Day 1

Boy sells eggs to big... (P3)
Answer the following questions:
1. When did Will Taber start to raise quail?
__________________________________________________________________________

2. How many quail are there in Taber’s
backyard now?
___________________________________________________________________________

3. Why does Taber love Bobwhite quail the
most?
__________________________________________________________________________

4. What was the result of Taber’s science
report?
__________________________________________________________________________

5. Does Taber sell eggs when there are too
many on his hands?
__________________________________________________________________________



Day 2
Animals have got talent (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Bashert usually makes her owner cheer
up by ______.
A. barking at him
B. playing with him
C. licking him
D. dancing for him

2. People like animals because ______.
A. it’s easy to take care of them
B. they can make people feel really relaxed
C. they can keep people warm in cold
weather
D. they can help kids perform better in class

3. From the last paragraph, we learn that
______.
A. pets are easy to get ill
B. pets have no feelings
C. the ways to treat people and pets are
different
D. those who keep pets are more likely to be
responsible

4. What can be the title of the article?
A. Camping with your dog
B. Showing responsibility for your pet
C. Animals, our good friends
D. Being a person with love



Day 3
Do you get motion sickness (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. When you have travel sickness, you may
feel ________.
A. lonely B. excited C. moved D. tired
2. We get motion sickness when _____.
A. our brain gets mixed messages
B. our ears fail to sense direction
C. our skin touches the ground
D. the car moves too fast

3. To fight motion sickness on a moving
train, you’d better _______
A. take an aisle seat
B. face the opposite way of traveling
C. often stand up to look out
D. read a book to help you relax

4. The article mainly talks about ______.
A. how the astronauts are trained
B. what dangers motion sickness may cause
C. what causes sickness and how to prevent it
D. the differences between different sickness


Day 4

Thinking in other ways (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The firefighters called the inspector to
come because ______.
A. they didn’t have tools to help the bull out
B. they had never helped animals before
C. they made the bull’s head go deep into the
bars
D. the bull is too big for them to pull out

2. How did they try to free the bull after
the inspector arrived?
A. The inspector used his tools to help free
the bull.
B. The firefighters and the inspector gave
milk to the bull.
C. The firefighters and the inspector fought
with the bull.
D. The firefighters and the inspector
destroyed the bars.

3. Who finally helped free the bull?
A. The firefighters.
B. The inspector.
C. The farmer.
D. The farmer’s wife.

4. The story wants to tell us that ______.
A. experience is the best teacher
B. something attempted, something done
C. it’s dangerous to make a bull angry
D. when a usual way can’t help, try another
way


Day 5

Cloze
Angela has been crazy about writing since she was young. She got her first lesson in story-telling from ____1 ____ grandfather, who gave her words of love. He set off her imagination and influenced her much. Angela always had stories running ____2 ____ her head and as soon as she could write, she put them down on the paper.
Angela ____3 ____ remembered the call that changed her life. It was Tuesday February 18 when the ____4 ____ rang in the kitchen of her Los Angeles home. On the line was Marty Banderas, a literary agent (代理) to whom she had sent a draft of her novel three weeks earlier. She asked Angela some ____5 ____ information, like age and health condition (状况). Angela felt ____6 ____ and asked what that was about, Banderas only replied: “I’ve just sold your ____7 ____ for one and a half million dollars!”
She sat down in shock. She had written over fourteen novels in 20 years. but each one had been ____ 8 ____ by publishers (出版商). Many people would have been discouraged (气馁的) ____ 9 ____ not her. Each time she just got down to writing another one. Her husband advised her to find something else to do, but she never ____10 ____ . Seeing this book published was the most ____11 ____ thing that has ever happened to her.
Now she is a ____12 ____of three children, but she has never stopped ____ 13 ____, turning out novels between kids and dishes. She is writing another novel now. And she expects another success. Yes, her belief has brought her____14 ____, and it has changed her life____15 ____. Angela is fully confident that she will enjoy a more successful and meaningful life as long as she keeps on with her dream.
1. A. my B. her
C. your D. his
2. A. through B. with
C. along D. across
3. A. hardly B. probably
C. clearly D. usually
4. A. phone B. bell
C. clock D. alarm
5. A. local B. public
C. personal D. national
6. A. happy B. afraid
C. sad D. strange
7. A. painting B. novel
C. newspaper D. magazine
8. A. accepted B. agreed
C. refused D. enjoyed
9. A. so B. or
C. and D. but
10. A. came back B. gave up
C. went away D. got down
11. A. boring B. tiring
C. exciting D. interesting
12. A. teacher B. cousin
C. nurse D. mother
13. A. writing B. reading
C. listening D. speaking
14. A. freedom B. success
C. friendship D. beauty
15. A. in time B. in public
C. in return D. in surprise


上期参考答案
Reading
【P2】 CBDB
【P3】 DCBD
【P5】 ACBC
【P6】 ACCB
【cloze】1-5 CBADA 6-10 BBACD