1 . 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

2 . Anxiety is tough to deal with at the best of time. It’s even tougher when we’re in the midst of apandemic （大流行病） that is causing chaos around the globe. Here are some simple steps that will help you take back control of the situation.

Stay away from the news. Constantly reading, watching, or checking the news only makes your anxiety grow stronger.     1     Before you know it, your work breaks turn into checking the latest news on coronavirus （冠状病毒） on your phone. Because it’s easier to nip （阻止） a bad habit in the bud, try to limit the amount of time you spend watching the news.

Distract （使分心） yourself.     2     We can’t panic about coronavirus and at the same time be absorbed by a work project. So next time a worrying thought creeps into your mind, try to distract yourself. lt can be with work, taking a shower, or even watching a silly YouTube video.

Choose what you focus on. It’s a difficult time, because we’re isolated and many of us feel lonely and helpless. Instead of thinking about social isolation and the difficulties, which can make us depressed, you are supposed to change the focus. Is there something you’ve always wanted to do but have never had the time?    3    Could you sign up for a self-improvement webinar （在线研讨会） that allows you to gain life skills?

    4     Even though we’re socially distancing ourselves from other people, this doesn’t mean that we should be socially isolating ourselves. Make use of technology and FaceTime or Skype with the people you care about.

Remember：thoughts are mental events that will pass. Consider practicing some mindfulness meditation. Focus on your breaths going in and out of your lungs while gently letting go of thoughts.    5    

A．Stay connected.

B．Keep optimistic.

C．Your curiosity can turn into a habit.

D．It will help to do something you like.

E．Our minds can’t hold two thoughts at once.

F．Doing this can calm you and it can ground you.

G．That can be a project at home or a new language，for example.

3 . When international aid is given, steps must be taken to ensure that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended. The way to achieve this may not be simple. It is very difficult for a nation to give help directly to people in another nation. The United Nations Organization (UNO) could undertake to direct the distribution of aid. Here however rises the problem of costs. Also tied with this is time. Perhaps the UNO could set up a body of devoted men and women in every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes.

More than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster, it would be more effective to give other forms of help during normal times. A common proverb says, "Give me a fish and I eat for a day, teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.” If we follow this wise saying, it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves. For example, a country could share its technology with another. This could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more complex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites. Even a small country is able to help less developed nations. Sometimes what is taken for granted, like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school, could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve common problems. It does not cost much to share such simple things. Exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site. They can then take their knowledge back to their homelands and if necessary come back from time to time to clear doubts or to update themselves. Such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of it being temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands.

Many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills. It will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses. Besides giving effective help to the countries concerned there is also the build-up of friendships to consider. Giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run and must continue to be given in the event of emergencies. However, in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge.

1. The second paragraph is developed mainly_____________.

A．by analysis.	B．by process.
C．by example.	D．by contrast.

2. Which aid is likely to fall into the wrong hands?

A．A medical team.	B．Financial support.
C．A water plant.	D．An exchange program.

3. What does the author try to express in the underlined sentence?

A．Providing food is vital.	B．Leaning to fish is helpful.
C．Looking after others is important.	D．Teaching techniques is vital.

4. What can we infer about international aid from the passage?

A．It is facing difficulties

B．It should be given in the form of materials.

C．It has gained support by developed countries

D．It is unnecessary during normal times.

4 . The new garbage sorting regulation has taken effect in Shanghai starting from July 1. Many citizens are still confused about the classification of the four different types of trash. Thankfully, authorities have released an official guideline to explain the new rules.

The guideline, published by the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau, provides a rather clear definition on the four kinds of waste: recyclable waste, harmful waste, household food waste and residual (剩余的) waste.

Harmful waste, as the name suggests, includes various poisonous materials like used batteries, light bulbs, out-of-date medicines, paint and pesticides.

Household food waste — which is translated to “wet trash” in Chinese — refers to food leftovers, rotten food, pet food, fruit peels, remains of TCM herbs (中药) and flowers.

Paper, plastic, glass, metal and textiles (纺织品) are counted as recyclable waste.

The definition of residual waste is a little confusing. Anything that is not listed above belongs to this category.

As specific as the new guideline is, residents still have a hard time sorting trash correctly and are finding it challenging to memorize them all. For instance, both plastic bottles and bubble tea or coffee cups are plastic materials. However, the former falls to the category of recyclable waste and the latter belongs to residual waste. To save the hassle, some netizens have come up with their own way to sort trash.

“We should do this from a pig’s angle,” commented one netizen. “Those edible (可食用的) for pigs are household food waste. Those even pigs don’t want to eat are residual waste. If a pig consumes something and dies of it, then something must be harmful waste. Those that can be sold and the money we gain can be used to purchase pigs are recyclable waste.”

The new regulation came into effect on July 1. Those who do not sort their trash properly will be fined RMB 200.

