DAY 1

Class builds great skills (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to the article, Solin’s class ______.
A. teaches students how to choose and use 3-D equipment
B. helps students produce carving works without failing
C. focuses on designing and carving with the help of 3-D technology
D. informs students of the latest developments in 3-D printers
2. Students attending Solin’s class ______.
A. must follow teachers’ instructions strictly
B. have to wear protective shields in class
C. are encouraged to add their own ideas to their products
D. are required to be skilled in using all kinds of 3-D equipment
3. According to the article, Gutierrez found Solin’s class ______.
A. boring and confusing
B. creative and inspiring
C. exciting and mysterious
D. funny and pleasing
4. What is the article mainly about?
A. An introduction to the latest 3-D printers.
B. The development of large 3-D maker labs such as Lane Tech’s.
C. Jeff Solin’s 3-D maker lab and its influences.
D. The importance of trial and failure in art design.

DAY 2

Menu confusion is ... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. The article is mainly about ______.
A. the author’s favorite Chinese dishes
B. the fun the author had ordering food in China
C. a comparison between Western food and Chinese food
D. the correct way to translate the names of Chinese dishes into English
2. According to the article, the author finds the English-language menus in many of Beijing’s restaurants ______.
A. confusing but amusing
B. easy to understand
C. boring and annoying
D. accurate and helpful
3. The underlined word “gamble” probably means ______.
A. prediction
B. warning
C. suggestion
D. risk
4. How does the author develop the article?
A. Through examples.
B. With comparisons.
C. By analyzing causes and effects.
D. By following the order of time.

DAY 3

New stonehenge view (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. The history of Stonehenge.
B. A new theory about Stonehenge.
C. Why Stonehenge has started endless debates over the centuries.
D. How Stonehenge is different from other ancient civilizations.
2. According to Spalding’s theory, Stonehenge ______.
A. was a prehistoric calendar
B. should be looked at from the earth
C. was a raised altar for worship
D. was simply a natural site
3. How does Spalding support his theory about Stonehenge?
A. By raising questions.
B. By providing related figures.
C. By quoting other experts’ research.
D. By giving examples from other civilizations.
4. We can infer from the article that Cunliffe is ______ Spalding’s theory.
A. supportive of B. amazed at
C. worried about D. doubtful about

DAY 4

Dyeing for youth (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The author asked his barber to dye his hair because ______.
A. he wanted to look more healthy and mature
B. he wanted to have rich brown hair with blond highlights
C. he was often mistaken for an old man due to his gray hair
D. his younger daughter advised him to change his hair style
2. Which of the following order of events is TRUE according to the article?
a. The author’s older daughter and her husband came over to spend the weekend.
b. Boy Scouts offered to help the author cross the street.
c. The author received a new kind of hair coloring treatment.
d. The author gathered his family members to reveal his new hair style.
e. The author got a positive comment about his hair from his younger daughter.
A. bcaed B. bcade
C. cbdea D. cbade
3. The underlined word “stumped” in the second-to-last paragraph probably means ______.
A. excited B. disappointed
C. confused D. embarrassed
4. We can conclude from the article that the author was ______ the experience of dying his hair.
A. annoyed by B. worried about
C. satisfied with D. regretful over

DAY 5

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
People always would ask me: “Is he a trick or a treat?”
You see, for me, Halloween was not just a day when I got 1. ______. It turned out to be the day that I got my little brother.
It was October 1984. I made my mother sew (缝制) me a pig 2. ______ with a curly tail on the back and my father bought me a pig snout (猪嘴) to wear. On October 31, my dad took me around our 3. ______ trick-or-treating.
I was a little 4. ______ that my mother wasn’t coming since she always had 5. ______ us in the past, but over the past few 6. ______ my mother had been acting very 7. ______. She had started to get 8. ______, which was odd since my mom had always been so skinny. In the last few weeks, she had gotten so fat that she had to 9. ______ in bed. My dad seemed very 10. ______ that she was getting fat, and even my grandparents came to see how fat she was.
They also said: “It’s just 11. ______.” But I didn’t feel great about my mom being too fat to go trick-or-treating.
After going to just a few houses, my dad said we had to go to the 12. ______. I didn’t really understand why, but I 13. ______ anyway. We arrived at the hospital and all the 14. ______ came up to compliment my pig costume. Some of them 15. ______ gave me some candy.
My dad was 16. ______ a hospital room with my mom. Soon he came out with a big 17. ______. I thought maybe the nurses had given him candy, too. “Jonathan,” he said, “you have a new baby brother.”
I got to go in and see my brother. He was tiny and his eyes were closed, but I thought he must be 18. ______ since everyone around him couldn’t help smiling.
“A baby on 19. ______,” one of the nurses laughed to me. “Do you think he is a trick or a treat?”
“20. ______, he’s a treat,” I replied.

1. A. candy B. praise C. parties D. pumpkins
2. A. bag B. costume C. hat D. toy
3. A. house B. market C. neighborhood D. suburb
4. A. worried B. disappointed
C. excited D. cautious
5. A. accompanied B. directed C. drove D. served
6. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
7. A. calmly B. weakly C. impatiently D. strangely
8. A. stronger B. fatter
C. prouder D. younger
9. A. relax B. read C. stay D. wait
10. A. anxious B. sorry
C. happy D. surprised
11. A. natural B. funny C. acceptable D. wonderful
12. A. park B. hospital C. school D. factory
13. A. went along B. looked away
C. turned back D. moved aside
14. A. teachers B. patients C. guards D. nurses
15. A. just B. even
C. still D. only
16. A. inside B. around C. across D. outside
17. A. cry B. box C. smile D. camera
18. A. comfortable B. magical C. confused D. tricky
19. A. Easter B. Christmas C. Halloween D. Valentine
20. A. After all B. As usual C. In short D. Of course


上期参考答案
D1 1. influences/effects 2. rebirth 3. culture
4. figures/people/characters 5. painter 6. art 7. realistic
8. Ideas 9. Inspired 10. virtual
D2 1-3 BCC D3 1-3 CCB D4 1-3 CDC D5 1-6 CADCCB
7. digging/to dig 8. historical/historic 9. why 10. attracts
11. Located 12. to 13. that 14. Another 15. is made 16. so