1 . Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.

The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol (酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.

Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don’t make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful! The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings (人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.

My next point is about litter (throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence (违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.

Finally, as regards something, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco (烟草) if you are under 16 years of age.

I’d like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you.

Now, are there any questions?

1. How many laws are there discussed in the speech?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2. The underlined word “contact” in the seventh paragraph means ________

A．get along with

B．join

C．report

D．get in touch with

3. From the speech we learn that ________.

A．in this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you

B．you may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age

C．because the traffic moves on the left side of the road, you must use pedestrian crossings, when crossing the road

D．you can’t make noise except at night

4. Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?

A．A policeman.

B．A worker at a hotel.

C．A lawyer.

D．An air hostess (空姐).

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

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.