arts and dance. Low-income families—who couldn’t afford to sign their kids up for sports programs or art classes—were given a special card of $325 a year. This made it possible for those parents to take part in after-class activities with their children. Besides, kids between the ages of 13 and 16 were not allowed to go outside after 10 p.m. in winter or after midnight in summer.

Today, Iceland has the lowest rate of teen drug abuse in Europe. In 1998, before Youth Iceland, 42% of 15- and 16-year-olds reported getting drunk. Last year, that number had dropped to 5%. Those smoking cigarettes dropped from 23% to 3%. At the same time, the percentage of those spending time with their parents on weekdays doubled, from 23% to 46%, and the percentage taking part in organized sports at least four days a week jumped from 24% to 42%.

1. What can we infer about the problems mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A．They were quite serious.	B．They were hard to notice.
C．They were easy to deal with.	D．They were common in Europe.

2. What’s the purpose of Youth Iceland?

A．To test a new program.	B．To prevent teen drug use.
C．To win support from parents.	D．To give teens more free time.

3. What is the use of the special card?

A．To help poor families live a better life.

B．To encourage poor families to do after-class activities.

C．To make sure kids feel like they were part of something.

D．To provide kids from poor families with formal education.

4. What do the numbers in the last paragraph show?

A．The program proves to be a success.

B．It is important to help teens develop good habits.

C．Teens in Iceland are well under control nowadays.

D．The problem of teen drug abuse in Iceland is serious.

9 . If you order a Burger King Stacker Quad,you'll be served with a hamburger with no trace of any vegetable in it,a fact boasted about in the TV ads that accompanied the launch of the product in the United States.The Stacker Quad may be extraordinary, but it is far from_________.Recent times have seen the launch of products that the industry calls"indulgent offerings"foods marketed specifically on the basis of how much meat and cheese and how few vegetables they _________, it is worth _________how strange these developments would have seemed just two years ago,when the _________ to fast-food was at its height. At that time,the American burger restaurant Wendy's added a fresh-fruit bowl to its menu.However, at the end of last year,the company quietly _________the menu,blaming a lack of demand for such healthy dishes."We listened to consumers who said they wanted to eat fresh fruit,"a spokesman told the New York Times,"but apparently they _________ .

The industry's_________, it seems, had been to listen to the market researchers instead of the food psychologists. People tell researchers what they think they want to hear,or what the respondents want to believe about themselves. But we know,_________ recent psychological research, that people drink more than a third more fruit juice when they pour it into a short, wide glass instead of a narrow,tall one,and that people will eat more of a product if it comes in a bigger package.We know that people will report that 'Black Forest Double-Chocolate Cake' taste better than"Chocolate Cake', even when the cakes themselves are exactly the same. _________, we know that just because people say they want to eat more healthily, it doesn't mean they really do want to.

Denny Marie Post,from Burger King, admits that the fast-food industry vastly __________the appeal of healthier product lines."Healthy eating is more a state of intention than it is of __________ ."she says.There is a very small percentage whose behaviour agrees with their intentions.Andrew Geier,a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, recently conducted an experiment in which he placed a large bowl of sweets in the lobby of an apartment building.Eat your __________. Please use the spoon to serve yourself read a sign he placed next to the bowl.He left it there for 10 days in a row,with,on alternative days, either a teaspoon or a large spoon that held a quarter of a cup of sweets.When they were using the __________spoon, people on average took two thirds more sweet. This __________is known as'unit bias'-the way we tend to think that whatever quantity a product is sold in must be appropriate amount to __________.

1.

A．strange

B．true

C．unique

D．simple

2.

A．emphasize

B．ignore

C．contain

D．promote

3.

A．explaining

B．concluding

C．predicting

D．recalling

4.

A．attitude

B．solution

C．resistance

D．availability

5.

A．kept it to

B．put it on

C．made it into

D．took it off

6.

A．lied

B．tried

C．ate

D．stopped

7.

A．promise

B．mistake

C．behaviour

D．greed

8.

A．thanks to

B．in spite of

C．ahead of

D．in addition to

9.

A．Sure enough

B．Above all

C．After all

D．In conclusion

10.

A．overlooked

B．overestimated

C．overcorrected

D．overcame

11.

A．desire

B．craze

C．confusion

D．action

12.

A．share

B．remaining

C．word

D．fill

13.

A．smaller

B．bigger

C．newer

D．older

14.

A．phenomenon

B．consequence

C．procedure

D．concept

15.

A．demand

B．count

C．consume

D．store