1 . 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。

You can’t walk down the street without passing so-called “smart-phone zombies (僵尸).” They are too     1     (bury) in their screen to watch where they are going. Almost four in ten people admit having a technology-related small accident     2     they pay more attention to their electronic devices than to the pavement.

Recently the city of Honolulu, Hawaii,     3     (state) officially it’s time to take action and make it unlawful to cross the road while     4     (use) a smart phone. Those caught using phones or other electronic devices at crossing points could face a fine up     5     $100.

Honolulu is the first major U. S. city to ban (禁止) what is called “distracted walking”. It comes after a study found there had been more than 11,000     6     (injury) in the United States resulting from phone-related distraction while walking in the past few years. To explain the decision, mayor Kirk Caldwell said, “    7     (unfortunate), we hold the honor of being a major city     8     more pedestrians (行人) are hit in crosswalks than almost any other city in the country.”

However, the law does permit     9     exception (例外). Pedestrians can use such devices to call emergency services and rescue workers, such as firefighters. If you still want to text while walking, you could not     10     (fine) by using a voice-controlled digital assistant. Or you could just wait until you are again, safely, off the street.

2 . The teenage years of an individual is marked by evaluating one's values,experiencing a shift in outlooks,and a tendency to act rebellious. It can also be a time when someone becomes extremely____ to negative influences,and is drawn towards dangerous situations. On the other hand,for parents, the period of their children's adolescence means regularly worrying about their safety and formation as a citizen. Thus, a method of _____teenagers' security is needed, and curfews(宵禁)are often seen as such a measure，since they have proved their ______the same time, certain peculiarities exist about establishing curfews for children.

The issue of teenage curfews is widely debated in the United States, where this method is still rather _____, and in European democracies, where this measure is yet not so widely used .The first and foremost reason for establishing curfews is children's security. ____curfews require teenagers under 17 years to stay out of streets starting from 11p.m.or midnight. This is believed to protect them from crimes committed after nightfall,as well as from breaking the law, and there exists serious evidence _____this belief. For example, when New Orleans enabled a dusk-til-dawn curfew in 1994, the rates of juvenile crime were reported to fall more than 20 percent.Even more impressive _______were recorded in Dallas, which reported a 30-percent decrease in violent juvenile crime,and a 21-percent decrease in the overall rates of crimes committed by young people (The New York Times).

On the other hand, curfews can be seen as a preventive measure that rob young people of their rights,____ their freedom. This opinion is _____ supported by the fact that curfew violations(违规) and the respective charges are among the most often committed juvenile crimes in the United States. _______, there were reports claiming that police arrested more non-white teenagers for curfew violations.All this can cause a teenager to believe they have crossed a psychological line dividing them as criminals; thus,such teenagers may start to see themselves as outlaws, which can _____ committing more serious crimes than a curfew offense.

What is important for a parent to remember when establishing a curfew for their children is that a teenager's misjudged view of certain______may cause them to misbehave in some other way; this is proved by research conducted by the University of Minnesota, according to which teens tend to protest against what they see as _______. Considering this,parents should ______the authoritarian style of establishing curfews; instead, they should have a conversation with their teenager that would be aimed at finding ideal conditions for a curfew that would ______both sides.

1.

A．opposed

B．subjected

C．related

D．restricted

2.

A．improving

B．restoring

C．ensuring

D．expanding

3.

A．principle

B．reference

C．approach

D．efficiency

4.

A．popular

B．absent

C．practical

D．accessible

5.

A．Typical

B．Evident

C．Critical

D．Specific

6.

A．in place of

B．in honor of

C．in case of

D．in favor of

7.

A．results

B．events

C．patterns

D．links

8.

A．protecting

B．acknowledging

C．limiting

D．liberating

9.

A．officially

B．logically

C．particularly

D．physically

10.

A．By contrast

B．In addition

C．In conclusion

D．In general

11.

A．take charge of

B．contribute to

C．result from

D．deal with

12.

A．rules

B．charges

C．crimes

D．relations

13.

A．impolite

B．unrealistic

C．inadequate

D．unfair

14.

A．adopt

B．allow

C．avoid

D．address

15.

A．satisfy

B．spare

C．surround

D．settle

3 . California will be the first state to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products.    1    It will go into effect on January 1, 2023.

California’s fur law was one of several bills designed to prevent cruelty to animals. “California is a leader when it comes to animal protection and today that leadership includes banning the sale of fur, ” said Governor Newsom in a news report. “    2    We are making a statement to the world that beautiful wild animals like bears and tigers have no place on trapeze (高空秋千) wires or jumping through flames.”    3    More than a dozen European countries, including the United Kingdom, Austria, Norway and the Netherlands have also passed laws to limit the fur trade.

    4    “The signing of the ban shows the point that today’s customers simply don’t want wild animals to suffer extreme pain and fear while keeping up with the fashion,” said Kitty Block, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States and president of Humane Society International. Not everyone, however, was pleased with the ban. Banning the killing of animals for their fur means killing the fur business, says Hyatt, an owner of a fur store.    5    

Many retailers are also ending fur sales. In mid-October, Macy’s (American’s department store) announced it will stop fur from all its stores by the end of 2020. The stores will also close all fur vaults and salons. Other fashion brands such as Prada, Gucci, Michael Kors and Burberry have taken similar steps in recent years.

A．But we are doing more than that.

B．California is taking the lead in protecting animals.

C．Similar laws have been carried out globally already.

D．And that in turn will leave many people unemployed.

E．Two other California cities had already banned fur sales.

F．Not surprisingly, the ban is welcomed by animal rights activists.

G．The ban applies to clothing, shoes, handbags and other things that contain fur.

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