1 . Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today's stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of the world’s attention. Paparazzi(狗仔队)camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids(小报)publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.

According to psychologist Christina Villarreal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. ''Over time,'' Villarreal says, ''they feel separated and alone.''

The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep ''their story'' alive forever.

If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.

1. It can be learned from the passage that stars today ________.

A．are often misunderstood by the public	B．can no longer have their privacy protected
C．spend too much on their public appearance	D．care little about how they have come into fame

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Great heroes of the past were generally admired.

B．Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

C．The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.

D．Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.

3. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

A．Availability of modern media.	B．Huge population of fans.
C．Lack of favorable chances.	D．Inadequate social recognition

4. What is the author's attitude toward modern celebrity?

A．Indifferent.	B．Respectful.
C．Critical.	D．Sympathetic.

2 . Over the past few months, COVID-19 has caused great uncertainty around the world affecting people's lives in all aspects.Education is also greatly affected. With students all turning to online instruction, live-streamed classes have become popular among schools and universities.       1    

In China, the use of e-learning is unusual not only in size but also in depth.     2     For another, it proves how modern technology changes the way students are educated and encourages further research and development of educational technology to introduce virtual communities between students and teachers.

In fact,online instruction as an alternative teaching mode has been expanding rapidly in recent years.Many Chinese start-ups focus on AI applications in online courses,and various online educational platforms are set up.    3     The online education platform MOOC,where a wide variety of courses is available,has attracted the world's top universities to upload and share resources with students around the world.

Compared with formal instruction,online courses save abundant costs and create a flexible teaching mode(模式）－homeschooling,especially during a crisis.     4    For example,rural students with no access to the Internet and television might be left behind in this new mode.When e-learning becomes the only solution for delivering knowledge,the existing divide could be widened,further deepening education inequality.Also,the quality of teaching becomes heavily dependent on uncertain factors,such as a stable connection to the Internet and technical skills.

    5    Yet,the pandemic(流行病）has undoubtedly affected the teaching style in a sweeping manner and given educators around the world plenty of time and space to think about the alternative educational modes.

A．However,online teaching has its own disadvantages.

B．The traditional face-to-face teaching style has been challenged.

C．Chinese colleges and universities started the spring term online.

D．Moreover,online education is fairly acceptable to college education.

E．Online teaching provides a chance to reconsider the current education system.

F．For one thing,the impressive practice sets a good example to other countries.

G．So,it's early to predict how the future of the education system will look like.

3 . As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画）of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.

Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school(小学). And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer.

All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.

It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.

"When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it."

"I'm not in the mood(状态) to write when faced with a pen and paper."

Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said "Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer's emotion. Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them"

To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to hand in their homework and essays written by hand.

1. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A．The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.

B．To Type or To Hand Write

C．Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand

D．Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.

2. The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because______.

A．they are usually asked to e-mail their Homework and Essays

B．they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently

C．they find it not easy to remember how to write a character

D．computers have become a trend and fashion in China.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting?

A．Handwriting contains the writer's emotion.

B．The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting,

C．Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence

D．Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.

4. The underlined expression “taking stock in”(Paragraph 4) probably means_____.

A．getting bored with	B．getting dependent on
C．becoming crazy about	D．getting curious about

4 . As fear exists in China and the world over the spreading COVID-19（新冠肺炎），business owners worldwide are all feeling the pain. Uncertainty and lack of confidence have always been among the big enemies of economies. And now the universal economy is still under great pressure.     1    

As countries issue warnings and travel bans, the tourism and services are most affected. In 2018, around 140 million Chinese made outbound trips according to the China Tourism Academy.     2     It is thus not surprising that local hotels, restaurants and travel agencies in cities like New York and London are also suffering losses from the virus fallout.

According to a New York Times report, Chinatown in Manhattan has seen business drop of 50 to 70 percent. A hotel owner who relies on Chinese customers said that the loss could be well over 100,000 dollars and climbing. Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, is also warning the outbreak could pose a “new risk” to the US economy.

The economic cost of the COVID-19 outbreak is growing and hard to estimate（估计）.     3    During the 2003 SARS, which lasted around 7 months, it is estimated that economic losses worldwide affected by the outbreak were over 30 billion dollars. The ripple effect（连锁反应）spread across the Atlantic to Toronto, the most severely affected area in Canada. It is estimated that the city will lose about 950 million dollars due to the restrictions on travel.

    4     It started in Mexico and America in 2009. While the Americas were most affected by the virus, research has also found that the economic cost of the virus in Korea was as high as 1 billion dollars.

In this interconnected world, any pandemic（流行病）is worldwide. Various economists have pointed out that most economic costs are not related to the virus directly, but the panic over it. Lack of confidence can also worsen the fragile world economy.     5    

A．But one can always learn from history.

B．It's time to ban the wildlife trade for good.

C．The last thing the world needs is a virus outbreak.

D．China is a much bigger economy than it was in 2003.

E．The same thing also happened during the flu A ( H1N1) outbreak.

