1 . The word mukbang is from the Korean words “muk-ja” (let’s eat) and “bang- song” (广播). Hosts eat amounts of food in front of a camera while interacting with their audience. The show appeared first in South Korea, where the videos became popular via live stream(直播)channels.

The show comes from South Korea but other countries follow in significantly different ways. Take America as an example, Koreans plan their streams around dinnertime hours so viewers can feel like they are sharing a meal with a friend. And yet Americans tend (倾向于) to be more conversational in their videos which are pre-recorded. Korean mukbangers tend to eat traditional Korean dishes while American mukbangers eat a wider variety of foods.

Why are millions of people so drawn to watching perfect strangers eat in the first place? It’s a combination of sensory, psychological, social, emotional, environmental even neurological factors, says Rachel Herz, a neuroscientist at Brown University Alpert Medical School. She specially explains how food attracts our senses and develops our behavior when it comes to what we like to eat. A big part of that neurological factor is the ASMR (autonomous sensory-motor response), described as a brain feeling which can help people relaxed from the familiar sounds of eating in the mukbang videos.

Earning the popularity and money, more and more mukbangers appear. However, the show has not come without its unfavorable comments. As our habits change, we spend more and more social engagement on social media. It’s only a matter of time before mukbang affects our behavior around food. Viewers could probably develop unhealthy eating habits from watching. Despite the negative comments, mukbang continues to do well on the Internet and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon.

1. What do we know about Mukbang?

A．It is an eating live show.	B．It is a TV channel
C．It is an eating competition.	D．It is a video website.

2. What do Americans like to do about their streams?

A．Play them without a stop.	B．Show various dishes in them.
C．Record them after dinnertime.	D．Chat more with friends in them.

3. Which statement does Rachel Herz probably agree with?

A．Strangers like to eat what is on show.

B．The viewers’ bad behaviors can get adjusted.

C．Weak-minded people are most likely to overeat.

D．The eating sounds can easily cause viewers’ interest.

4. What might be talked about following the passage?

A．The changes of our habits.	B．The comments of viewers.
C．The management of the show.	D．The development of the Internet.

2 . As more schools open for in-person learning and some organized sports start again, many children are returning to the world after having packed on extra body weight. While data is few on whether there’s been a rise in children’s weight over the pandemic(大流行病), some health professionals have seen worrisome signs. Suzannah Stivison, a nurse in Kensington, Md. , said that some of her patients put on what she calls “the other COVID- 19”— as in, 19 pounds

A loss of daily arrangements, in school and extracurriculars, left kids looking for a sense of control that many have found in eating. One of the ways that people regained a routine and a schedule within their families was most likely around meals. Since last March, adults joined the bread-baking craze and ate junk food as they liked.

Stivison herself admits the bad effect of the pandemic. “I never have Cheetos in my house. But all of a sudden, they appeared, ”she said. “And this has been a phenomenon that I have seen in lots of houses. Eating became something we could control. And it’s also something we use for comfort.”

Children tend to gain weight during periods like summer vacation, when fewer are getting regular exercise through organized sports and physical education. But there are supportive ways parents can help get their kids back to a healthier lifestyle. It’s less about talking and more about setting an example. Talking about risk factors such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease doesn’t really work, especially with younger kids. Kids know they’re heavier than their peers. They know they get out of breath.

However, parents can model good habits like exercising an hour a day or keeping the house stored with healthier foods. “It really comes down to the modeling and the opportunity we can control what food comes into the house, ” Stivison said. “And so guess what? I’ve stopped buying Cheetos. ”

1. What does the phrase “the other COVID- 19”in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Patients’ dress size.	B．A serious disease.
C．Children’s weight gain.	D．An effective treatment.

2. What did kids do to regain a sense of control?

A．They ate unhealthy food.	B．They helped prepare meals.
C．They arranged schoolwork.	D．They learned bread-baking.

3. Why is Cheetos mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A．To prove the benefit of eating.	B．To recommend a popular food.
C．To share a way to find comfort.	D．To show a change in eating habit.

4. What can parents do to help their kids?

A．Set an example of positive living.	B．Ask the kids to exercise regularly.
C．Talk about the risks of extra weight.	D．Control the amount of food at home.

6 . 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。

On the Internet, a sea of articles advise us how to make sleep perfect. Also, lots of advice columns tell us we’re sleeping wrong. Even     1     (bad), some experts claim that if you’re not sleeping right your life is going to be shorter. What makes us     2     (trap) in worries most is that we’re not getting enough, less than seven hours a   night. But there are two problems.

The first problem is that seven to eight hours of sleep, while recommended for adults, is just     3     average. It’s true that not getting enough sleep in the long term     4     (associate) with health problems. But a good night’s sleep can be different for different people. Some adults need eight,     5     some are just fine on six.

The second problem is that it can be misleading, especially for people who do have trouble     6     (sleep). For instance, nowadays, large numbers of adults are wearing sleep tracking     7     (device). It’s cool to see how much sleep you’ve gotten each night and to know what part of your night was spent in deep sleep or dreaming. But having all of that sleep data is causing some people to become worried or concerned,     8     is causing more sleep problems.

According to Dr. Colleen Carney, head of the Ryerson University Sleep Lab, the basic questions you should ask yourself are: Do I feel     9     (reasonable) well-rested during the day? Do I generally sleep through the night to dawn? Or, if I wake, do I fall back asleep easily? Can I stay awake through the day     10     unconsciously falling asleep? If your answers are yes, you probably don’t need to worry about your sleep.

