1. What impact has the coronavirus had on public transport?
| A．It has been shut. |
| B．It is being used less. |
| C．It is struggling with the number of passengers. |
| A．25%. | B．39%. | C．300%. |
| A．We should keep positive changes. |
| B．The world can adapt to any change. |
| C．It’s better to look to the past for answers. |
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3 . Gather together a couple of good friends and take a leisurely stroll through the streets — this is what many youngsters in China enjoy doing when they visit a new city.
To them, Citywalk means “roaming around the city” on foot. Participants can follow a distinctive urban route, soaking up the atmosphere, exploring old buildings, browsing boutique shops, sipping a cup of coffee, or indulging in authentic local snacks.
Citywalk can be a special guided trip for a small group of people, or simply a leisurely stroll for one or two to explore new areas, sticking to the key point: avoiding famous scenic spots and big crowds to gain a more inclusive experience of the places you visit. Besides interacting with a city, Citywalk provides young people with a new social scene, where they who share the same interests and ideas can easily make friends.
In China, the Citywalk trend is spreading from first-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai to second and third-tier cities, encouraging more participants and event organizers to get involved. Some organizers invite folk culture researchers and enthusiasts to act as tour guides. Xiao Yiyi, a young entrepreneur in Changsha, recently launched six Citywalk routes in different cities on her social media account, with the aim of providing experiences for visitors to “walk in open-air museums”. Her Changsha route features more offbeat sights like historical architecture from the 19th century, artsy old alleys, and even a stop-off to sample the local spicy crayfish specialty.
Even though Citywalk is a relatively new phenomenon, it is offering a positive change to urban travelers as they can better choose the experiences based on their interests and needs. At the same time, Citywalk represents an opportunity for tour guides and travel service providers to offer a more tailored, professional service to meet with ever-changing market demands.
1. Why do young people choose Citywalk?| A．To enjoy a guided tour. |
| B．To cut down expenses. |
| C．To dig deeper into a city. |
| D．To make new friends. |
| A．Doing sightseeing on foot. | B．Avoiding hot scenic spots. |
| C．Taking a local tour guide. | D．Keeping a fixed urban route. |
| A．A tour guide | B．A culture researcher. |
| C．A Citywalk enthusiast. | D．An event organizer. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Dismissive. | C．Doubtful. | D．Unclear. |
4 . There are many people in the world now. There will be even
The moon is the satellite of the earth. Maybe man will go to live on the moon one day.
| A．more | B．most | C．less | D．better |
| A．to | B．at | C．with | D．for |
| A．standing | B．sitting | C．sleeping | D．doing |
| A．measures | B．medicines | C．policies | D．tools |
| A．puzzle | B．accident | C．question | D．problem |
| A．Greece | B．Japanese | C．Englishmen | D．Russians |
| A．be | B．is | C．reached | D．was |
| A．farmers | B．teachers | C．workers | D．scientists |
| A．cases | B．solutions | C．roots | D．tickets |
| A．so | B．after | C．since | D．but |
5 . Do you ever feel guilty for relaxing, even after you’ve worked hard all day? Do you feel like you should be doing more despite working full hours and nearing burnout? You may be experiencing productivity dysmorphia (生产力畸形). It is a way to describe the feeling of failing to recognize your accomplishments and wanting to continue doing more, even when you’re running on fumes.
Author Anna Codrea-Rado who wrote an article about productivity dysmorphia claimed “it is the pursuit of productivity that drives us to do more while robbing us of the ability to enjoy any success we might encounter along the way”.
Highly competitive and job-led culture contribute to constantly pursuing productivity that eats away at other areas of life. In fact, you’re often praised for putting productivity above your well-being. Remember how schools rewarded perfect attendance? Similarly, companies prefer employees who get the maxi-mum work done while taking the fewest possible breaks. Rewards like these have strengthened that rest is bad and that being constantly at work is the right thing to do.
Plus, the problem isn’t that the boss tells them to do it, but rather that they internalize the need to always be productive even when they’re going some-where to enjoy leisure time. Habits like these may be born out of the social pressure to find self-worth in work achievements.
Some writers have even begun describing rest as productive, as if people should stop relaxing if it doesn’t improve performance in some way. Not only does this mindset make it difficult to view and celebrate your achievements, but it also pushes you to build your entire life around work. The only milestones that matter are achieving work goals. The worst part? There’s no sense of fulfillment when you reach these goals.
