1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

D．6.

2.

A．You can litter waste material at public places.

B．You should drive on the left side of the road.

C．If you are happy,you can shout as loud as you can even at night.

D．You can buy alcohol no matter how old you are.

3.

A．Your teacher.	B．Your friends.
C．Information centre.	D．The local police station.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the speaker probably talking to?

A．Tourists.

B．Governors.

C．Policemen.

2. What is allowed in England according to the text?

A．Making noises at night.

B．Buying alcohol at 17 years old.

C．Taking each chance when crossing the road.

3. What should be done when you have something to throw away?

A．Throwing it away on the left side of the road.

B．Asking your friend to leave it in the pocket.

C．Putting it in a litter bin in a public place.

4. How many point s does the speaker talk about?

A．Three.

B．Five.

C．Seven.

4 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

In 2022, to preserve China’s wetlands, a law     1     (introduce) to restrict construction and prohibit harmful     2     (activity) such as overgrazing, overharvesting, and wastewater discharge in important national wetlands. Since the implementation (实施) of these measures, there     3     (be) an increase in the number of birds observed wintering in the nation’s wetlands. In February, the forestry bureau in Hunan province reported 72 species of waterbirds that spent the previous winter at Dongting Lake. Black-faced spoonbills,     4     rare and endangered species, were sighted at Dongting after a five-year absence.

5 . Peru is prepared to approve new laws that would make it easier to investigate and punish researchers who engage in academic cheating, including paying to have their names added to a paper.

The move comes as Peru’s national science agency seeks to crack down on authorship buying and other dishonest practices. It recently removed two scientists accused of dishonest publications from a national registry that is key to receiving government sponsor, job promotions, and salary bonuses. And officials are investigating more than 170 other researchers at a Peruvian media report claimed were involved in academic misconduct, including 72 listed n the national registry who work at 14 universities in Peru.

The new laws will empower universities and government officials to punish such behavior. Dishonest publishing practices “transcend mere moral misbehavior” because they enable researchers to obtain government and private funding without telling the truth, says Edward Málaga Trillo, a member of Congress who is the driving force behind the bills, which lawmakers are expected to finalize early this year. “These individuals are operating academic cheating.”

Peru’s academic community has been struggling with a rising tide of false authorship and related problems. One cause, some researchers say, is a 2014 law that aimed to stimulate research by rewarding researchers who boost their publishing output. For example, under a scoring system used by universities, researchers can earn five points for authorship in a high-impact journal, and two points when the journal is lower impact. A massing points can bring bonus payments and career promotion.

Signs of dishonest publishing can be obvious, notes Nahuel Monteblanco, president of Cientificos. pe, a Peruvian group that investigates misconduct. Many of the papers cited by Punto Final have numerous co-authors from different nations with few prior publications on the same subject. “If your colleague consistently publishes 20 articles a year with co-authors from other countries, that’s highly suspect,” Monteblanco says.

1. What action did Peru take recently to address academic cheating?

A．Fining 72 offenders for academic dishonesty.

B．Disqualifying 2 scientists from a national registry.

C．Punishing 170 researchers for academic misconduct.

D．Withdrawing government fund from 14 universities.

2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “transcend” in paragraph 3?

A．Change.

B．Strengthen.

C．Go beyond.

D．Approve of.

3. What do we know about the 2014 law in Peru?

A．It advocated a fair scoring system.	B．It applied to high-impact journals.
C．It led to an increase in false authorship.	D．It aimed to punish dishonest publishing.

4. The most suspicion might be given to a productive researcher with _________.

A．career promotion	B．consistent research focus
C．few citations by Punto Final	D．co-authors from various countries

6 . On Thursday, June 28th, California passed the country’s toughest online laws. Starting January 1st, 2020, this law will allow consumers to ask an online organization what data is being held about them, why they require this data, and if there is any other company the organization will be sharing the data with. They can also request the removal of this information, and choose not to take part in the sale of personal data.

Many people reacted very favorably towards this new law, but big organizations like Google are against it. So why did California decide to create stricter online laws?

A man named Alastair Mactaggart, who is a real estate developer, spent more than 3 million dollars and secured more than 600,000 signatures on a ballot initiative. Ballot initiatives are petitions (请愿书) that are put to a public vote after receiving a certain number of signatures.

In an article from National Public Radio, Mactaggart recalled the moment when he became a privacy advocate. About four years ago, during a party, he asked a Google engineer whether he should be worried about his online privacy. The engineer responded by saying that “If you just knew how much we know about you, you’d be really worried.”

California’s lawmakers, to his relief, rushed to pass the bill. The law that was passed in June was close enough to the ballot initiative so Mactaggart agreed to withdraw it.

People believe that this new law will make companies more accountable for how they handle their information. However, it is not without loopholes (漏洞).

Under this new law, companies won’t be able to sell people’s personal information, but they can still “share” it. In the next few months, this new law could be modified. Companies such as Google are constantly trying to change the law in their favor, since data is a huge asset (财产) for these large enterprises.

