Online teens’ pains (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to the study by Common Sense Media research, ______.
A. social media sites are very helpful in improving people’s communication skills
B. human society is about to enter the Social Media Age
C. the majority of today’s teenagers have access to social net-working sites
D. teenagers would rather share secrets with online friends than with their parents
2. Which of the following statements would Scott Fried agree with?
A. Social networking is good for the development of teenage self-esteem.
B. Teenagers should hide their true personalities online.
C. Teenagers have to learn to live with different kinds of personalities.
D. People often set impractical standards for themselves on social networking sites.
3. What is Nadine De Giordany’s advice to parents on how to deal with teenagers’ social networking problems?
A. Parents should check their children for the signs of depression every now and then.
B. Parents should talk to their children about the proper ways to use social media as early as possible.
C. Parents should stop their children from using social networking sites frequently.
D. Parents should teach their children to make good use of social media to deal with peer pressure.



Remembering Dickens (P4)
阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题，注意答案不要超过题目要求的词数。
1. What is the first paragraph mainly about? (No more than 18 words)
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2. Translate the following sentence into Chinese:
Think of the fame of a film star today and you’ll get a sense of what the name “Charles Dickens” meant back then.
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3. What example does the author use to de-scribe the cultural influence of Dickens’ work? (No more than 12 words)
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4. What makes Dickens “the great conscience of 19th century England”? (No more than 14 words)
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5. Who is your favorite writer? Can you give an example of how his or her works have changed your life? (No more than 30 words)
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Secrets under the sea (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to the article, the eyes of a giant squid ______.
A. are not as large as those of a swordfish
B. can give off special lights in deep water
C. make it easier for them to spot large objects in deep water
D. are so large as to help them scare away their enemies
2. What can we learn about blue whales from the article?
A. They are the natural enemy of giant squids.
B. Their choice of food is actually very limited.
C. They have to keep eating almost all the time due to their large size.
D. Their huge size means that they can only swim at slow speeds.
3. What is the article mainly about?
A. A comparison of two giant ocean creatures – giant squids and blue whales.
B. An introduction to the striking features of some giant ocean creatures.
C. A project launched by the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center to protect giant ocean creatures.
D. Explanations of some common misunderstandings of giant ocean creatures.



Forget the closet (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. How did the author feel when he heard that his mom was going to move?
A. Angry. B. Nervous.
C. Relieved. D. Excited.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. The author hadn’t checked his dad’s closet since his death.
B. The author moved in to live with his mom after his father’s death.
C. The author’s mom called and asked him to help her clean out his father’s closet.
D. The author considered the closet a place where his memories of his father were stored.
3. We can infer from the article that the author’s father ______.
A. cared little about his clothes and how he looked
B. made a living by running a candy shop
C. was cold and strict toward his children
D. once lived a thrifty (节俭的) life
4. What is the key message the author wants to convey through the article?
A. Parents should spend as much time as possible with their children.
B. Sweet memories, rather than objects, can last forever in our hearts.
C. People should learn to let go of sadness over the loss of their loved ones.
D. Family traditions should be remembered and handed down to the next generation.




从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. If we leave right away, ______ we’ll arrive on time.
A. hopefully B. curiously C. occasionally D. gradually
2. It’s our hope that we will become more successful and ______ be able to offer more jobs.
A. however B. instead C. therefore D. otherwise
3. Mothers who have jobs outside the home should have ______ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.
A. regular B. smooth C. flexible D. active
4. It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money ______ favors.
A. in preference to B. in exchange for
C. in place of D. in agreement with
5. What makes them ______ is their music, especially their R&B love ballads.
A. stand by B. stand up C. stand for D. stand out
6. – I probably shouldn’t have any more cake.
– Oh, ______. It won’t kill you.
A. go ahead B. hold on
C. you’re welcome D. that’ll do

阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或者括号内单词的正确形式。
Eve was excited to go to her first Dylan Wyman concert in New York. Dylan Wyman was Eve’s favorite singer. In fact, Eve told her mother Jeannine, Dylan Wyman was her favorite person!
When they were about halfway to New York, Jeannine heard a weird noise. “Oh no,” she said, 7. ______ (realize) that they had a flat tire.
There wasn’t much room on the side of the road, but Jeannine pulled the car over and climbed 8. ______. Sure enough, their right rear tire was 9. ______ (complete) flat.
Jeanine opened the trunk 10. ______ (get) the jack and the spare tire. Traffic continued to whiz by at seventy miles per hour.
“Mom, are we going to die?” Eve asked. She was really 11. ______ (scare).
“Don’t worry honey, I’ll be quick,” Jeannine said as she started to jack up the car.
“Wow Mom, 12. ______ do you know how to do this?” Eve was shocked at her mother’s secret talent.
Then Jeannine took off the flat tire.
“Wow Mom, how do you know how to do that?” Eve asked 13. ______ wonder.
Jeannine just laughed. Then she put the spare tire on. Eve said: “Mom, who are you?”
14. ______ entire tire change took only 10 minutes. They both climbed back into the car and Jeannine said: “I’m so sorry honey, 15. ______ we can’t drive all the way to Albany on this spare tire. We’re going to have to stop and buy a new tire. We 16. ______ be late for your concert.”
“That’s okay, Mom,” Eve said. “You’re my favorite person now!”

上期参考答案
D1 1-3 CBC
D2 1. They achieved success at a time when rock music is struggling for a large audience.
2. Needing or wanting something very much. / Suffering or driven by great need.
3. They learned how to get audiences’ attention and stand out.
4. They sometimes had to pay to play because they couldn’t sell enough tickets.
5. It’s their spirit of never saying “no” to any opportunities.
D3 1-4 BBBA D4 1-4 BCCC D5 1-4 BCDD