1. What do the underlined words “running on fumes” mean in Paragraph 1?| A．Tired. | B．Excited. | C．Satisfied. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．Minor competitiveness. | B．Pressure from jobs. |
| C．Instructions from the boss. | D．Internalized needs. |
| A．A man completes work in working hours. | B．A man enjoys leisure time with his family. |
| C．A woman works everywhere at anytime. | D．A woman stops for a relaxation regularly. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Negative. | C．Unconcerned. | D．Neutral. |
6 . Mark it in your calendars now, so you don’t show up to work an hour early on Monday. Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday of November every year in Canada. Most Canadians will turn their clocks back an hour, giving adults an extra hour of sleep and making the next couple of weeks a bit unpleasant for parents of young children. Those living in Yukon, most of Saskatchewan, and some parts of B.C. and Quebec don’t have to do anything, as they stay on standard time year-round.
Daylight saving time was first proposed in 1895 by New Zealand entomologist George Hudson. He proposed the change because it would allow him more daylight hours to find and inspect insects. The first documented cases of daylight saving being adopted in the world happened right here in Canada. The small towns of Port Arthur and Fort William—which would eventually merge to become Thunder Bay, Ont.—adopted daylight saving on May 1, 1908. The German Empire and Austria-Hungary were the first international countries to enact daylight saving time in 1916, as a way to save coal and fuel during the First World War.
The changing of the clocks has been a topic of debate in Canada for many years, with provincial politicians in Alberta, B. C. and Ontario wanting to scrap the century-old practice. Ontario tabled and unanimously passed a private member’s bill called the Time Amendment Act in 2020. Alberta had a referendum on the idea to rid it last year, and just over half of those who voted wanted to keep daylight saving time.
The idea behind the clock shift is to maximize sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere, as days start to lengthen in the spring and then fade in the fall. But the benefits of this change are controversial, and the shift can have measurable impacts on health. Canadian researchers warn that daylight saving, and switching the clocks twice a year, can contribute to a phenomenon known as “social jet lag,” where people suffer from disrupted sleep and sleep debt, mental and physical fatigue, and more.
1. What can we learn about daylight saving time in Canada?| A．It always gives adults an extra hour of sleep. |
| B．It ends on the first Sunday every November. |
| C．Most Canadians will turn their clocks forward an hour. |
| D．People living in Yukon need to change their clock time. |
| A．Because he wanted to save fossil energy. |
| B．Because he wanted to make it a documented case. |
| C．Because he attempted to carry it out in Thunder Bay, Ont. |
| D．Because he attempted to spend more time on insect inspection. |
| A．Improve. | B．Begin. | C．Cancel. | D．Evaluate. |
| A．To lift one’s spirits. | B．To increase productivity. |
| C．To cause sleeping problems. | D．To decrease sufferings. |
7 . The idea of Buy Now Pay Later, or BNPL, has attracted millions of shoppers with the promise of interest-free credit. An incredible 45 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds in the UK turned to BNPL last year, according to The Money Charity. Lenders say they offer a better deal than credit cards, because they do not charge interest but make money from affiliate deals (关联交易) with retailers (零售商). It may be a new way of borrowing money, but the old rules still apply: unless you repay the debt quickly, you are building up trouble for the future.
Now, BNPLs are growing in popularity and do have upsides — mostly convenient shopping with interest-easy financing and no strict approval requirements. However, they also make it effortless to overshop, overspend, and get in over your head with credit problems.
Lenders pay the retailer on your behalf, and then you repay over 30 days or three months, spreading the cost to help with your cash flow. They say this is fairer and less expensive than credit cards. That may be true, but BNPL has dangers, too.
BNPL lenders may not charge any interest, but they still want you to pay back the money you have borrowed, so what if you can’t? Typically, you have 30 days to pay. If you don’t, your lender will contact you to chase late payments. If you still don’t pay, they call in the debt collectors.
Citizens Advice says that 14 million used a BNPL product last year, but six million did not understand what they were signing up for. Some 26% of BNPL customers regretted their choice, while 41% struggled with repayment. Younger people were particularly at risk. A quarter of those making BNPL repayments couldn’t afford food, rent or bills as a result.
Another worry is that BNPL lenders only perform ‘soft’ searches on a person’s credit report, so do not see the borrower’s true credit status. This means they cannot remove people with financial problems and may end up adding to their troubles. BNPL lenders say they do careful checks to make sure they never lend more than a consumer can afford to pay back, and also pause accounts if a single payment is late. Nobody wants to be pursued by debt collectors. If you do use BNPL credit, never borrow more than you can afford to repay.