7 . 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。

It’s certainly enjoyable to catch up with friends’ activities or watch your favorite content creator while you’re eating.     1    , bringing your cellphone to the dinner table is not only disrespectful to others, but it can also do harm     2     your health. First of all, if you’re at the dinner table with other people, you have a     3     (responsible) of making them not feel like they’re eating alone.     4     (share) a dinner table with your family, friends, or romantic partner isn’t only about eating. There might be a person sitting right in front of you, and you may not even remember     5     they look like. Phone use     6     (lower) the enjoyment people get from real-world social interactions (社交).

If you have kids, dinner time can be your chance to be a role model for them. When you’re not on your phone, unaware that you’re sitting at a table with other people, it will engrave (铭记) polite table     7     (manner) and healthy eating habits in your children.

When in reality, the story is     8     (complete) different. Besides affecting relationships, if your attention is not     9     (concentrate) on eating, you are close to many physical and mental health problems.

It’s not that hard to keep your phone away from the dinner table     10     should serve as a bond (纽带). Better throw it to another room so that you can enjoy your meal.

8 . Stereotypes (刻板印象) are widely held but very general, simplified opinions about other people. Many of us start to use stereotypes at school — the cool kids or the hot kids — we know all the different ones by heart.

Looks, clothes, personal traits (特征) and interests are all aspects which, on the surface of it, make us different from our contemporaries. Students pounce on these in order to categorise others. “When you’re a social animal, you need to understand who is a member of your pack, and who is a member of a different pack,” says psychology professor, John Dovidio.

A girl dressed all in black may seem a bit depressed. But perhaps, deep down inside, she just likes black and is actually cheerful. She has the same interests as you — (the “cool kid”) — but she just dresses differently. The problem of typecasting is that it involves using labels which are merely shells (外表) containing assumptions. It makes one wonder why people see only a narrow view of a complicated human being.

According to Dovidio, even if we think we don’t stereotype others, we do. “We categorise immediately and without thinking,” says Dovidio. “And we stereotype others not just on their appearance, how they dress or act, but — wrongly — on their race and sex too.”

Student stereotypes may have special meanings, as teens are in the process of forming their own identity and figuring out who they feel most comfortable with. To some extent, stereotyping offers a sense of order, direction and connection to the close friends they make over time. But it’s too simple to make assumptions that “they” — teenagers in other groups — are alike or different from “us”. It’s easy to throw a group of people into a bucket (水桶) and judge them as a whole; it’s much more difficult to look at each person as an individual. On the other hand, Jim, another high school student, says “by labelling people we’re actually highlighting similarities not differences. If we didn’t stereotype, it would make many things today impossible. Think of marketing studies focused on specific audiences, or clubs for people with similar interests or hobbies.”

1. Which can best replace the underlined part “pounce on” in paragraph two?

A．Put up with.	B．Make fun of.
C．Take pride in.	D．Catch hold of.

2. What does the author want to suggest by mentioning the girl in black?

A．Don’t distinguish yourself from others.

B．Don’t make simple things complicated.

C．Don’t identify others by their appearance.

D．Don’t label others according to their personal traits.

3. What do Dovidio’s words in paragraph four tell us?

A．We cannot avoid being stereotyped.

B．We may correctly recognise others’ sex.

C．We cannot help the way we react to others.

D．We may make wrong judgements about ourselves.

4. Which word best describes Jim’s attitude to stereotypes?

A．Positive.

B．Uninterested.

C．Uncertain.

D．Critical.

10 . Every week, Wu Lin, a 19-year-old college student, will wait at a store selling food nearing its expiration date(保质期), and return to school with a bag of snacks. “These products are usually sold at 30% to 50% off and many of them are from big brands. I’m really a big fan of them, ”she said.

Wu is among a growing number of young Chinese who buy near-expired food. According to a report by iiMedia Research, China’s near-expired food market went beyond 30 billion yuan last year and 47. 8 percent of the consumers were aged 26 to 35. Unlike the traditional thought that buying such food is penny-pinching or embarrassing, more and more young people like Wu regard it as a way to help reduce food waste. “I don’t care much about the date, as long as I can eat them before their expiration dates. It meets my needs while saving resources and protecting the environment, which is a good thing, ” says Wu.

Physical stores selling near-expired food have sprung up(突然兴起)in cities across China. HotMaxx, a chain store that opened in 2020 in major Chinese cities, has increased to more than 200 in number across the country. Online shops selling such food are growing rapidly, too. On Taobao, around 2. 1 million people buy near-expired food every year.

From a food safety standpoint, which may concern many consumers, experts believe that such products won’t do any harm. “Near-expired food is safe and buying these products is a good practice to help prevent waste of resources, which should be encouraged, ” says Zhou Yu, a professor of food nutrition(营养)and safety at Anhui Agricultural University.

1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．I am crazy about snacks.

B．I like this store very much.

C．I prefer branded products.

D．I’m into buying near-expired food.

2. What does the author want to show by mentioning the report by iiMedia Research?

A．Near-expired food is very popular with all customers.

B．Near-expired food was the best seller last year.

C．The young are the main buyers of such food.

D．There will be a bigger market for food.

3. According to Wu, what are the benefits of buying near-expired food?
① Saving money.
②Saving resources.
③ Protecting the environment.
④Encouraging the development of stores.

A．①②④

B．①②③

C．①③④

D．②③④

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Good taste, no waste

B．A safer shopping choice

C．Advice on buying near-expired food

D．Success of the near-expired food business