1. What do the old coats that you want to throw away belong to?

A．Harmful waste.	B．Wet trash.
C．Recyclable waste.	D．Residual waste.

2. What is the common point of “wet trash”？

A．They can be broken down easily.	B．They all come from plants.
C．They all have bad smells.	D．They all have poisonous materials.

3. What is the tone of the netizen like?

A．Serious.	B．Humorous.
C．Delightful.	D．Uncertain.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The four sorts of garbage are forbidden in Shanghai.

B．Shanghai garbage sorting enforcement begins.

C．People are still confused about garbage sorting.

D．The netizens in Shanghai support the garbage sorting policy.

5 . Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers (零售商) are demanding to get on board in hopes of attracting green shopper.

But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline investigated (调查) this question and concluded that it's not as sustainable as it seems.

Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented — receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.

She writes, ''An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and increases up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By comparison, the carbon impact of a pair of jeans purchased from a physical store and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi's.''

Then there's the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it's returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry cleaning, a high impact and polluting process. All the rental services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene (氯乙烯), a carcinogenic (致癌的) air pollutant, still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with alternatives, although these aren't great either.

Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it's so easily accessible. There's something called ''share washing'' that makes people waste more precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this, advertised as ''a way to share rides and limit ear ownership.'' and yet ''it has been proven to discourage walking,bicycling, and public transportation use.''

Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them in the dustbin after a few wears, but we shouldn't let the availability of these services make us too satisfied. There's an even better step — that's wearing what is already in the closet.

1. What is Elizabeth Cline's attitude toward clothing rental?

A．Approving.	B．Unfavorable.
C．Objective.	D．Enthusiastic.

2. The Uber example in Paragraph 6 indicates that      .

A．rental services are on the rise

B．clothing rental will be as successful as Uber

C．renting clothes might waste more than expected

D．renting clothes might make people lose interest in fast fashion

3. The author suggests that we should      .

A．give up renting any clothing

B．purchase inexpensive clothes

C．rent clothes rather than buy them

D．make full use of clothes we've possessed

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Clothing rental is a new fashion.

B．Clothing rental is retailers' preference.

C．Renting clothes is not that eco-friendly.

D．Renting-clothes business is in a dilemma.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When was Shakespeare and Company first opened?

A．In 1919.

B．In 1941.

C．In 1951.

2. What service did Ms. Beach’s bookstore offer?

A．Giving food to readers.

B．Teaching people how to write.

C．Offering beds for writers.

3. Why was Ms. Beach’s bookstore closed?

A．She faced strong competition.

B．She didn’t have enough money.

C．She was forced to close it.

4. What do we know about Mr. Whitman?

A．He used to work at Ms Beach’s bookstore.

B．He followed Ms Beach’s ways of doing business.

C．He was a regular customer of Ms Beach’s bookstore.

7 . Recently a new network word “ghost” is popular on line, which refers to a sort of Internet social behavior that your net friends or loved ones don't answer your online messages or phones on purpose as if leaving the earth. Thus you often wonder whether those chatters are ghosts or pretending to be dead. This behavior is called ghosting in the English world, which means “playing with disappearance ”

"Ghost” is better known as a noun referring to spirits of the dead, but "ghost” used as a verb which means "to disappear suddenly like a ghost", or "play with disappearance^w is relatively unknown. Finally, owing to its high using frequency on line , this usage has been added to the Oxford Dictionary of Contemporary English.

Playing with disappearance or ghosting also has different grades. Wendy Walsh, a professor of psychology from Boston University told us, There are different grades of ghosting: If you just read on social software but never answer, you are only a lightweight ghosting player ； if you meet a person several times but try to avoid him , you are an ordinary ghosting player； if you let your partner fall in love with you, but you suddenly disappear , which will give the other a heavy blow, you are a heavyweight ghosting player. ”

Why are some people accustomed to this kind of escapist social behavior? The Times reports that ghosting has a lot to do with how comfortable people feel and how they deal with their emotions. When they are in a complex interpersonal relationship, or it is too heavy for their weak mind to carry, they will have to choose to escape.

When you find yourself being ghosted, you may lose your self-respect, question yourself, or even hesitate to start the next friendship or love. How to get out of this emotional trouble? It's important to remember that when you're ghosted, it's the other's fault rather than yours. In addition, it^‘s good to risk telling others how you really feel, even if it's not what they want to hear. Have you ever been ghosted? What do you think of this way of dealing with a relationship?

1. Which sort of the following Internet social behavior can be described as ghosting?

A．Leaving your friend after a quarrel.

B．Love breaking up after a fight.

C．Not replying to net friends on purpose.

D．Missing after getting friends' money.

2. According to professor Walsh, if you just read but never reply online, you are a( n)      player.

A．heavyweight ghosting	B．non-ghosting
C．ordinary ghosting	D．lightweight ghosting

3. Which paragraph tells us the reasons why people are used to ghosting?

A．Paragraph 2.

B．Paragraph 3.

C．Paragraph 4.

