1 . A big eating show, or mukbang in Korean, is an online audiovisual show in which a vlogger consumes large quantities of food while interacting with the audience. These shows originated in South Korea and have become a worldwide trend.

This eating performance has rapidly spread its influence to some Asign countries such as Japan and China where it became popular. In China, mukbang is' called “chibo”, in which mukbangers make their content into short videos and vlogs and upload them onto huge social media platforms like Weibo.

Many hosts of such shows become popular for their ability to eat large amounts of food, But these shows have also received criticism for their waste of food. On Aug 12，CCTV exposed several Chinese hosts who were pretending to eat large amounts of food while on camera, but actually later threw it away.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, about a third of the world's food 1.3 billion tons is wasted every year, In China alone, as it was once reported that the amount of food wasted in China was enough to feed 200 million people a year.

In June 2020，the United Nations warned that the world is on the road of the worst food crisis in 50 years.

To discourage this practice, many video and live- streaming platforms, including Douyin, Kuaishou and Bilibili, have removed videos that show food waste.

People in China have realized the need for safeguarding food security and halting food waste. In Shanxi province，local restaurants have been asked to serve half portions to avoid waste. The Wuhan Catering Association proposed that restaurants adopt the“N-1 mode”. For example, a group of 10 diners should only order enough for nine people at first. More food is only brought to the table if required.

In addition, a nationwide “Clear Your Plate” campaign has been launched online. Users of Sina Weibo are encouraged to share photos or videos of empty plates after finishing their meals.

1. Why do many hosts of mukbang become popular?

A．It has been a worldwide trend.	B．They are expert at attracting audience.
C．They are able to eat large amounts of food.	D．They can pretend to eat a lot in a vivid way.

2. What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A．The food waste has been shocking.

B．China is to blame for wasting food.

C．Food waste in the world is increasing annually.

D．The United Nations is preparing for the future food crisis.

3. The underlined word “halting” in paragraph 6 can be replaced by____

A．defending

B．quitting

C．encouraging

D．criticizing

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．The“N-1 mode" is created to reduce cost on food.

B．Videos, about food should be, strictly banned online.

C．Chinese people are taking pains to fight against food wasting.

D．Only users of Sina Weibo participate in “Clear Your Plate"” campaign.

2 . “A CAREER BOOK about Asians? Aren’t they doing fine…?” So begins Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, a very large scholarly book by Jane Hyun published in 2005. Because Asian-Americans had higher incomes and education levels and committed fewer crimes than their average countrymen, they were seen as a model minority. Despite this, they rarely rose to the top of companies. A mix of individual, cultural and organizational barriers — the “bamboo ceiling” of the book’s title — seemed to prohibit them from rising.

Fifteen years later Asians are still under-represented. In the technology sectors, Asians make up over 30% of the workers but less than 15% of bosses. In 2017 Asians made up roughly 6% of the country’s population but only 3% of the bosses of S&P 500 (标准普尔 500 指数) firms.

Some prominent Asians run big companies. Arvind Krishna is IBM’s new boss. Satya Nadella runs Microsoft and Sundar Pichai leads Alphabet. But few other Asians have joined their ranks — and, revealingly, these stars all have Indian roots. There are fewer South Asians in America than East Asians, but they still made up 13 of all 16 Asian S&P 500 CEOs.

Why are there so few Asians among America’s business elite? And if a bamboo ceiling is to blame, why do South Asians break through more easily? These questions are the focus of a study by Jackson Lu of MIT Sloan School of Management and colleagues, who surveyed hundreds of senior executives and business-school students. They found that while discrimination exists, it is not destiny. South Asians endure greater racism than East Asians but still outperform even whites (if success is weighed against share of population). Their research also rules out lack of ambition: a greater share of Asians than whites endeavor for high-status jobs.

That leaves culture. The researchers conclude that South Asians tend to be more determined and confident than East Asians in how they communicate at work, which fits Western concepts of how a leader should behave. The same tendency for confident remarks featured in “The Argumentative Indian”, a book by Amartya Sen, a Nobel-prize winning economist. The researchers owe East Asians’ silence to Confucian values of modesty and respect for social ranking. Sometimes bravery and bombast are needed to break bamboo.

