1 . Positive Ways the World May Change After Coronavirus

More flexibility in workplaces

Many businesses can in fact thrive with a remote workforce.     1     Commutes (通勤) often “wastes” time when you could get more work done or do other things you enjoy more. Therefore, companies that allow remote work actually gain goodwill because they understand the value of freedom and flexibility.

Healthier lifestyle habits

More flexibility and reduced commuting mean people can find more time to exercise as well—even if it’s at home rather than at the gym.     2     And although restaurants have opened back up, those who discovered the joy of cooking will be likely to continue to make healthy, home-cooked meals for their family.

More likely to improve the environment

Shortly after the lockdown began in Wuhan, carbon emissions dropped around 25 percent and the result was visible from space.     3     However, seeing the possibilities may serve as motivation for better conservation of the planet.

Stronger family connections

During lockdown, families created bonds that are likely to remain strong. Since you’re home anyway, there’s no excuse not to have dinner together. Families are also returning to classic activities like movie nights and outdoor nature adventures. They give you opportunities to create a lot of openings for connection on a deeper and more meaningful level.     4    

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This time of suffering and death brought a recognition that life is something to be cherished and not taken for granted. COVID has created a loss on so many levels that it has forced us to look deeply at what we have been doing daily and why it matters. This active seeking of insight and answers has caused many individuals to be grateful for what they have.

A．More planning for future life.

B．More appreciation and gratitude for life.

C．This has been missing in many homes since smartphones entered the picture.

D．This will forever change the workplace, with offices taking a much smaller role.

E．The improvement in air quality was obvious, but it was also, sadly, not lasting.

F．The crisis has led people to focus on exercise and spend more time with family members.

G．One survey showed the number of people who never work out decreased since the pandemic began.

2 . While visiting Lake Louise last summer, one of the most famous sights in the Canadian Rockies, I saw a plastic spoon float by in the green water. Whether someone had thrown the spoon into the water, or if it was blown in by the wind, the sight surprised me. It was a sad reminder (提醒物) of the reach that plastic pollution has. Try as I might, I could not reach that spoon, and had to watch it float away.

Grist wrote about the problem of plastic cutlery (餐具) in an article called “It’s time to take America’s plastic fork problem seriously”: “It’s hard to say how many forks, spoons, and knives Americans throw away, but in 2015 we placed nearly 2 billion delivery (递送) orders. If at least half those meals included single-use cutlery, that would mean we’re throwing away billions of cutlery each year. They don’t just disappear. A recent study of the San Francisco Bay Area found that food and drink packaging made up 67 percent of all litter on the streets.”

Fiona Nicholls, ocean plastics campaigner for Greenpeace UK, said: “We can’t carry on using up land or cutting down forests to make cutlery, cups or packaging that get used for a matter of moments, and could pollute our planet for hundreds of years to come. It’s grotesque.”

As members of the community, we should do our part to stop single-use cutlery. One way is to throw a travel set of reusable cutlery into your bag. Even if you don’t have your own set or forget to bring it with you, there are other ways. When eating out, choose places that offer reusable cutlery. Finger foods like pizza, tacos or sandwiches are also nice choices. If you’re ordering food for delivery, you can also say “no thanks” to plastic forks, knives and spoons.

1. How did the author feel upon his discovery at Lake Louise?

A．He felt relaxed.

B．He was nervous.

C．He was worried.

D．He felt encouraged.

2. What does Grist’s article mainly show?

A．The problem of using plastic is serious.

B．The streets in American cities are not tidy.

C．At least half of meals are wasted every year.

D．Many people spend money on takeaway food.

3. What does the underlined word “grotesque” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．useful.

B．boring.

C．satisfying.

D．unreasonable.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Single-use cutlery harms the environment.

B．Single-use cutlery is in great need every year.

C．People’s opinions on single-use cutlery are divided.

D．People can use different ways to stop using.

3 . Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.

Let’s state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?

In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It’s said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different color or belief—they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.

A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender(性别)are “really, really smart.” Even worse, the study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn’t take a genius to know the answer: absolutely not.

Here’s the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we’re all positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with “intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world.”

1. What does the author think of victors’ standards for joining the genius club?

A．They’re unfair.	B．They’re conservative.
C．They’re objective.	D．They’re strict.

2. What can we infer about girls from the study in Science?

A．They think themselves smart.

B．They look up to great thinkers.

C．They see gender differences earlier than boys.

D．They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs

3. Why are more geniuses known to the public?

A．Improved global communication.

B．Less discrimination against women.

C．Acceptance of victors’ concepts.

D．Changes in people’s social positions.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Geniuses Think Alike	B．Genius Takes Many Forms
C．Genius and Intelligence	D．Genius and Luck

4 . You’ve heard that plastic is polluting the oceans — between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.

At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source (来源) of plastic pollution, but they’ve recently come under fire because most people don’t need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw that’s part of Von Wong’s artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear.

In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate (说明) a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckload’s worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like they’d been dumped (倾倒) from a truck all at once.

Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.

1. What are Von Wong’s artworks intended for?

A．Beautifying the city he lives in.	B．Introducing eco-friendly products.
C．Drawing public attention to plastic waste.	D．Reducing garbage on the beach.

2. Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3?

A．To show the difficulty of their recycling.

B．To explain why they are useful.

C．To voice his views on modern art.

D．To find a substitute for them.

