1 . In Chinese cities, food deliverymen are often seen riding at full speed through busy traffic. They rushed from restaurants to different destinations, even under bad weather conditions.

The article The Food Deliverymen Are Trapped in the App pointed out that on food delivery service platforms, Eleme and Meituan, the time limit and the route for each delivery order is calculated by an algorithm（算法）.But the algorithm doesn't consider real-life situations, such as red lights, speed limits and fully occupied elevators.

The time limit for a delivery order within 2 kilometers is 30 minutes, even shorter in recent years. Delay could mean a fine. So deliverymen rev up, often breaking traffic rules, putting their own lives at risk.

Many people asked the platforms to improve the regulations imposed(强加) on the deliverymen. In response to this demand, Eleme announced it would add a button to the app, which allowed customers to extend the time limits for their orders, and encouraged customers to show more respect for deliverymen. But some people felt that the company was staying away from the problem and changing people’s attention. Some held the view that the company was putting the responsibility on the customers rather than solving the problem itself.

As to delivery delays, solutions are far from enough. As a matter of fact, when a delivery delay happens and the company can’t reach an agreement with the customer on the responsibility, the deliveryman is usually the final one responsible for the delay. The Shanghai Customer Council commented that it was unfair for the deliveryman to be the only side responsible for a delay and problems should be solved between the companies and their employees. Besides, market regulatory departments should stop companies from setting tight schedules for their deliverymen and keep them safe on the roads.

1. What does the underlined expression “rev up” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Run away.	B．Speed up.
C．Wander around.	D．Slow down.

2. Who usually bears the responsibility for a delivery delay?

A．The Customer Council.	B．The customer.
C．The company.	D．The deliveryman.

3. What did the Shanghai Customer Council advise market regulatory departments to do?

A．Set tight schedules for more orders.

B．Solve the problems of delivery delays with the customers.

C．Stop companies from setting tight schedules for their employees.

D．Employ more deliverymen for the delivery companies.

4. What's the text mainly about?

A．The customers’ rights should be protected.

B．Food delivery regulations need improvement.

C．Food deliverymen take risks on their way.

D．Delivery platforms earn more than before.

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Several Mexican states     1    (propose) bans on junk food sales to children recently. The country has a high rate of childhood obesity and death for young people. Most of the bans would stop the sale of junk food to young people     2    their parent is present.

The issue has become important because of the coronavirus pandemic. The government has said that high blood pressure and obesity are the main conditions     3    may have caused the disease to become more severe.

But what     4    (exact) is "junk food?" That is the main problem for the writers of the new laws. The lawmakers want to avoid     5    (ban) traditional sweet foods. Instead, they have blamed packaged foods     6    (make) by major international companies. The new laws may be hard to enforce. Some multi-national packaged foods, like Doritos corn chips, have become part of Mexico's food culture.

The U. N. Children's Fund says child obesity is a health     7    (emergent) in Mexico. It says the country's children have one of     8    (high)rates in the world of junk food eating. Many young people there get 40 percent of their total calories from junk food.

Business groups have complained about the effect the laws will have     9    tens of thousands of small stores and street businesses that make a lot of     10    (they) money selling junk food.

3 . Parents usually teach their children how to cross the street safely, by looking both ways for cars. But do they also teach them to put away their cell phones?

The city of Honolulu, Hawaii wants everyone to learn that lesson. Texting while crossing the street will soon be banned in the city. Beginning on October 24, you could be fined from $15 to $99 if you step onto a Honolulu street while looking at your phone. Honolulu is the first major U. S. city to ban what is called "distracted walking". It recently passed a law in a seven-to-two vote. The law says: "No pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile electronic device(装置).” In other words, do not look at a screen when you cross the street or you could be fined.

The law's creators hope it will lower the number of people hit and killed by cars in the city. Mayor Kirk Caldwell told Reuters news agency, "We hold the unfortunate distinction of being a major city with more pedestrians being hit in crosswalks, particularly our seniors, than that of almost any other cities in the country."

