1 . Welcome to the tour bus that helps you catch up on sleep. A new Hong Kong Sleeping Bus Tour is letting people get some much-needed extra sleep. The bus tour is a 76-kilometer, five hour ride around Hong Kong on a double-decker bus. Tickets for the Sleeping Bus Tour quickly sold out, passengers had to wait in the long line in front of the ticket office.
So how did the idea of the tour come out about? “When we were trying to develop new tours, I was stressed out by my work, and I couldn’t sleep at night. So I once suddenly passed out in my office because I had suffered from lack of sleep,” said Kenneth Kong of Ulu Travel, the organizer of the bus tours. “But when I was travelling on the bus, I was able to sleep well. So I create this tour that lets passengers just sleep on the bus.”
Dr. Shirley Li, who researches sleep at the University of Hong Kong, said, “People in Hong Kong don’t have enough time to sleep. Some people may tend to connect public transport with their sleep. And that’s why they found it easier to fall sleep on the bus. People can sleep on the bus at any time. So the Sleeping Bus Tour can really help them. And this tour also reminds the public about the drop in people’s healthy lifestyles.”
“I have been suffering from insomnia, so I am here to try and get some sleep. I know it is just for a moment, because I don’t want to move my comfortable bedroom into a bus and sleep in the sunshine,” said 25-year-old Anson Kong, one of the passengers on the first bus tour.
1. Which word can best describe the Sleeping Bus Tour?| A．Thorough. | B．Popular. | C．Quick. | D．Awkward. |
| A．He once fainted at work. | B．He went to work by bus. |
| C．He was the driver of the bus. | D．He was a passager of the tour. |
| A．Original but boring. | B．Flexible but expensive. |
| C．Effective but worrying. | D．Comfortable but unhealthy. |
| A．He wants to live in a bus. | B．He wants to enjoy the sunshine. |
| C．He wants to change his sleeping habit. | D．He wants to have a comfortable bedroom. |
2 . For many businesses, the Internet has created benefits that go beyond their wildest dreams. It has reduced the costs of advertising and increased visibility for companies all over the world. Such freedom of access to information has a dark side, though, and many businesses are learning about the hard way.
These days, if you want to find a particular shop, just type in the name of the place you’re looking for on Google Maps to get directions instantly. You can also get information about hours of operation, the business’s telephone number, and more.
Unfortunately, some dishonest folks are using dirty tricks to manipulate（暗中控制）the system and deceive users. The problem exists because Google Maps is partly a crowdsourced undertaking, meaning anyone can enter information about a business whether it is true or false. All dishonest competitors have to do is enter a fake address, incorrect business hours, or any other lie about their competitors.
Google Maps is also littered with thousands of businesses that don’t even exist. Clicking on their links directs users to ill-intentioned sites. One particular group of businesses that have been taken over by liars almost completely are locksmiths. A large percentage of them are illegal businesses that aren’t licensed. These dishonest artists know how vulnerable you are, and they only take cash.
Using Google Maps isn’t the only way that businesses are waging war against one another on the Internet. Some shady businesses post fake negative reviews of their competitors on websites such as Yelp. It is so common that it can be difficult to tell the genuine reviews from the fake ones.
Crowdsourcing allows us to find out the good and the bad about businesses. Unfortunately, the fake reviews and the cheat make finding reliable businesses online far less convenient. For business owner, being the victims of effective cyber-attacks can actually be nails in their coffins.
1. The benefit of using the Internet for business listed in the passage is ________.| A．making it cheaper to promote one’s company |
| B．making it easier for customers to contact one’s company |
| C．making it convenient for one to communicate with clients |
| D．making it simpler for one to find top-quality employees |
| A．it provides a filter system to tell registered businesses from fake ones. |
| B．it is hard for users to manipulate information without permission |
| C．it will easily make users become virus-infected |
| D．it is difficult to find a legal locksmith on there |
| A．The businesses will start to take off. |
| B．The businesses will go out of business. |
| C．The businesses will need to advertise less often. |
| D．The businesses will need to invest more money. |
| A．The Internet has caused a lot of trouble for some businesses. |
| B．The Internet has resulted in the death of traditional businesses. |
| C．The Internet creates both benefits and problems for businesses. |
| D．The Internet has brought more positive than negative results for business. |
3 . We all know the feeling—you want to check what someone you care about has been up to on social media (社交媒体), and suddenly you find you are refused. It’s the start of mixed feelings—when did this happen? Did I do anything wrong? What are they trying to hide from me?
And that’s what half of Chinese parents have to deal with when they try to browse (浏览) their children’s WeChat Moments, also known as “Friends’ Circle”. According to a survey by Tencent, about 52 percent of WeChat users aged 18 to 29 block their parents on Moments. The young interviewees said that parents “are worried about everything”, along with reasons such as fear of parents’ disagreement, avoiding parents’ nagging (唠叨), and protecting their private life. Xie Yun, a 26-year-old, said that while she didn’t block her parents completely, they were in a specific group with which she only shared positive posts. “I don’t want my parents to see failures in my life,” she said. Once her parents saw a Moments picture of her hand getting burned while cooking, and they traveled all the way to her city to make sure she was all right.
