1 . Since 2016, China has decided to offer training programs to develop traditional handicrafts (手艺). For Liu Menglan and some other women from North China’s Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区) , the traditional handicrafts have changed their lives in a good way.

Back in 2015, Liu’s family lived on an income of 5,000 yuan. “We couldn’t ever afford the food for our sheep and didn’t have anything left at the end of the year,” Lju Menglan recalled. In 2017, she began to learn embroidery (刺绣)skills in a training program supported by the local government. Liu Menglan’s family earned almost 40,000yuan last year. Her family has moved into a new home.

According to the local government, 140 such training programs were carried out in 173 villages. “The skills helped 2, 895 women increase more than 6, 000 yuan every year,” said Bai Jingying, a local official.

For some women, traditional handicrafts, such as paper-cutting, sugar-painting and carving, have enriched their daily lives. Feng Suyan is another example. She is a local woman from Tuquan, and attended paper-cutting classes taught by Zhao Rixia, her teacher. “I started learning paper-cutting six years ago with Zhao. And now, when I see a new pattern, I would take a picture of it and cut it out,” said Feng. She is now good at paper-cutting and becomes an artist in this field. Whenever she is free, she will make a piece and share it on social media platforms.

1. What does the underlined word “he” in Para.2 refer to?

A．Bai Jingying	B．Liu Menglan.
C．Feng Suyan	D．Zhao Rixia.

2. How much did Liu Menglan’s family make last year according to Para.2?

A．5,000 yuan	B．30,000 yuan
C．40,000 yuan	D．6,000 yuan

3. What is Feng Suyan good at according to the last paragraph?

A．Embroidery	B．Paper-cutting
C．Carving	D．Sugar-painting

3 . 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。

Every Saturday, 73-year-old Zhao Guihua takes a special course. In a classroom located in a residential community in the city of Hefei, Anhui, Zhao and her classmates, all seniors, most     1    (wear) reading glasses, learn how to shop on their smartphones.

“We offer a course     2     teaches seniors how to use their smartphones to scan(扫描)health-tracking QR codes(二维码), buy things online, register for hospital visits, and shoot short films,” said Liu Li, who is the     3    (found) of the e-course.

Liu has been providing services for the elderly for 10     4     (year). After learning that many old people don't know about the use of digital devices(设备) in their daily lives, she     5     (start) the smartphone course in August last year to help them cross the digital divide.

Official data show that by the end of 2019, some 150 million seniors at or above the age of 60 in China hadn't had the opportunity     6    (use) the Internet.

“During COVID-19, scanning a health-tracking QR code     7     (need) when we go to a supermarket or take a bus,” said 63-vear-old learner Liu Shaomin.

Instructor Huang Zhen said the course started with the basics of smartphones and that the learners were all crazy about it. Over several months. The number of learners grew rapidly, with ages ranging     8     60 to 90.

“Now I can read news, buy train tickets and book tickets for tourist attractions on my smartphone,” Zhao said     9     (proud). “Scanning health tracking QR codes is now     10     piece of cake for me.”

4 . 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.

2. People can’t be infected with coronavirus by________.

A．contacting close (within six feet)

B．being near an infected person

C．talking with a healthy person

D．inhaling some virus-containing particles

3. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Entertainment.

B．Health.

C．Education

D．Travel.

5 . Audiences may be ready to return. Will they have anything to watch? It is turning out to be a long pause.

Cinemas across the West closed in March and, despite attempts to reopen in the summer, the box office has not recovered. From October 9th Cineworld, the world's second-largest chain, will temporarily shut its 536 Regal theaters in America and its 127 British ones. AMC, the biggest, will cut the opening hours at some Odeon cinemas in Britain.

Early in the pandemic the problem was audiences. In March Disney's "Onward" closed as people refused to breathe the air with a crowd of strangers. Business got harder when governments ordered theaters to shut.

As countries have cased （解除）restrictions and audiences prepared to return, cinemas are finding little to show them. In China, where Covid-19 seems under control, studios have resumed pumping out hits. But Hollywood will not risk premiering （首映）costly blockbusters （大片）while many markets, including New York and California, remain closed, and cinema-goers cautious. Most big titles have been postponed.

Nine months without income would be disastrous （灾难性的）.America's National Association of Theatre Owners predicts that seven out of ten small or medium-sized cinema companies will go bust （破产）,which it has urged Congress to approve.

Both AMC and Cineworld are likely to stop a contract or file for going bust, believes Moody's, a ratings agency; AMC could run out of cash by January. Share prices of Western operators have dropped sharply this year, and are now worth a fifth as much as five years ago. Chinese ones have done better.

1. Which company will reduce the opening hours in Britain?

A．Cineworld.	B．Odeon.
C．AMC.	D．Hollywood.

2. What makes the cinema business get harder?

A．Government's restriction.	B．Films' attraction.
C．Audience's attitude.	D．Operators, signing contracts.

3. What is the situation in Hollywood?

A．They are applying for going bust.

B．They are complained by the audiences.

C．They will offer the audience more big titles.