1. What does “bamboo ceiling” refer to?

A．The top of an American technology company.

B．A roof made of bamboo typical of Asian buildings.

C．Promotion obstacles facing Asian employees in America.

D．The invisible discrimination against Asians in the USA.

2. What does “under-represented” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Lacking representatives.	B．Hard to show their talents.
C．Being underestimated.	D．Unable to land a job.

3. According to Jackson Lu, what mainly accounts for fewer promotions of East Asians than South Asians?

A．A small population.

B．Discrimination.

C．Lack of ambition.

D．Culture.

4. Why do South Asians succeed in American business more easily?

A．Western people prefer modesty to confidence in communication.

B．The confidence they demonstrate consists with Western leadership.

C．They endure greater racism and become more ambitious.

D．Their ambition urges them to endeavor for high-status jobs.

3 . Living alone is hard, especially for old people. Besides, some old homeowners might have trouble bringing food and articles of daily use in from a car. Or they might need someone to tell them where they’ve put their house keys.

College students are trying to find cheap, comfortable places to live without borrowing even more money from a bank. Dorms(宿舍) are a choice for some, but they often come with crowded bathrooms, shared bedrooms. And sometimes university housing is even more expensive than local apartments. A Canadian organization, Toronto HomeShare, noticed both of these problems and came up with a way to solve the problem.

College students usually deal with some housework and provide company while living in comfortable environments without breaking the bank. The old benefit from it spiritually. Nick, a 27-year-old graduate student who lives with 75-year-old Maureen Tara, said, “Coming back home to Tara’s family helps me recover because it’s such a relaxed environment here. If I’ve had a hard day and I’m feeling low, there’s lots of love in the air.”

The level of care that older housemates need is different. Joshua is in a poor state of health. His son thanks the college student living with his dad for his help in dangerous situations when he’s not around. “At least, there is someone to talk to my dad,” says Joshua’s son. Students who’ve moved to a new city, far from their families and the comforts of a home-cooked meal, also need to find peace in their living situation.     

Boston’s Nesterly is a homeshare app for senior/student living pairings, and people living in St. Louis’s Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood can take part in Homeshare St. Louis. The advantages of senior/student homeshare program are clear, and they might just make college students wonder why this wasn’t a choice when they were sharing crowded dorms with others.

1. What is the trouble of the old people living alone according to Paragraph 1?

A．They miss their families too much.

B．They cannot go somewhere far away.

C．They have trouble dealing with daily housework.

D．They cannot save themselves in dangerous situations.

2. What is Toronto HomeShare’s way to deal with the problem of the old and college students?

A．By making them live together.

B．By organizing students to help the old.

C．By making them experience each other’s life.

D．By supporting students’ life with the old’s money.

3. What does the example of Nick show?

A．College students may face great stress.

B．College students do chores to cover their rent.

C．Old people need young people’s help and care.

D．Sharing homes benefits college students spiritually.

4. What does the last paragraph say about the homeshare program?

A．It will include many other services.

B．It is carried out in Boston and St. Louis.

C．It needs to improve its services.

D．It is doubted by college students.

4 . When a language dies, so does a unique way of seeing the world. Time is running out for many tongues. Experts estimate that of the 6,700 or so languages spoken around the world, 40% could disappear by the end of the century. The UN has designated 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages to draw attention to the danger. Slowly, countries are developing more resources to the issue.

Canada aims to pass an Indigenous Language Act before its elections in October 2019. The act would give more than 65 languages spoken by First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples national recognition and teaching resources. In government-funded boarding schools, which operated from the 1880s to 1996, indigenous children faced beatings or electric shocks if they were caught using their native languages. “We want to put the same amount of effort to revitalise indigenous languages as Canada put to wipe them out,” says Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

Legal recognition for a language is the first step in bringing a native culture back from the brink (边缘). Maori is one of the success stories. When it became one of New Zealand’s official languages in 1987, less than 20% of the Maori population spoke it well enough to be regarded as native speakers. Today it is off the endangered list.