The state’s lawmakers are expecting to create “clean-up laws” after the first 18 months the law goes into effect. We will have to wait and see how the law develops as it gets changed.

1. What is the purpose of the new law?

A．To protect online privacy.	B．To charge for online information.
C．To collect personal information legally.	D．To encourage the development of the Internet.

2. What do we know about Mactaggart?

A．He once worked for Google.

B．He took part in the law-making process.

C．He was in favor of the lawmakers’ decision.

D．He was worried about the future of his business.

3. What can Google do if the law takes effect?

A．Sell its users’ personal information.	B．Share its users’ personal information.
C．Get support from the government.	D．Charge its users money.

4. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “modified” in Paragraph 7?

A．Passed.

B．Explained.

C．Prepared.

D．Improved.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the Children’s Code about?

A．Kids’ ability to go online.

B．Children’s coding ability.

C．Online safety for children.

2. What does YouTube do about hate speeches online?

A．Delete them.

B．Label them.

C．Send an email.

3. What’s the suggestion to parents?

A．Waiting for the changes.

B．Talking with their kids.

C．Accompanying kids online.

8 . Crazy Laws

It seems that the Greek philosopher, Aristotle, was right when he said, “Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.”     1     Some of them were strange right from the start!

Did you know, for example, that London taxis (officially called Hackney carriages) are still legally required to carry hay and oats for their horses to eat? And in England, it is illegal to stand within 100 yards (91 metres) of the queen, without wearing socks?

If you live in Scotland, however, it’s important to know that if someone knocks at the door of your house, and needs to use your toilet, you are legally required to let him in.     2     There, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow, unless it is a Sunday!

    3     In France, you cannot call your pig Napoleon, and in Italy, a man can be arrested for wearing a skirt. That’s not all. In Alaska, US, while it’s legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear to take its photo is prohibited. Still in Alaska, it is considered an offence to push a live moose out of an aeroplane.

Lots of the craziest laws seem to involve animals.     4     And in Florida, if an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fine must be paid, just as it would for a vehicle.

Last, children are forbidden from going to school with their breath smelling of wild onions in West Virginia. And in Arkansas, teachers who have a certain hairc ut (a bob) will not be given a pay-rise. In Florida, a woman can be fined for falling asleep under the hair-dryer and unmarried women must not parachute on a Sunday. If they do, they might be arrested, receive a fine or be put in jail.

A．But if you are Scottish you should stay away from the city of York.

B．Never should a Scotsman leave his own country.

C．But strange laws don’t just exist in the UK.

D．England is the place where craziest laws have been in existence for centuries.

E．Laws in some parts of the world haven’t changed for centuries.

F．In Hollywood, it is illegal to take more than 2,000 sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at any one time.

10 . Thailand is to ban smoking on some of the country’s most popular tourist beaches, with the prospect of up to a year in prison for those caught lighting up, according to reports by local media. The move follows a recent survey of litter on Patong beach, Phuket — visited by millions of foreign tourists each year — which found an average of 0.76 cigarette butts (烟头) per square metre in a sample area, which would amount to 101,058 butts on the 2.5km-long stretch of sand.

The survey was undertaken by the country’s department of marine and coastal resources, which described it as a “serious problem”. Discarded cigarette butts accounted for a third of rubbish collected by the department.

“Cigarettes have a direct effect on the natural environment,” director general Jatuporn Buruspat told the Phuket Gazette. “The butts clog (淤积) the drains contributing to floods. When the cigarettes stay under the beach sand for a long time, it also negatively affects the eco-system. And then when the chemicals from the cigarette butts reach the water, it also releases cadmium, lead, arsenic and some acid from insecticide which are poison to the natural food chain.”

The ban, which will come into play in November, will affect 20 beaches including Patong, Koh Khai Nok, Koh Khai Nai (Phuket); Hua Hin, Cha-Am, Khao Takiab; Pattaya, Jomtien, Bangsaen and Samila.

After a trial period, the ban is expected to be enforced on all Thai beaches, as well as on passenger and tourist boats, to deal with the problem of butts damaging the underwater environment. Anyone found to be breaking the law will face one year in jail or a maximum 100,000 baht fine, or both.

1. The underlined word “Discarded” in paragraph 2 means “________”.

A．grown

B．lighted

C．thrown away

D．cared for

2. What effect do cigarettes have on the natural environment?

A．Cigarette butts may endanger natural food chain.

B．Cigarette butts will lead to floods directly.

C．Cigarettes positively affect the eco-system.

D．Foreign tourists may not visit beaches with cigarette butts.

3. Anyone found to be breaking the law will _________.

A．face two years in jail	B．face a minimum 100,000 baht fine
C．be in prison or fined	D．be educated in a training center

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Cigarette butts damage the underwater environment.

B．Thailand bans smoking on 20 popular tourist beaches.

C．Smoking is forbidden on all Thailand beaches.

D．Thailand local media pays attention to smoking problem.