D．They put off premiering most big blockbusters.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．A few famous film companies.	B．Covid-19's effect on the cinemas.
C．The global economic situation.	D．Audience's desiring for films.

6 . 2020 was a really tough year. It affected our lives in many ways and made other serious issues even more difficult to address. There was also social and political unrest in the United States and other places around the world.

All of this added up to some big, stressful year called 2020. In fact, 2020 is a song filled with low, depressing notes.

In English, “low notes” are unpleasant things that happen during an event, any event. So if something ends on a low note, it ends in an unpleasant way. For example, once I took a fun vacation. But it ended on a low note. On the last day, all my money was stolen. Then my flight home was delayed. So, I had to sleep in an airport for two days!

However, we also have another phrase-- a “high note”! In English, a “high note” is something pleasant or gratifying.

So, to end something on a high note is to end it with something pleasant. It can also mean to end something at the best possible point -- for example, at the point when something is most successful.

Anything can be a high note, if you choose it to be. For example, 2020 was a disaster. But for me it ended on a high note. One cold night in late December, I saw on owl in a tree near my house. I love owls but had never seen one so close before! That was a high note for me.

Hopefully, all of us were able to end 2020 on a high note.

1. Which of the following does NOT show the writer’s attitude towards the year of 2020?

A．It’s a year that is filled with low notes.

B．It’s a year that ends on a high note.

C．It’s a year full of easy issues.

D．It’s a year full of unforgettable memories.

2. Which word can replace the underlined word “gratifying” in paragraph 4?

A．Humorous.

B．Enjoyable.

C．Permanent.

D．Concerned.

3. Why did 2020 end on a high note for the author?

A．Because it ended on a high note.

B．Because it is a song with something pleasant.

C．Because the author loves owls that have high notes.

D．Because the author love owls and saw one so close.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．The usages of “high notes” and “low notes”.

B．Examples about “high and low notes”.

C．The change of “low notes” and “high notes”.

D．Some serious issues about “high and low notes”.

8 . 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。

Hunting is part of the culture in many countries around the world,    1    (include) right here in the European Union. Recently, some African countries    2    (criticize) for allowing tourists to kill lions. In cases    3    the animals are endangered, almost everyone agrees that this type of hunting should be banned.

Hunters want to increase    4    number of white-ailed deer they're already allowed to shoot. Animal rights groups say that deer-related accidents are actually caused by hunters who scare the deer    5    roads. While that claim is hard    6     (confirm), this one isn't: the number of deer-related car accidents can't compare with the 200 hunting-related human    7    (dead) every year. Finally, these groups believe that animals should be able to live freely in    8    ( they) environment, without having to worry about    9    (kill).

    10    (fortunate)，this last point is hard to argue when so many cows, chickens, and pigs are killed for our dinners. The truth is that hunting is unlikely to stop anytime soon.

9 . Sharp drops in temperatures, strong winds howling...A cold snap (寒流) has struck many parts of China.

The National Meteorological Centre ( NMC) (国家气象中心) issued an orange alert on Dec. 28, as a cold air mass swept across the country from north to south. This is the first orange warning since 2016, which is the highest in the three-tier (三级的) ranking, followed by yellow and blue.

On Dec. 27, the temperature in the Greater Hinggan Mountains of Heilongjiang province fell to-44. 5℃, the lowest since winter began, the region's meteorological service said.

According to Sun Jun, the chief forecaster from the NMC, this round of the cold wave is tougher than the same period in normal years. Temperatures in more than 25 cities could reach record lows. Even in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, temperatures have reached subzero.

Since early December, China has reported power squeezes in the provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. Street lamps in several cities have not been on. Elevators in some office buildings haven't worked. The central air conditioning in malls，libraries and government buildings has been off for several days, Xinhua reported.

According to the National Development of Reform Commission ( NDRC) ( 国家发展改革委员会)，the power cuts in these provinces are a result of the dramatic increase of demand for electricity fueled by the high demand of industries that have now recovered and are keen to make up for the lost time earlier in the year and the low temperatures.

Meanwhile, domestic needs for electricity also surged. For instance, in Hunan, low temperatures came at least one month earlier than usual in the province this year. Millions of people started using space heaters to deal with the cold weather.

In order to help people get through these conditions, China is increasing its supply of natural gas and coal to ensure its power generation and heating needs，according to the NDRC. Major coal producers in the provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi have been instructed. to boost production capacity and coal imports. The NDRC has ordered power plants to have coal reserves for at least 18 days. It would also guarantee the power support to regions in Hunan and Jiangxi, which are short of the supply of coal.

1. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Shortage.	B．Abundance.
C．Waste.	D．Improvement.

2. What can we infer from the text?

A．Temperature of this winter is likely to be the coldest.

B．Temperature in Hunan province never reached subzero.

C．Orange alarm is higher than blue in the three-tier ranking.

D．It's impossible for the power plants in Hunan to have coal reserves for at least 18 days.

3. We learn          can lead to power squeezes as well.

A．natural gas	B．street lamps
C．gas central air conditioning	D．the use of electricity by households

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Science Study	B．Weather
C．Discovery	D．Our World