F．In recent years they have created about a quarter of tourism jobs worldwide.

G．So, it's very important for countries to work together to control its outbreak.

5 . Sports are fun, and children keep healthy while playing with others. However, sometimes playing sports can have ______ effects on children. It may produce feelings of ______ self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. Many children say they have been ______ at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad ______ of sports. They think sports are just too ______.

Many researchers believe adults are the ______ cause of too much aggression in children’s sports and they are to blame. They believe children watch the aggressive adult behavior and ______ it. This behavior is then further ______ from one child to another. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children ______ look up to them. Often these adults ______ aggressively themselves, sending children the message that ______ is everything. Many parents go to children’s sporting events and shout insults at other players or cheer when their child behaves_______. What’s worse, children are also taught that hurting other players is ______ or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured. In addition, children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.

_____ it comes to how to solve this problem, parents and coaches in particular should act as better ______ to children. They also need to teach children better ______ of life. They should not just ______ when children win or act aggressively. Besides, children should not be allowed to continue to play when they are _____. If adults ______ children to play when injured, this gives the message that ______ is not as important as winning.

1.

A．native

B．negative

C．active

D．instructive

2.

A．poor

B．high

C．special

D．unusual

3.

A．knocked

B．glanced

C．smiled

D．shouted

4.

A．impression

B．conclusion

C．taste

D．expectation

5.

A．curious

B．violent

C．passive

D．pleasant

6.

A．common

B．main

C．indirect

D．different

7.

A．question

B．understand

C．copy

D．ignore

8.

A．proved

B．recovered

C．spread

D．benefited

9.

A．hardly

B．seldom

C．never

D．usually

10.

A．behave

B．communicate

C．argue

D．blame

11.

A．winning

B．practicing

C．enjoyment

D．sport

12.

A．proudly

B．gently

C．aggressively

D．bravely

13.

A．acceptable

B．capable

C．possible

D．enjoyable

14.

A．While

B．Where

C．How

D．When

15.

A．guides

B．examples

C．roles

D．Partners

16.

A．methods

B．standards

C．values

D．directions

17.

A．comfort

B．cheer

C．scold

D．celebrate

18.

A．lost

B．tired

C．hated

D．injured

19.

A．force

B．order

C．forbid

D．permit

20.

A．performance

B．training

C．health

D．spirit

6 . Throughout history, music spread among people of different cultures. In today’s technological advanced society, however, people spread music online, sometimes without an artist’s permission. This can lead to many problems, and music companies are now cracking down on this practice. Sharing music online without permission is theft.

Sharing music online prevents recording companies from making money from their efforts. They say that sharing music online has resulted in a huge drop in profits and sales over the past 10 years. People who find music for free online are not paying for CDs or every MP3 downloaded. To truly understand the influence of music piracy (盗版行为) on creators, one must understand how many people are involved in the recording process. For the sale of each album, profits must be shared between musicians, sound engineers, music producers, managers, advertisers, and the company selling the product. Many people believe sharing music only affects the recording artist, but the reality is that sharing hurts business for all companies involved.

There are many people who don’t see the harm in sharing music online and even think they have the right to do it. One online blogger states that he originally paid for an entire CD and that he should be able to do with the material whatever he wants. While he may have legally paid for the music, he does not have the right to provide permission, which means people like the blogger are thieves.

Although we don’t spread today’s music the same way we did before, there’s no doubt that people around the world love to share music. However, internet piracy would prevent musicians from continuing producing albums for fear of theft. Therefore, if people want to continue listening to their favorite artists, they need to buy their music so that artists will make enough profit to continue their music careers.

1. The underlined phrase “cracking down on” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___________.

A．bringing up carefully	B．speaking highly of
C．dealing seriously with	D．destroying completely

2. What can we infer from the text?

A．Artists are taking action to protect their right.

B．Sharing music files online affects a lot of people.

C．Online music sharing increases sales of music CD.

D．A person who bought a CD has the right to share it online.

3. How is the text organized?

A．Topic—Argument—Explanation.

B．Opinion—Discussion—Description.

C．Main idea—Comparison—Supporting statements.

D．Introduction—Supporting statements—Conclusion.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Music piracy is kind of theft.	B．Sharing music is Acceptable.
C．Downloading music should be punished.	D．Music piracy is good for music lovers.

7 . Tobacco has long been recognized as a huge health threat. It is known to cause lung and heart problems to many long-term users. According to the World Health Organization, 3,000,000 people die early each year because of tobacco use, including 890,000 deaths from second-hand smoke exposure.

E-cigarettes, an alternative (替代品) to smoking, have become popular. Also known as vaporizers (汽化器), they are electric devices that heat liquid nicotine into a vapor that can he taken in. This vapor is less harmful to inhale than smoke. For example, it does not produce tar (焦油), which can build up in a smoker’s lungs. Inhaling vapor - called vaping - is not without its own risks, however. Exposure to nicotine during youth can lead to addiction and cause long-term harm to brain development. The vapor may also contain harmful things. The Center for Disease Control has linked vaping to more than 805 cases of lung disease and 12 deaths so far in the US.