The report also found that more than 49 percent of Chinese parents use WeChat as a main tool to communicate with their children. Roughly 36 percent of the parents who took the survey said they checked every post made by their children. When asked how they would respond to being blocked, some parents said they would start a conversation with their children to find out the reason, while others said they wouldn’t care. And some parents just were shrewder than their kids in this hide-and-seek game online. “I didn’t realize I was blocked until I compared what I could see on my phone to what my son’s aunt could see,” said Chen, a mother of a 27-year-old son. “I chose to remain silent on this and now I’m following my son’s posts through his aunt.”
1. What causes mixed feelings according to Paragraph 1?| A．Stress from being controlled. |
| B．Being turned down on social media. |
| C．Checking social media frequently. |
| D．Anxiety about the safety on social media. |
| A．It didn’t have pictures. |
| B．It only had positive posts. |
| C．It was set to be seen by herself. |
| D．It was open to her parents partly. |
| A．Calmer. | B．Securer. | C．Smarter. | D．Tougher. |
| A．Tough parent-child communication on WeChat. |
| B．Changes on the current parent-child relationship. |
| C．Arguments about whether to block parents. |
| D．Ways to avoid being blocked on WeChat. |
4 . It’s important for children to take part in social activities during their summer holidays. “Kids should have a break during the summer. They’ve worked hard during the school year and this is their time to relax, but they should continue communicating with their friends and meeting new people,” said Dr. Jin Han. He’s a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Spending time with friends and meeting new people by doing fun and educational activities such as music, arts and sports programs in summer help with their development. “If children spend a lot of time alone on their electronic equipment, then they will fail to communicate with others,” Han said. “In today’s world, it’s very easy for kids to stay indoors all day and keep in touch with others, but that is not a good way to connect with others. Face-to-face communication is necessary and important. Parents should restrict the time their children spend on electronic equipment. For example, the time they spend on their phones cannot be more than one hour a day.”
It’s also important for children to spend quality time with their parents and sisters or brothers. “It’s not the length of time, but the quality of time that families spend together that is really valuable,” Han said. “This type of communication is not something that you can get from anywhere else. It doesn’t matter how old the child is, because family bonding (人与人之间的关系) experiences can happen at any time.”
Having children spend time with friends and families doesn’t have to spend money in the wallet, either. For example, going to the neighborhood swimming pool or having a picnic is a great way to spend quality time together.
1. What does Dr. Jin Han think about the summer holidays according to the first paragraph?| A．It is necessary for children to have a rest during summer holidays. |
| B．Children should relax as much as possible during summer holidays. |
| C．Making new friends in summer holidays is difficult for children. |
| D．Children should prepare for schoolwork in summer holidays. |
| A．Increase. | B．Control. | C．Spend. | D．Employ. |
| A．How long children spend with families matters. |
| B．What to do with families depends on the parents. |
| C．When to spend time with families makes a difference. |
| D．How to enjoy the time with families is of great importance. |
| A．The importance of friends and families. | B．The introduction of some social activities. |
| C．The suitable ways to spend summer holidays. | D．The necessity of face-to-face communication. |
5 . Recently I read the Human Development Report．I couldn't help thinking about another problem why the world is facing hunger．According to the report，2400 people are dying from hunger every day；nearly 13 million in southern Africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes，floods or wars．
In a word，hunger remains the biggest problem of the world today．It's strange to see that man can travel to the moon，but still doesn't know how to feed himself．You may ask，“Who steals our bread？”The first thieves should be population growth，poverty and loss of rich farmland．
In less developed areas like South Africa，the population grows faster than the crops．It is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them．So it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger．
According to the report，the world's food production is enough to feed everyone if it is given away well．But the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor．Although they are just using their own earning，the fact is that they are coldly watching others starving away．
Luckily，some developed countries such as Netherlands，Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help those hungry people in African countries．We hope other developed countries will follow them．
1. According to the passage，which of the following cannot help make fewer people hungry？| A．Poor countries control their population growth. |
| B．Poor countries protect their rich farmland. |
| C．Rich countries produce more food to feed themselves. |
| D．Rich countries give some food to the poor ones. |
paragraph mainly tells us________．| A．poor countries are cold and going to die out |
| B．rich countries notice the problems of the poor countries |
| C．rich countries are trying their best to help poor countries |
| D．rich countries aren't willing to help poor countries |
| A．poor countries should learn from rich ones |
| B．more rich countries will help the hungry people |
| C．more countries will give help to Norway |
| D．more countries will be as rich as Sweden |