3. What effect would “Truckload of Plastic” have on viewers?

A．Calming.	B．Disturbing.
C．Refreshing.	D．Challenging.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Artists’ Opinions on Plastic Safety

B．Media Interest in Contemporary Art

C．Responsibility Demanded of Big Companies

D．Ocean Plastics Transformed into Sculptures

5 . 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It was a hot and dry summer. The beach near the city was crowded with a lot of people, from little kids to the aged, who planned to beat the heat in the water. They enjoyed themselves leisurely. Some were playing beach volleyball, some were making sand castles, and some were doing sunbathing.

Among them, there was a group of 10 boys aged between 12 to 15 years old trying to take an adventure. At first, they intended to hire a yacht (游艇), but due to the wind and the waves, the yacht rides were forbidden on that day. After a while, the boys decided to challenge themselves to race in the sea. They made a deal that the one who swam the fastest would win the race and deserve a huge treat from the group. Most of the boys agreed, except for a few. A boy in the group warmed them of the danger, as the waves weren’t constant. Some boys began to hesitate, but some didn’t listen to him and started their race.

Everything went so well. Suddenly, waves from the sea rose a lot and most of the boys in that young group struggled to reach the beach. However, three boys who considered themselves very brave, decided to ignore the waves and swim further out to sea for more excitement and fun.

Although many people on the beach shouted at them and asked them to swim back immediately, they continued to swim further from the beach. The wind became stronger；all of a sudden, one boy was washed away by a rising wave and the other two boys were so scared that they shouted for help and swam as fast as they could to the beach. However, no one on the beach risked his life to save the boy as the waves were so alarming；and the crowd were asked to move to a safe place.

注意: 1.续写的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph l: From the crowd on the beach, a young man stood out.
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Paragraph 2 : The man stood silently for a few seconds.
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6 . The virtual world is full of opportunities to share with people around the world. It’s also a place where nothing is _________ and there are no “take-backs.” A lot of what you do and say online can still be found again even if you have _________ it, and it’s often something that is easy for others to access.

Research shows that a high percentage of teens receive _________ messages and requests when they’re online. These can be scary, strange, and even embarrassing. If you feel _______ by a stranger or a friend online, immediately tell an adult you can trust. It is never a good idea to _________. Any response you make is not only likely to make things worse, and might result in you saying something you wish you hadn’t.

If you are eager to let out angry comment on a message board or blog, it’s a good idea to wait a few minutes, _________ , and remember that your comments may stay up long after your temper has cooled and you have perhaps changed your mind. You might mistakenly find yourself regulated on social networks and this could _________ mean, insulting, or abusive comments toward someone else. But later you may _________ all that you have done. We’ve all heard of cyber bullying （网络欺凌）, but most people think online bullying is something people do _________. But sharing stuff or dropping random comments when we’re not face to face with someone can __________ just as much, if not more. And it can damage how others see you if they find out. __________ , a good rule to remember is that if you wouldn’t say it, show it, or do it in person, you probably shouldn’t do it online either.

Chances are that you’ve already checked your “digital __________ ” -- nearly half of all online users do. Try typing your screen name or email address into a search engine and see what comes up. That’s one way to get a sense of what others see as your online identity. In general, if you have questions about the trail you’re leaving online, don’t be afraid to ask a trusted adult. __________ , you might know more about the online world than a lot of adults do, but they have more life experience, which is something that can often be of more help. Your online identity is __________ in much the same way as your real-life identity, except that when you’re online you don’t always get a chance to explain your tone or what you mean. Thinking before you post and following the same rules for __________ behavior online as you do offline can help you avoid leaving an online identity trail you may over time come to regret.

1.

A．restrictive

B．temporary

C．simple

D．memorable

2.

A．deleted

B．saved

C．copied

D．forwarded

3.

A．correct

B．positive

C．awkward

D．improper

4.

A．stimulated

B．troubled

C．fooled

D．bored

5.

A．doubt

B．hesitate

C．hide

D．respond

6.

A．cheer up

B．give in

C．calm down

D．shout out

7.

A．attend to

B．take to

C．lead to

D．stick to

8.

A．interpret

B．praise

C．regret

D．recommend

9.

A．intentionally

B．randomly

C．scarcely

D．illegally

10.

A．cheat

B．hurt

C．help

D．avoid

11.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Likewise

12.

A．efficiency

B．expectation

C．quality

D．footprint

13.

A．Consequently

B．Surprisingly

C．Contrarily

D．Admittedly

14.

A．cleared

B．shaped

C．revised

D．transferred

15.

A．ambitious

B．responsible

C．fascinating

D．emotional

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。

Recently, in an attempt to handle a “masculinity crisis (男性气质危机),” the Education Ministry    1    (propose) stressing the “spirit of yang,” by hiring more sports teachers and     2    (redesign) physical education classes in elementary and secondary schools.

Some social media users expressed support for the proposal, with one writing, “It’s hard     3    (imagine) such effeminate (阴柔) boys can defend their country when an outside invasion (侵略) comes.” But others saw evidence of sexual discrimination and the     4     (fix) impression of gender stereotypes.

CCTV, the state broadcaster, wrote on its Weibo account Saturday: “Education is not simply about cultivating ‘men’ and ‘women.’ It’s more important to develop a    5    (willing) to take responsibility.” The broadcaster also offered a loose description of “yang”, “Men show ‘the spirit of yang’ in bearing, spirit and physique,     6     is a kind of beauty, but ‘the spirit of yang’ does not simply mean ‘masculine behavior.’”

While the Education Ministry’s new plan did not    7    (evidence) propose different treatment for boys and girls, educators like Liu Wenli,     8     expert in health at Beijing Normal University see some threats. Ms. Liu said that even the reference    9    “effeminate male youths” could lead to more bullying (欺凌) of students because of    10    (they) womanlike expression and identity .