1 . Remote work, especially in a world affected by COVID-19, naturally leads to "flex time". Employees with small children might be getting the majority of their work done at night after the kids are in bed. Working early, you quit early. Starting late, work late.

With your teammates working during different hours, you may be getting messages at all hours of the day, night, or weekend, making you always available. That might be necessary in some industries during these challenging times, but certainly not in every industry and not for everyone in any industry. Once this takes root in your company culture, it becomes difficult to "reset" later. Besides, “always-on” isn't sustainable (可持续的), which increases pressure and quickly turns your company into an unpleasant place to work.

If your company adapts "flex time", how can you accommodate your employees’ needs while still protecting your culture and your team's work-life balance? The key is to encourage flex time while also setting clear "communication hours" (for example, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.）. Outside of those hours, employees should be encouraged to change their settings to "Do Not Disturb" and to use the “schedule send” feature of their email client so that messages only get delivered during communication hours.

If messages must happen outside of the set communication hours, such as for urgent or time-sensitive issues, make employees phone or text only. This way people can comfortably close down all other communication channels like email, WeChat, WeCom, etc. The act of having to call or text someone is usually enough to give the sender a pause to think, "Do I really need this person now, or can the communication wait?" This allows everyone on your team to work whenever is appropriate for them, but not feel like they have to work all the time to accommodate everyone else's schedule. A word of “Thanks for being so responsive” to someone answering an email outside of the defined communication hours definitely brings empathy (同理心) which smooths the urgency while also cultivating the trust and culture.

1. What may result in the phenomenon of "always-on"?

A．COVID-19.	B．Some industries.
C．Increasing pressure.	D．Flexible working time.

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．The phenomenon of "flex time".	B．The disadvantages of “flex time”.
C．The necessity of “flex time”.	D．The company culture of “flex time”,

3. What can we know about ''communication hours"?

A．It helps to make up for the shortcomings of “flex time".

B．It should be set from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

C．Employees mustn't be disturbed within the hours.

D．Employees are still responsive outside of the hours.

4. What is the author's attitude to the combination of "flex time” and “communication hours”？

A．Neutral.	B．Supportive.
C．Opposed.	D．Indifferent.

2 . Many nursing homes all over the world are locked down to protect their residents from the COVID﹣19. Group﹣f is a________ company in Belgium, whose employees wash the outsides of tall buildings, using platforms that are lifted by cranes (起重机). When the COVID﹣19 hit Belgium, Group﹣f's________ slowed down. The cranes sat________. But one day, company manager Bosch saw a man standing on the________ and shouting up to his mother who was looking down________ from her window on the third floor of a nursing home. This gave Bosch a perfect________.

Bosch realized he could put the cranes to good use. Ever since, he has been________ them to nursing homes. There, a family can________ a platform that a crane operator will lift up to the window of a loved one.

Eve Putseys came to see her 88﹣year﹣old aunt, who lives in La Cambre, a nursing home. Before she________ the platform, Putseys didn't know what to expect. “It’s been seven long weeks that I haven’t been________ to see her, ” she said. But when Putseys returned to the ground, she was________ “I finally got to see her. She looked very happy to see me, ” she said.

Officials at La Cambre helped organize the crane﹣operated________. “It’s been hard work but quite________, ” director Thibaut Chevrier says. Bosch________ that operating the machines costs his company money. But he has no________. “It’s a great honor to help people, ”he says.

1.

A．travel

B．design

C．building

D．cleaning

2.

A．business

B．plan

C．connection

D．choice

3.

A．unpacked

B．unnoticed

C．unused

D．untouched

4.

A．platform

B．ground

C．window

D．crane

5.

A．secretly

B．proudly

C．suddenly

D．tearfully

6.

A．chance

B．idea

C．dream

D．memory

7.

A．hiring

B．sending

C．forcing

D．accompanying

8.

A．stand on

B．set up

C．return to

D．head for

9.

A．saw

B．selected

C．boarded

D．exchanged

10.

A．determined

B．willing

C．amused

D．able

11.

A．smiling

B．rushing

C．worrying

D．waiting

12.

A．agenda

B．visit

C．tour

D．adventure

13.

A．unnecessary

B．natural

C．practical

D．impossible

14.

A．predicts

B．responds

C．admits

D．realizes

15.

A．anxieties

B．promises

C．failures

D．regrets

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which website made a comparison between different companies?

A．Apple.com.

B．LinkedIn.com.

C．Grammarly.com.

2. Why did Coke have a bigger share of the cola market according to Grammarly. com?

A．It made fewer mistakes than Pepsi.

B．It made more mistakes than Pepsi.

C．It made more people buy its products.

3. What can we learn from the examples?

A．Fewer mistakes, less money.

B．More mistakes, less money.

C．No mistakes, more money.