D．Paragraph 5.

4. How should you deal with it when you are ghosted according to the writer?

A．Never blame yourself and pour out your trouble to others bravely .

B．Search out their identification on the Internet and ruin their reputation.

C．Keep the trouble in mind and never tell others about it.

D．Turn to police for help and put them in prison.

8 . The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don't come with an instruction manual(说明书).And each child is _______ .So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration，not _______ what to do. But in raising children，what we do is_______ by our culture.   Naturally then，Amer ican parents teach their children basic American _______.

To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children _______ on their own feet. From _______，each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more _______ to make their own choices. _______ choose their own forms of entertainment，as well as the friends to _______ them with. When they _______ young adulthood，they choose their own jobs and marriage _______.Of course，many young adults still _______ their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the _______” at around 18 to 21 years old，they want to be on their own，not _______ to their mothers' apron strings(围裙带).

The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal.   American parents _______ their children   as   individuals—not   as   extensions   of   themselves.They _______ them   to   achieve   their   own   dreams.

Americans praise , encourage and give their children the _______ to succeed. When children become adults，their parents becomes more like _______. But _______ to popular belief，most adult Americans don't make their parents pay for room and board when their parents come to _______ them. Even as adults，they respect and honor their parents.

1.

A．strange

B．new

C．different

D．unlike

2.

A．noticing

B．knowing

C．remembering

D．deciding

3.

A．changed

B．made

C．controlled

D．influenced

4.

A．values

B．standards

C．laws

D．services

5.

A．sit

B．get

C．stand

D．rise

6.

A．childhood

B．girlhood

C．boyhood

D．adulthood

7.

A．money

B．space

C．time

D．freedom

8.

A．Adults

B．Americans

C．Teenagers

D．Parents

9.

A．help

B．share

C．join

D．provide

10.

A．gain

B．pass

C．become

D．reach

11.

A．partners

B．wives

C．husbands

D．couples

12.

A．invite

B．seek

C．try

D．choose

13.

A．nest

B．house

C．room

D．place

14.

A．connected

B．tied

C．stuck

D．held

15.

A．look

B．recognize

C．think

D．view

16.

A．hope

B．suggest

C．command

D．allow

17.

A．power

B．trust

C．confidence

D．energy

18.

A．friends

B．companions

C．members

D．companies

19.

A．known

B．contrary

C．similar

D．due

20.

A．notice

B．watch

C．visit

D．observe

9 . A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love (早恋), may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.

The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.

Dr.Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.

Parents should watch for signs of depression-eating or mood changes-and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.

1. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.

B．Puppy love may bring young people depression.

C．Parents should forbid their children’s love.

D．Romance is good for young people.

2. Which of the following is more likely to have depression?

A．Careless parents whose children are deep in love.

B．Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.

C．Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.

D．Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.

B．Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.

C．The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.

D．Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?

A．Confused	B．Neutral
C．Scared	D．Disapproving

10 . There are many different voices on charity donations recently. Chen TianQiao, one of the Chinese billionaires, gave away $115 million to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to help promote brain research. Chen has been interested in the brain research, believing it can advance the industries of artificial intelligence and virtual reality. However, this huge donation has caused heated discussion among Chinese scholars and internet users.

Many criticized him for giving money to a foreign university rather than domestic institutes for brain research, which are developing fast and are catching up with the US in just a few years. RaoYi, a biologist at Peking University, even said the donation was a typical mistake.

Others, however, support his choice. They believe Caltech is a more reasonable choice compared with Chinese research Institutes. Caltech has a long history and has taken a leading position in biology, and therefore it produces more efficient results. What’s more, the results of the research will benefit not only the Americans, but also the rest of the world.

A similar controversial(有争议的) case started two years ago when Pan ShiYi, chairman of SOHO China, donated $15 million to Harvard University to help disadvantaged Chinese Students.

Many believe that China is still far behind in management and use of donated money, and that as a result, Chinese donators are looking abroad. In comparison, Western countries like the US, which have a long history of donating money, have well-developed systems that use money efficiently. They can also provide full access for donors who want to track the use of the money. To get more donations, Chinese universities should be braver and more honest. They need self-reflection rather than envy.

1. Why did Chen’s huge donations draw people’s attention?

A．It was used for brain research rather than for the poor.

B．It was not used efficiently.

C．It was the largest donation.

D．It should have been donated to a Chinese college.

2. Which of the followings can best replace the underlined word “domestic” in the second paragraph?

A．home.	B．family.
C．household.	D．homepage

3. The example of Pan Shi Yi was used to ________.

A．inform some Chinese students are poor at education

B．show off the generosity of Chinese billionaires

C．present the widespread disagreement over donating abroad

D．prove the Chinese are crazy about donations

4. What is the main advice does the author give to the Chinese universities?

A．Developing artificial intelligence.

B．Educating the braver and more honest graduates.

C．Developing fast to catch up with the US.

D．Developing systems to use the donations efficiently.