The second step is to teach a new generation of native speakers. Technology is a big help. Duolingo, a popular language-learning app, recently added Hawaiian and Navajo to its courses. BASAbali, a wiki documenting Balinese, uses Facebook to reach speakers in rural areas. Say it in Saami is an online dictionary that translates modern lingo into languages spoken by the Sami people in Northern Europe.

Saving rare languages needs people to champion them. Bali now asks officials to use Balinese on Thursdays. The UN year will kick-start projects that could save thousands of tongues. The challenge in 2019 will be to get others to listen and start talking.

1. The writing purpose of the passage is to __________.

A．analyze the reasons why we should protect indigenous languages

B．explain what the UN has done to prevent native languages disappearing

C．introduce the measures taken by countries to stop native languages going

D．describe what Canada has done to save languages spoken by First Nations

2. What does the underlined word mean?

A．Destroy.

B．Restore.

C．Learn.

D．Remove.

3. According to the passage, how can we save rare languages?

A．Name a year as the Year of Indigenous languages.

B．Urge students to learn native languages by electric shocks.

C．Develop online dictionaries to help students to learn English.

D．People need to make efforts to learn or speak native languages.

4. What attitude does the author hold to the International Year of Indigenous Languages?

A．Supportive.

B．Indifferent.

C．Objective.

D．Neutral.

5 . When I was a child, I often saw my Grandma throwing bread that was no longer fresh to birds. Not surprisingly, this attracted few birds. Later on, we discovered bird food at the local store. Feeding garden birds in the UK has come a long way since then. Today, the birds can enjoy many kinds of food: from plant seeds to sunflower hearts and from cakes to meat balls. All this comes at a huge cost of about £200m a year. Sometimes, I wonder if we might be feeding our garden birds better than our kids. But maybe it’s worth it. Our generosity is having an important effect on the behavior and even evolution of these birds.

Take the goldfinch for example. In the 1960s, this was a rare bird. Today, goldfinches can be seen in many gardens. Other new visitors include the spotted woodpecker, which has left its usual woodland for food on bird tables. Evolution is meant to progress slowly: over thousands of years. Yet during the past few decades, the beaks of many kinds of birds have become longer because birds with longer beaks can get more food, and then are more likely to live on.

Actually, the British habit of feeding garden birds goes back much further. During the sixth century, St Serf of Fife fed a robin in his garden; during the winter of 1890, workers in London were seen giving their lunches to songbirds. The real change took place in the 1980s, when a few farsighted businessmen realized that encouraging the British to be more generous to garden birds can help them make money. Therefore, various kinds of bird food and modern bird feeders were produced. As a result, the number of species using garden feeding stations increased very quickly, from about 10 to over 100. Then, in 2005, Springwatch came, which turned our love of garden birds into an entertainment show.

Is bird feeding completely good for birds? Not everyone thinks so. Studies by the Zoological Society of London have shown that by bringing together many birds, bird feeders may help the spread of disease. In Australia, some bird experts believe—probably wrongly—that bird feeding creates a “dependence culture”.

But we shouldn’t forget one major benefit of feeding garden birds—it connects millions of people to the natural world. This is especially important for people who seldom reach the wider countryside. As I write this, there comes some noise outside my window: several birds were singing and flying around in my garden. It’s a sight I could only imagine years ago, when feeding garden birds just meant throwing hard bread to them.

1. What does the author mean by saying the underlined part in Paragraph 1?

A．Feeding garden birds is a huge waste of money.

B．We spend quite a lot of money on the food of garden birds.

C．We should care more for our kids rather than garden birds.

D．Feeding garden birds can bring more joy than feeding kids.

2. Which is the reason behind the fact that many birds’ beaks become longer?

A．These birds have given up traditional woodland.	B．Food for these birds becomes richer and better.
C．Longer beaks mean more chances of survival.	D．These birds grow faster than ever before.

3. What do some bird experts in Australia think of bird feeding?

A．It is completely good for birds.

B．It may help the spread of disease.

C．It connects more and more people to the natural world.

D．It may reduce birds’ ability to find food by themselves.

