Day 1

I had fun with ... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. What does “he still has some juice in him” mean in Paragraph 2?

A. He drank some juice at lunch.

B. He is still energetic and plays well.

C. He asked for a juice before playing.

D. He has some fancy stories to tell.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. His parents were only interested in Western food.

B. His family bought many clothes in the mall.

C. He thought the day spent with family was good.

D. They got so full that they went back home right after lunch.

3. The author’s family did all the following things together EXCEPT ______.

A. eat Chinese food B. shop

C. see a movie D. spend some time together

4. The article tells us that ______.

A. the author’s parents are strict with him about his studie

B. the author spends a lot of time with his parents each day

C. sometimes it can be great fun to spend time with your parent

D. the author didn’t enjoy his winter break

Day 2

Into a world of dreams (P4)

Answer the questions:

阅读文章并根据内容回答问题，注意答案不要超过题目规定的字数。

1. Why is the original novel Alice in Wonderland considered a successful children’s literary classic according to the article? (No more than 25 words)

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2. What was Alice’s mission when she returned to Wonderland in the new film according to the article? (No more than 15 words)

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3. What is the theme of the new Alice story? (No more than 20 words)

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4. What is similar between the new Alice in Wonderland film and the book Sophie’s World? (No more than 15 words)

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Day 3

Sleepwalking explained (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following is NOT usual behavior for a sleepwalker?

A. Getting out of bed and walking around.

B. Talking unclearly.

C. Doing daily activities with eyes closed.

D. Climbing out of a window.

2. What should we do when someone sleepwalks?

A. We should talk to him or her if he starts talking.

B. We should follow the sleepwalker wherever he or she goes.

C. We should limit his or her activities to the house.

D. We should wake him or her up in the act.

3. What can we learn from Paragraphs 8 and 9?

A. Not everyone has non-REM sleep.

B. Sleepwalking mostly happens during the deepest sleep.

C. Different brain wave activity marks stages of our sleep cycle.

D. Sleepwalking is caused by slow brain waves.

4. What is the article mainly about?

A. How to prevent sleepwalking.

B. What causes sleepwalking.

C. A brief introduction to sleepwalking.

D. What kind of people tend to sleepwalk.

Day 4

There is life after ... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. When Colonel Sanders retired, he didn’t have ______.

A. an old van

B. a small pension check

C. a recipe for chicken

D. a big fortune

2. According to the article, Colonel Sanders intended to make money by ______.

A. starting his own spicy chicken restaurant

B. placing an ad campaign in restaurants to promote his recipe

C. asking restaurant owners to use his recipe for a residual

D. making phone calls in the hope of selling his recipe for a good price

3. Which of the following statements about Colonel Sanders is TRUE according to the article?

A. Out of the first 1008 calls, only one of them said yes to him.

B. He was rejected many times, but continued.

C. He didn’t stop promoting KFC until he became a multi-millionaire.

D. By 1963, he owned the largest number of chicken food restaurants across the whole country.

4. According to the article, what was the decisive factor of Colonel Sanders’ success?

A. A brilliant ad campaign.

B. The wisdom of old age.

C. Never giving up.

D. A secret recipe.

Day 5

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1–20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I’m an operating engineer, running a crane in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had 1 the World Trade Center. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started 2 our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come 3 and get on the 4 list.

The next morning I went down to the 5 at about 5 am, and four hours later I 6 the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to 7 me, and that I would stay in 8 with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to 9 the rest of the way.

And somewhere in there I became 10 that I was going into something I 11 . I once worked there in 1966 for the 12 of the World Trade Center. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Center was a huge pile, maybe ten 13 tall. And it was burning. I started to ask 14 in which my crane might be 15 a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had 16 the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people 17 them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely 18 . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my 19 and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to 20 .”

Then I settled down a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”

1. A. noticed B. reached C. hit D. passed

2. A. finding B. making C. getting D. losing

3. A. away B. near C. in D. down

4. A. volunteer B. soldier C. police D. fireman

5. A. company B. hotel C. center D. home

6. A. answered B. made C. heard D. got

7. A. miss B. forget C. stop D. expect

8. A. peace B. touch C. silence D. anger

9. A. walk B. complete C. cancel D. smooth

10. A. delighted B. frightened

C. surprised D. interested

11. A. built B. met C. designed D. had

12. A. construction B. plan C. destruction D. use

13. A. miles B. meters C. stories D. floor

14. A. ways B. numbers C. position D. direction

15. A. as B. why C. when D. because

16. A. driven B. let C. asked D. enjoyed

17. A. pushing B. giving C. holding D. picking

18. A. dangerous B. urgent

C. emergent D. important

19. A. view B. sight C. breath D. sense

20. A. leave B. die C. remain D. work

（答案见下期）