4. What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A．Grammatical errors may make a difference.

B．Famous companies make no grammatical errors.

C．Grammar experts make a study about famous companies.

4 . 校园欺凌（campus bullying）现象时有发生，引起越来越多人的关注。假如你是李华，近日加入了网上某论坛关于“How to deal with campus bullying”的讨论，请你根据以下提示用英语写篇博文：
1.陈述现象及其危害
2.提出相应建议
3.期待大家的回复评论
注意：
1.词数80左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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5 . 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。

China’s poverty-relief achievements    1    (contribute) more than 70 percent to global poverty alleviation (脱贫)in the past four decades-a great achievement    2    (acknowledge) by the United Nations and the World Bank.

China lifted 740 million people in rural areas out of poverty between 1978 and 2017,    3    19 million people each year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The country had another 30 million people to lift out of poverty.

In 2018, official data showed that 13.86 million people    4    (lift) out of poverty. The government aims    5    (help)another 20 million people in the next two years, in order to get rid of poverty in the country.

No other country in the world has managed to improve the living conditions of so many people over such a relatively short period. The    6    (grade) opening-up of the economy to external investments for export    7    (produce) provided vast numbers of jobs for people from rural villages.

    8    easing poverty in rural areas, China has an ongoing parallel policy to build a moderately prosperous society by 2020, a crucial aspect of    9    is setting up a basic social security system. This has been done    10    (progress) since the 1980s.

6 . For more than a century, student journalists at the Daily Tar Heel (DTH) have written about life at UNC-Chapel Hill, US and raised questions on the issues of free expression, education, and big-time athletics.

The independent student newspaper recently celebrated its 125th anniversary(周年). To mark the special day, student reporters asked the question: What’s the future of the DTH? The proud newspaper has been searching for the answer, and so have college newspapers across the US.

Student newspapers are facing a dark reality. As they are free to read, they are making less money than ever, meaning that such newspapers are finding it hard to survive.

Most college papers have reduced their print editions (版本). Last year, the DTH printed a paper four days a week. This year, it prints a paper every three days. And while it used to produce around 22,000 newspapers each time, it only makes around 10,000 now, said Erica Perel, general manager.

Increasingly, student journalists have turned their focus to digital versions of their newspapers, and the new ways that social media allows them to tell stories. They’ve adapted (使适应) their skills to mirror what’s going on in the professional journalism world.

“I think we’re adapting very well … in moving away from that print mentality (心态). But it’s challenging,” said Jonathan Carter, a student at North Carolina State University.

So what should student newspapers do? LoMonte said the best solution would be for universities to financially(经济上) support student journalism.

University leaders like to talk about producing civically (公民地) responsible students, he said, and journalism is a part of that. “Colleges and universities have to recognize independent media coverage as a civic good and step up to the plate,” he said.

In the meantime, campus newspapers are figuring out their financial models as they go along.

Bruce dePyssler, adviser to North Carolina Central Universit’s Campus Echo newspaper, said his students post one story a day online. The best stories are put together for a once-a-semester(学期) print edition.

And even if student journalists don’t go into media jobs, Perel said, they’ve still had a great education.

“The number one thing that we teach is critical(批判性) thinking and how to be a lifelong learner,” she said. “ The ones who are living through this transition (过渡) are the ones that are going to be a lot stronger for it in the end.”

1. What can be read about at the Daily Tar Heel (DTH)?

A．Some famous sports facilities.	B．Articleon the reporters of the paper
C．Columns about the free subjects.	D．Students’ college life.

2. What is making it hard for student newspapers to survive nowadays?

A．Poor printing quality.	B．The impact of digital media.
C．Expensive advertising fees.	D．A lack of student reporters.

3. What does LoMonte suggest student newspapers do to survive?

A．Reduce print editions.	B．Ask colleges for money.
C．Publish more digital editions.	D．Create their own financial models.

4. How can student journalists benefit from the job, in Perel’s opinion?

A．They become good at storytelling.	B．They gain problem-solving skills.
C．They become a logical thinker.	D．They learn how to be a lifelong learner.

5. What’s the article mainly about?

A．The proud history of the Daily Tar Heel.

B．Student reporters adapting to changing situations.

C．School newspapers under threat in the digital age in the US

D．An example of how to combine traditional newspapers with new media.

7 . 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

9 . Questions are based on the following passage.
1.

A．Students are not limited by geography.

B．Students with hearing difficulties can learn.

C．Shy students can feel secure.

D．Loneliness can be relieved.

2.

A．Help the senior to know more people.

B．Solve the traffic problems for seniors.

C．Help to deal with academic questions.

D．Help the senior to know how to learn online.

3.

A．To get the financial aid from the government.

B．To pursue academic development.

C．To make their life valuable.

D．To land good jobs in old life.

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。

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 .