4. How does the author feel when he hears bird noise outside his window?

A．Annoyed.

B．Pleased.

C．Surprised.

D．Bored.

6 . I was recently involved in a bad traffic accident. I was knocked unconscious by the impact so I don’t __ anything about the accident. My first memory is being given oxygen as the doctors and nurses tried to ____ me back to life.

As I lay in the emergency room, I found myself ____ my life and thanking God that I was still __. The good news is that nobody else was __.

Since that day, the physical recovery has been __ but not as tough as the emotional recovery. I've learned a lot about myself and about what really ____ in this world. Things that are really important are not“things”. I’m not invincible(无敌的)and I cannot ____ everything that happens in my life. I need to be better at ____ the things that come into my way that I didn’t plan for. As someone who was always in a ____，it taught me to slow down a little. I have learned to live each day honestly and ____.

___ I continue to heal physically and emotionally，I have a different opinion on ____ . When tragedy strikes，you can either let it ____ your spirit，or use it as an opportunity to grow. I have chosen to ____ from it.

1.

A．receive

B．remember

C．mention

D．care

2.

A．bring

B．hit

C．pay

D．answer

3.

A．sacrificing

B．predicting

C．analyzing

D．mourning

4.

A．wealthy

B．alive

C．optimistic

D．healthy

5.

A．threatened

B．informed

C．ignored

D．hurt

6.

A．difficult

B．smooth

C．quick

D．stable

7.

A．works

B．happens

C．matters

D．functions

8.

A．understand

B．control

C．identify

D．oversee

9.

A．rejecting

B．identifying

C．improving

D．accepting

10.

A．hurry

B．dilemma

C．routine

D．mess

11.

A．comfortably

B．quietly

C．fully

D．busily

12.

A．As

B．Before

C．Unless

D．Although

13.

A．love

B．future

C．work

D．1ife

14.

A．1ift

B．break

C．protect

D．show

15.

A．suffer

B．escape

C．discover

D．learn

7 . In so many ways, cyberspace(网络空间) mirrors the real world. People ask for information, play games, and share hobby tips. Others buy and sell products. Still others look for friendship, or even love.

Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen. Identity(身份) and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count. So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star.

Usually, this “faceless” communication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this stress on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people come together to chat?

But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with. They’re looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail.

Supporters say that the Internet allows couples to get to know each other intellectually(智力地) first. Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way. But others argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why? Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them. Internet users can carefully change their words to fit whatever image(形象) they want to give. In a sense, they’re not really themselves.

All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace. But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.” This unavoidably leads to disappointment when couples meet in person. How someone imagines an online friend is often quite different than the real person.

So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”

1. What do we know about the passage?

A．It is possible that people can’t find true love online.

B．Appearance is important for relationship online.

C．A shy person will definitely become talkative online.

D．People are encouraged to create images in cyberspace.

2. What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us?

A．The face is the reflection of heart.

B．Don’t judge a book by its cover.

C．Things are not always what they seem.

D．Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

3. What does “this” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A．One’s imagination.	B．Love relationship.
C．The online friend.	D．The real friend.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards looking for love cyberspace?

A．Positive.	B．Disappointing.
C．Unconcerned.	D．Objective.

8 . Bullying(霸凌) is a big problem. It can make kids feel hurt, scared, sick, lonely, embarrassed, and sad. Bullies might hit, kick, or push to hurt kids, or use words to call names, tease, or scare them.     1    

Bullying is a big deal.

It is a big problem that affects lots of kids.     2    Being bullied can make kids feel really bad, and the stress of dealing with it can make them feel sick. Bullying can make kids not want to go to school and make school a place of fear and can lead to violence and more stress for everyone.

    3    

Some bullies are looking for attention. They might think bullying is a way to be popular or to get what they want. Most bullies are trying to make themselves feel more important. When they pick on someone else, it can make them feel big and powerful. Some bullies come from families where everyone is angry and shouting all the time.

How to handle it?

    4     As much as you can, avoid the bully. You can't go into hiding or skip class, of course. But if you can take a different route and avoid the mean kid, do so. Stand tall and be brave. When you're scared of another person, you're probably not feeling you are brave. But sometimes just acting bravely is enough to stop a bully.

