1 . Children’s lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years. But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?

It’s difficult to look back on one’s own childhood without feeling nostalgic(怀旧的). I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all about being with them, playing board games on the living room floor, or spending days in the street with the other neighbourhood children, or racing up and down on our bikes. My parents hardly appear in these memories, except as providers of meals.

These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed greatly. Firstly, families are smaller, and there are far more only children. It is common for both parents to work outside the home and there is the feeling that there just isn’t time to bring up a large family, or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one child. As a result, today’s boys and girls spend much of their time alone. Another major change is that youngsters today prefer to spend most of their free time at home, inside. More than anything this is because of the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers, so they wouldn’t dream of letting their children play outside by themselves.

Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different. Computer and video games have replaced(取代) the board games and more active pastimes of my childhood. The irony(讽刺) is that so many of these games are called “interactive(互动的)”. The fact that you can play computer games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today.

Do these changes mean that children today have a less pleasant childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation(一代人) feels exactly the same.

1. Why did the author mention his childhood in Paragraph 2?

A．To thank his parents.	B．To make a comparison.
C．To introduce some games.	D．To remember a good time in the past.

2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The hard time of the UK family.

B．The difficulties in raising children.

C．The most challenging thing for parents.

D．The reason why childhood has changed.

3. What does the author think of computer games?

A．They are very exciting.

B．They are not really good.

C．They are too risky for children.

D．They help children connect with each other.

2 . Going against the tide of flocking (蜂拥) to well-known yet generally jam-packed tourist destinations on vacation, a growing number of holidaymakers in China tend to spend their leisure time at lesser known resorts to seek unique, relaxed holiday experiences. Reverse Tourism has emerged as a new trend among young holidaymakers in China.

Besides crowds, some vacationers chose less-traveled places to save on the cost of trips to popular destinations, which often require pricey tickets, meals and hotel stays. “Tourism used to be about sightseeing. Now it is about experiences,” said Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy. He said popular tourist spots are always packed and often raise their prices during holidays. As people become more mature travelers, they are increasingly unwilling to follow the herd. Some of them are simply looking to take a rest somewhere quiet for a couple of days, which is a good way to vacation.

In addition, lesser-known attractions are not as “commercial” and “standardized” as developed ones and are able to offer more genuine experiences and natural encounters, according to social media posts. And unlike popular destinations, some under-explored places with little online exposure can offer more surprises. COVID-19 is another key factor fueling Reverse Tourism. As precautionary measures continue, traveling has an unpredictable quality. A traveler has no way of knowing what lies ahead before departure, be it a perfect holiday or one interrupted by a sudden outbreak.

“The rise of Reverse Tourism is not a bad thing,” said an opinion piece in Zhengzhou Daily. It means that vacationers now have more options, which brings more possibilities to the tourism market, the article explains. More importantly, the trend is set to force popular destinations to improve themselves instead of resting on their achievements, it noted.

1. What is the feature of Reverse Tourism according to the passage?

A．Less-traveled places offer less attractive sightseeing.

B．Popular destinations often raise their prices during holidays.

C．Popular destinations are not welcomed by people nowadays.

D．Less-traveled places are increasingly valued among young holidaymakers.

2. Which of the following statements cannot account for the rise of reverse tourism?

A．Tourists spend less than usual.

B．It has already been commercialized

C．COVID-19 makes tourists more cautious.

D．Tourists can get a better sense of experience.

3. Why do people choose lesser-known attractions according to social media posts?

A．To create surprises on their own.	B．To escape the uncertainty in life.
C．To promote the local tourism.	D．To explore the original beauty.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The promising future of Nature tourism.

B．The challenges popular tourist spots are facing.

C．The reason why people prefer Reverse Tourism.

D．The way to explore the lesser-known attractions.

5 . It’s a dream come true for many fans to get a close view of their favorite stars and take pictures with them.     1    However, sometimes their enthusiasm can cause troubles for others.

At Hong Kong International Airport on Dec 15, three young Chinese people boarded a Korean Aircraft.     2    

The three people – two from the Chinese mainland and one from Hong Kong – were fans of Wanna One, a Korean pop band, who were on the same flight. However, immediately after taking pictures with their idols (偶像), the fans asked to get a repayment and got off the plane.     3       They had to go through security checks again, which delayed the flight by over an hour.

According to the flight regulations, all passengers need to get off and go through security checks once again even if only one passenger gets off the plane before takeoff.     4    

Cases of crazy fans buying flight tickets just to follow and get a close view of their idols are common nowadays, reported CGTN. A series of rules were issued in July in order to stop crazy fans from disturbing public security at the airport.

“    5    However, it shouldn’t go too far and hurt the public interest. To obey public rules is the best way to follow idols,” commented People’s Daily.

A．To make up for the loss, a sizable amount of money went to 357 passengers.

B．As a result, all the remaining 360 passengers had to get off the plane.

C．This is in case any dangerous things have been left on the flight.

D．It’s not unusual for fans and stars to share the same flight.

E．Some fans will do anything they can to realize the dream.

F．It was to fly from Hong Kong to the capital Seoul.