Vaping has greatly increased in popularity in the US, especially among teenagers. About 37 % of US high school seniors were reported vaping in 2018, up from 28% the year before, Harvard Health Publishing reported. Michael Blaha, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, listed 3 reasons that contributed to vaping’s popularity among young people. First, many teens eve that vaping is less harmful than smoking. Second, ecigarettes have a lower per-use cost than traditional cigrattes. Finally, e-cigarettes come in a wide range of sweet flavors, like apple pie and watermelon.

Blaha is most concerned that more teenagers are taking up vaping as a habit. “It’s one thing if you change from cigarette smoking to vaping. It’s quite another thing to start up nicotine use with vaping. And, it often leads to using traditional tobacco products down the road,” he said.

Governments around the world the divided about vaping. 39 countries and regions have banned the sale of e-cigarettes, according to the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2018. Last September, US President Donald Trump said the use of e-cigarettes might be negatively affecting young people and that it should be kept off the market until proved harmless.

1. The underlined word “inhale” in Paragraph 2 probably means “__________”.

A．blow away	B．spread out
C．give off	D．breathe in

2. In what way are e-cigarettes different from traditional tobacco products?

A．E-cigarettes do not produce tar.

B．E-cigarettes are not bad to smokers’ health.

C．E-cigarettes are less likely to cause nicotine addiction.

D．E-cigarettes do more harm to smokers’ brains than their lungs.

3. Why is vaping popular with young people according to Blaha?

A．Vaping is allowed at school.

B．Vaping makes them look cool.

C．They like the liquid taken from fruits.

D．They think it’s safer and cheaper than smoking.

4. What can we learn from Blaha’s words in Paragraph 4?

A．Those who smoke e-cigarettes tend to smoke tobacco later.

B．Vaping is more likely to attract teenagers than older people.

C．It usually takes a long time for smokers to enjoy e-cigarettes.

D．E-cigarettes should be encouraged to replace traditional tobacco products.

8 . When Pope Francis recently told a reporter that he stopped watching television 25 years ago, it reminded me that several of my friends had gone TV-free as well. They had really quit TV? It seemed fairly unlikely.

And so it was. It turned out that most Americans who "cut the cord ^" are not getting rid of their TV sets. What they're doing, like my friends, is canceling their cable or satellite TV contracts. Not such a major move, but nice cost savings. You can still watch lots of TV programming these days on your computer or TV by subscribing to an online streaming service. Netflix is currently the most popular of those.

There is, however, a small group of the population that has adopted a true zero-tolerance policy when it comes to television. Listen to what was said about TV by none other than Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor In 2010 following his terminal cancer diagnosis, he called out TV as the enemy of productivity. "If you really want to have time back in your life," he said, "unplug you TV and put it in a closet and put a blanket over it."

My friend Laura Schiff, a former journalist, appreciates that point all too well. "Television always felt like a waste of time," she told me the other day. When her old TV failed, she decided not to replace it. "No regrets. Without TV I get a much deeper understanding of the world and what's going on around us." The amazing irony (讽刺): Schiff's late father, Arthur Schiff was the genius behind such memorable TV marketing catchphrases (广告语) as "Act now and you'll also receive...and "But wait, there's more!"

For some Americans, there is no "more". There is already too, too much 一 too much stupid programming, too much commercials for products no one needs. Most of all, “TV robs us of our precious time," as author Joshua Fields Millbum said in his book, Everything That Remains.

1. We learn from paragraph 2 that most Americans who cut the cord ______.

A．stop watching TV completely

B．get rid of their TV sets

C．canceling their TV contracts to save money

D．still watch lots of programs through cable TV

2. According to the passage, Netflix is probably ________ .

A．a popular online streaming service

B．a satellite TV station

C．a new brand of TV sets

D．a most popular TV program currently

3. Why was Randy Pausch against television?

A．It was a waste of money.

B．He had little time to spare for it.

C．It was a waste of productive time.

D．He suffered from headaches because of it.

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that some Americans _______.

A．demand changes in television

B．will never believe TV catchphrases

C．spend more time watching TV

D．will never watch TV

9 . 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。

    1    Wednesday morning, a group of protesters broke into the Legislative Council (LegCo) in Hong Kong .This incident       2     (shock) Hong Kong society. Even the three     3    （found） of the Occupy Central movement , Tai Yiu-ting, Chan Kin-man and Chu Yiu-ming condemned such     4    (violence) actions, along with pro-democracy lawmakers. This action will make the Hong Kong public become even more    5         （exhaust） with the Occupy Central movement.

Those     6    broke into LegCo were youngsters wearing masks. It's worth     7    （consider） how such a riot could have occurred in Hong Kong, a place known     8     following the rule of law.     9     is naive to believe that the incident has nothing       10     （do） with Occupy Central.

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