The law includes all electronic devices with screens:cell phones, tablets, gaming devices, digital cameras and laptop computers. The law does permit an exception. Pedestrians may use such devices in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers, such as firefighters and police officers.

Pedestrian deaths have been increasing as the use of cell phones rises. The Governors Highway Safety Association, or GHSA, says pedestrian deaths in the United States increased by 25 percent between 2010 and 2015. That trend continued in 2016 with the number of pedestrian deaths rising to almost 6,000, 11% higher than that in 2015. Other U. S. cities may follow Honolulu. The State of Washington was the first to outlaw distracted driving back in 2007. Now, 46 other states as well as D. C, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U. S. Virgin Islands, also have laws against texting while driving.

1. What's the passage mainly about?

A．Honolulu will ban distracted walking.

B．Texting while walking draws public attention

C．More cities in the U. S. will ban texting while driving.

D．The number of people killed by cars in Honolulu is increasing.

2. In what case can people use electric devices in Honolulu streets?

A．Walking with police officers.

B．Making urgent calls.

C．Helping rescue workers.

D．Texting to consult about emergency services.

3. What does the author convey in Paragraph 5?

A．Texting while walking should be banned quickly.

B．Distracted walking caused a severe problem in Honolulu.

C．Cell phones led to more and more pedestrian deaths in the U. S.

D．Pedestrian deaths were caused by texting while walking.

4. Which U. S. state was the first to ban texting while driving?

A．Hawaii	B．Washington
C．Puerto Rico	D．Guam

4 . Traveling by subway can sometimes be quite an adventure, especially during rush hour. There are the times when you have to avoid cups of coffee that could spill (溅) on you. The smells of some passengers’ food are very strong, too. According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations, which went into effect on May 15th, passengers except babies and the sick are no longer allowed to eat or drink on the subway. Violators (违反者) who do not stop after being asked to will be asked to get off. The violation will also be recorded in the violators’ credit record.

Some support the rule. The reason is that the smell of food and drink can annoy other passengers. “The smell of food fills the carriage, causing people discomfort, especially in the hot summer, Besides, eating on the subway produces rubbish. And on subway trains, people often spill their drinks,” said Zheng Yiou, 17, a student from Hefei.

However, others question this rule. “Some citizens live so far from their work places that they have limited time to have breakfast before they go to work. Eating while they travel saves them time and decreases the chance that they will be late for work,” He Songlin, a 17-year-old student from Chengdu said, “And some people, like those with low- blood sugar levels, get sick if they can’t eat when they must.”

Other Chinese cities like Nanjing and Chengdu have similar regulations. Some foreign cities also ban eating and drinking on the subway. For example, eating and drinking have long been banned on the subway in Washington DC. Singapore fines people who eat or drink on the subway up to 500 Singapore dollars, which is RMB 2,417 yuan.

Chen Yanyan, a professor from Beijing University of Technology, believed we should consider the need of some people to eat or drink on the subway. “Commuters (上班族) and travelers are sometimes too busy to eat. Maybe we could learn from Tokyo, where there are many subway stations equipped with services, allowing passengers to eat and drink,” she said.

1. In which city was subway passenger regulations carried out on May 15th?

A．Chengdu.	B．Nanjing.
C．Washington DC.	D．Beijing.

2. What’s the punishment for the passengers who break the rules in Singapore?

A．Eating on the subway.	B．Drinking on the subway.
C．Being fined up to 2417 yuan.	D．Being asked to get off the train.

3. What is Chen Yanyan’s attitude to eating or drinking on the subway?

A．Worried.	B．Sympathetic.
C．Doubtful.	D．Uninterested

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Food and Drink Banned on Subway.

B．The Adventure of Subway Traveling

C．Ways to Eat and Drink on Subway.

D．The Services on Subway Stations