G．There’s nothing wrong with going after idols.

6 . At first glance, there is nothing unusual about the BingoBox store—shelves stacked with snacks line the walls, tempting passers-by through the glass windows. But on closer inspection, BingoBox is no ordinary store. The door opens only after customers scan a QR code to enter, and there is no cashier to tally up purchases—just a lone checkout counter in a corner. The Shanghai-based company is one of many unmanned store operators opening outlets all over China, hoping to improve slim profit margins in the retail business by reducing staff costs.

“If capital costs rise quickly, that puts greater pressure on low-margin businesses like convenience stores and supermarkets,” said Andrew Song, an analyst at Guotai Junan Securities. “In China, manpower costs have been rising relatively quickly.”

However, the futuristic vision of shopping without a checkout person is still in progress. A reporter who visited a BingoBox store in Shanghai was briefly locked in when he was trying to exit without making a purchase. Although a sign near the exit stated that empty-handed customers can leave by scanning a QR code, no QR code was to be found. Repeated calls to the customer service hotline went unanswered.

Another unmanned operation in China, Take Go, only allows one customer in the shop at a time because of technology limitations in using multiple cameras for scanning customers’ faces.

The idea of unmanned stores first caught the world’s attention when the largest US online retailer announced its cashier-less store, which is only available to employees for now. Since then, some technology companies in China, including the e-commerce firm Alibaba Group, have launched their own versions of unmanned stores.

Embedded with technology such as RFID tags, mobile payment systems and facial recognition systems, such stores collect valuable data that give operators a better idea of consumers’ preference and buying habits, which can then be used to optimize the operation and make more efficient inventory decisions. For BingoBox, lower operating costs also mean it can afford to expand its reach to areas with less foot traffic, according to Chen Zilin, the founder and CEO of BingoBox.

1. What makes the BingoBox store look like an ordinary convenience store?

A．Shelves stacked with goods.	B．A lone checkout counter.
C．No cashier to check out.	D．Entering by scanning a QR code.

2. Why are unmanned stores popular with operators?

A．The customers prefer mobile payment systems.

B．The unmanned stores help improve profit with lower labor costs.

C．The employees focus on consumers’ preference and buying habits.

D．The operators care more about operations and inventory decisions.

3. How many cases can show that the unmanned stores need improving?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

4. What can we infer according to Chen Zilin?

A．Nowadays all stores should be equipped with advanced technology.

B．The operators collect data about consumers’ preference and buying habits.

C．BingoBox made wiser decisions based on the data collected in unmanned stores.

D．The operators can open unmanned supermarkets in more remote places with low costs.

7 . For several months, Cara has been working up the courage to approach her mom about what she saw on Instagram. Not long ago, the 11-year-old girl, like all the other kids in this story, discovered that her mom had been posting her photos for much of her life.“I’ve wanted to bring it up.It’s strange to see myself up there, and sometimes there are pictures of myself I don't like,”she said.

Like most other modern kids, Cara grew up in social media. While many kids may not yet have accounts themselves, their parents, schools, sports teams, and other organizations have been organizing online presence for them since birth.The shock of realizing that details about your life have been shared online without your permission or knowledge has become an important experience in the lives of many teenagers. Recently a parenting blogger (博主) wrote in an essay of The Washington Post that despite (尽管)her 14-year-old daughter’s horror of discovering that her mother had shared years of highly personal stories and information about her online, she simply could not stop posting them on her blog and social media. The writer said that promising her daughter that she would stop posting things about her publicly on the Internet “would mean shutting down an important part of myself, which isn't necessarily good for me or her”.

But it’s not just crazy mommy bloggers who construct their children’s online identity; plenty of average parents do the same. There’s even a special word for it: sharenting (晒娃成癖). Almost a quarter of children begin their digital lives when parents upload their photos to the Internet, according to a study conducted by the Internet-security (安全)firm AVG. The study also found that 92 percent of kids under the age of 2 already have their own unique digital identity.

1. How does Cara probably feel about her mom’s behavior?

A．It’s aggressive.	B．It’s appropriate.
C．It’s annoying.	D．It’s favorable.

2. Why did the parenting blogger post things about her daughter online?

A．It filled up her blog.	B．It showed off her success.
C．It recorded her stories.	D．It meant a lot to her.

3. Who are fond of sharenting?

A．A quarter of students.	B．Many ordinary parents.
C．Kids under the age of 2.	D．Some crazy bloggers.

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

A．Children’s New Trouble

B．Social Media

C．Kids’ Online Performance

D．Mommy Bloggers

8 . It’s often said of British people that they are very aware of each other’s social rank. Britons can usually work out a fellow countryman’s background from the way they speak or dress, and may even treat them differently based on this. But although this may have been truer in the past than it is today. Visitors to Britain say that they still notice it. The comic play Pygmalion by the Irish man George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), is a famous exploration of the importance of social rank in British society.

The main story of the play concerns a working class girl, Eliza Doolittle, a flower seller from London. Two upper class gentlemen try to see if they can get Doolittle to appear like an upper class lady after sending her for elocution lessons. Professor Henry Higgins, a language expert, says it can be done; his friend Colonel Pickering says that it’s impossible. Even so, Higgins sets out to teach Eliza how to “speak properly”.