1. How do BNPL lenders earn profits according to the text?| A．They force borrowers to pay their debts. |
| B．They require payment for retailers’ services. |
| C．They receive a certain fee from affiliate deals. |
| D．They charge interest from 18 to 24-year-old users. |
| A．For strict approval requirements and no interest. |
| B．For its convenience of shopping with high interest. |
| C．For buying anything needed without credit problems. |
| D．For convenient shopping and no strict approval requirements. |
| A．All the young people can’t repay the debt quickly. |
| B．It is difficult to know the borrower’s real credit status. |
| C．More than half of BNPL customers can’t afford the payments. |
| D．BNPL has to depend on debt collectors to get back the money. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Indifferent. | C．Objective. | D．Critical. |
8 . Meat is crucial for feeding the planet, leading scientists have said, as they warned it is not more environmentally-friendly to go vegan (素食).
Prof. Geoff Simm, Director of Global Academy Agriculture and Food Security at the University of Edinburgh, said, “I think livestock (家畜) farmers do feel they are being demonized (妖魔化).” Often the argument is made that going vegan would minimize land use, but the modelling studies that have been done demonstrate that’s not the case. We feel that while livestock production has a range of economic, social and environmental costs and benefits, the costs have perhaps been receiving far more attention recently than some of the benefits. Meat has massive social benefits. It’s an important source of dietary protein, energy, highly bioavailable micronutrients (微量营养素), even small amounts of animal-sourced food have a really important effect on the development of children, in the developing world on their cognitive and physical development and they are really important.
Prof. Mike Coffey, from Scotland’s Rural College, added, “It’s completely unnecessary to go vegan. If everybody went vegan it would be devastating for the UK environment. Animals bred for food help boost biodiversity.”
Researchers are currently attempting to breed more environmentally friendly cattle, which grow faster and eat less, which could further reduce the sector’s carbon footprint by reducing the amount of methane (甲烷) released by cows.
Prof. Coffey said that the difference in methane emissions from best and worst cattle was about 30 percent and that if all UK farmers used the most efficient animals this could reduce carbon emissions by nearly a third. But Prof. Coffey said the next stage will be trying to measure the methane given off by different breeds of cattle to find which are the lowest emitters. Prof. Coffey said that soon shoppers could be able to check meat labels to find out how much environmental impact their food has had. He added, “My expectation is that at some point in the near future there will be product labels that relates to the efficiency or carbon impact of the food.”
Professor Andrea Wilson, also of Edinburgh University, said more research was needed into the impact of veganism (绝对素食主义). She added, “We know a lot about the livestock sector because people have looked at it. We actually know very little about the vegan sector. The danger is we demonize one and jump too quickly to the other.”
1. Why are livestock farmers being demonized?| A．Because livestock production has huge costs. |
| B．Because livestock meat contains harmful protein. |
| C．Because livestock need more land and emit polluting gases. |
| D．Because livestock meat negatively affect children’s development. |
| A．To state a fact. | B．To make a prediction. |
| C．To present a solution. | D．To explain a phenomenon. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Intolerant. | C．Indifferent. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．Going vegan is not greener. | B．Consuming meat is harmful. |
| C．Raising cows is environmentally friendly. | D．Criticizing livestock farmers is not wise. |
9 . Some Questions About Coronavirus
How long does coronavirus last?
Every case of coronavirus is different, but experts have a general idea of how long the typical course of the illness lasts. Most people can expect to recover within two weeks after the onset of symptoms, but more severe cases could last up to six weeks — and for some, dubbed “Covid long haulers,” symptoms can linger for months.
What are the symptoms of the coronavirus?
Symptoms of the coronavirus can seem a lot like the flu. Initially, a fever, cough, and shortness of breath emerged as the three most common symptoms of COVID-19. Now, other signs such as muscle pain, fatigue, and loss of taste and smell are on the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) symptoms checklist.
How long does coronavirus live on surfaces?
Though the conronavirus is typically transmitted through the air via respiratory droplets (from an infected person sneezing or coughing) rather than by touching objects and materials, the virus can still remain viable on variety of surfaces, according to the CDC, though it’s not exactly clear for how long.
How is coronavirus spread?
According to the CDC, COVID-19 is spread mainly from person to person, usually through close contact (within six feet). Being near an infected person who coughs, sneezes, or talks can expose you to their respiratory droplet carrying the virus — and they can spread the virus even if they don’t have any symptoms yet. If those virus-containing particles are inhaled (吸入) or land in your eyes, nose or mouth, you could become infected.
1. How long does coronavirus stay on surfaces?| A．Two weeks. | B．Six weeks. | C．Months. | D．Unclear. |
| A．contacting close (within six feet) |
| B．being near an infected person |
| C．talking with a healthy person |
| D．inhaling some virus-containing particles |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Health. | C．Education | D．Travel. |