Talk to someone you trust if you are bothered by a bully.     5    Make a plan to walk with a friend or two on the way to school, recess, lunch, or wherever you think you might meet the bully.

A．Bullies come in all shapes and sizes.

B．Why do bullies act that way?

C．Three-quarters of all kids say they have been bullied or teased.

D．If you can, try your best to ignore the bully's threats.

E．Some bullies Even threaten kids or try to make them do things they don't want to do.

F．Two is better than one if you're trying to avoid being bullied.

G．Don't give the bully a chance.

9 . Me : Hello Dad! I’ve an exam today.

He : All the best son! I’m getting a strong feeling. You’ll rock it today. May god bless you!

Me : Thank you dad. Bye! And I hang up the call.

My friend standing beside me chuckles, “Do you do this before every exam?” I answer, “Yes, I feel good and encouraged, and so do they.” It hardly takes a minute to call up your parents, but it gives a lot of confidence and makes their day too.

Not calling up parents is indeed a common mistake college students make. For me the most common mistake is treating it like school. When I went to university, most of the people around me came straight from school. They had the thought like children who were being forced to do something. They skipped classes, sat at the back talking during lectures and even didn’t do the reading! They were still in “school” mode, thinking that the point was to get through it with the least effort.

For my part, I was there after working in a beer factory for three years. I knew that I had gone to university because I wanted to learn. I wasn’t there because my teachers at school made me go, or my parents made me go, or because my friends were all going. I had chosen to go. I think that this put me in a different mind. I read all the set texts and I went to all the lectures and seminars. Don’t get me wrong. I had fun too, but I was there to learn and I learnt a lot. I enjoyed it and it was rewarding to learn about the authors, their works, the critic's opinions etc.

The kids around me thought that reading six novels for a module and going to a lecture for each novel was too much work. They would read one novel, go to the lecture for that one and write their essay on that one book. They thought that they were really clever to work out an easier way of doing it. But they were tricking themselves out of an education!

There are other mistakes that may cause future regrets for the college students. A large number of them focus too hard on getting good grades, showing no interest in out-of-class side projects.   Some complain that they are too busy because of school. As a matter of fact, they do not seriously treat all the free resources that universities have to offer.

1. The writer begins the passage with a dialogue in order to __________.

A．show off his writing skills	B．expect his friend to admire him
C．lead in the topic naturally	D．show he likes making phone calls

2. What do most university students usually do in the opinion of the writer?

A．They attend every class for free chatting.

B．They show little interest in active learning.

C．They avoid reading books all the time.

D．They highly praise independent learning.

3. Why did the writer want to go to college?

A．Because his parents forced him to.	B．Because he learned from his friend.
C．Because his teachers asked him to.	D．Because he was dying for knowledge.

4. What do the underlined sentences in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．They lost their learning chances without noticing it.

B．They made up excuses for their laziness in learning.

C．They often pretended to be working hard at everything.

D．They told lies about what they were doing in college.

5. According to the passage, college students are supposed to __________.

A．stop being hard on themselves academically

B．make the most of the university they go to

C．have some relaxation after taking classes

D．feel thankful for what they are doing now

10 . 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。

More than twenty American states ban smoking in public.     1     study has proved that smoke-free laws can reduce a major effect of tobacco—heart disease.The study     2     (take) place in Pueblo, Colorado several years ago. In some states, there were 396 heart attack     3     (patient) in the year before the ban in hospitals.

However,18 months     4     the ban, the number was 237. Smoking in enclosed (封闭的) places is very     5     (harm) to non-smoke. Adults may think they are     6     (actual) protecting their children from second-hand smoke when they smoke outside their homes, or when the children are not there. However, researchers     7     (warn) of what they call “third-hand smoke” so far. When you smoke they say, dangerous matter from tobacco smoke gets into     8     (you) hair and clothing. Then, when you touch a baby, the baby comes into contact with that poisonous matter. The researchers also found that people,     9     agreed that smoke was bad for children’s health, were more likely to have restriction on     10     (smoke) in their homes than others.