Of course Eliza isn’t a lump of clay; she has her own will. She can see that it’s in her best interest to go along with Higgin’s plan to “improve herself”. She wants to be able to sell flowers in a shop rather than on the street. Still, Eliza’s willfulness means that it’s a bumpy（坎坷的）ride for everyone.

At the beginning of fourth act, the characters are at home after a ball（舞会）, at which Eliza proved that a flower girl can pass herself off as a lady after all. She was a triumph at the ball, and Higgins has won his bet.

But what happens next? Eliza has her future to worry about. She may be able to fool the upper class into thinking she’s one of them, but she isn’t really one of them.

Shaw seems to be telling us that social rank is about more than the someone talks---it’s about wealth and privilege. The whole experiment proves the idea that accents and classes are very superficial. The way one speaks and dresses are only markers of class. The class system itself, however, is something completely different.

1. According to the text, in Britain, the way a person speaks and dresses _____.

A．determines their social rank

B．used to have a strict code

C．is no longer cared about by other people

D．could affect other opinions of them

2. The words “elocution lessons” underlined in paragraph 2 probably mean ______.

A．dance lessons	B．speech lessons
C．sales training	D．dress courses

3. What happens to Eliza Doolittle during the experiment by Professor Henry Higgins?

A．She is forced to give up selling flowers on the street.

B．She is unwilling to participate in the experiment at first.

C．She is thought of as a respectable upper-class lady at the ball.

D．She is afraid that true background will be known by other people.

4. What message did Shaw intend to convey in Pygmalion according to the text?

A．People should try to improve their accents.

B．One can enter the upper class after receiving training.

C．The way someone speaks makes a big difference to their social status.

D．A person’s social rank can’t truly be judged by the way they look and talk.

9 . There have been many problems with our schools today, the biggest of which is closely related to our culture. In general, our culture, as represented in the media, gets excited by famous stars, and constantly stresses that it's what you have, not what you are, that counts. Parents are encouraged to be away from even very small children for most of the day. Too many voters go for politicians who would rather cut school funding (基金）than to get rid of tax cuts for the wealthy. All contribute greatly to the problems of educating our children.

Today's teachers have to deal with a culture that is vastly different than in the past. They report that there is, among more children than ever, a lack of motivation, no drive to succeed or even try. The role models that boys view in the media mostly consist of men in comedies and other shows who are rude and often extremely immature: self-centered overpaid athletes; men in movies, television dramas, video games,   etc. who are preoccupied with violence and power. As Leonard Sax wrote in "Boys Adrift". "Teenage boys are looking for models of mature adulthood. but we no longer make any collective effort to provide such models. "Girls are attacked not only with such annoying images (形象）of males. .but also with women who are preoccupied with appearance and are extremely materialistic.

In such a cultural environment, it is more important than ever to have responsible, loving and caring parents who have enough time and motivation to devote to their children and see to it as their duty to model for them and raise them with high standards of honesty and responsibility along with tending to their physical needs. They need to care enough to see that their children are not attacked with the garbage that comes from movie, television and computer screens. In today s culture, they are basically alone in this effort since, unfortunately, so much is working against them.

Until we, as a culture, face the truth about ourselves-that we are not providing adequately for a great many of our children--the storm will continue to rage (肆虐）over our education system.

1. How is paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A．By analyzing causes.	B．By showing differences.
C．By describing a process.	D．By using time order.

2. What does today's culture probably bring to the children?

A．Narrow access to entertainment.	B．Poor understanding abilities.
C．Few materialistic models.	D．Little desire for success.

3. We can learn from the text that in today's culture parents need to

A．devote more to their children

B．find honest models for their children

C．keep their children away from computers

D．help their children develop motivation

4. What is the author's attitude towards today's culture?

A．Positive.	B．Ambiguous.
C．Dissatisfied.	D．Approving.

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。

President Xi Jinping     1    (sign)a presidential order on Tuesday to award four people national medals and honorary titles for their outstanding contributions     2     fighting the COVID-19 pandemic(流行病). Zhong Nanshan, 84.     3     excellent disease expert, was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the highest national honor, for his outstanding work in fighting COVID-19 in China. Three others were also awarded the “People’s Hero” national honorary title for helping fight against the novel coronavirus(新冠病毒). They are Zhang Boli, a     4     (tradition) Chinese medicine expert; Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital; and Chen Wei, a medical scientist     5     made major achievements in COVID-19-related basic research.

Zhong also has long been devoted to the research, prevention and     6     (treat) of major infectious and chronic respiratory diseases(慢性呼吸病), and has a long record of     7     (achievement). He was a major figure in the fight against the severe acute respiratory syndrome(综合症状) outbreak in 2003 in China. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese government encouraged the country     8    (contain) the disease in Wuhan. Hubei province, after the city was locked down in late January. More than 42,000 medical workers from across the country     9     (send) to Hubei to fight the disease. The pandemic has been     10    (effective) placed under control on the Chinese mainland since early March.