Day 1

A big first for women (P1)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the article?

A. Avatar is the most profitable film in history.

B. Bigelow is the first female director to win the Best Director Oscar.

C. Bigelow and James Cameron were once married.

D. The film The Hurt Locker tries to make strong political statements about the Iraq war.

2. What does the first sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?

A. Bigelow has a similar style to other female directors.

B. Bigelow usually wants to work with other females.

C. Unlike other female directors, Bigelow focuses on male topics.

D. Unlike other female directors, Bigelow has made other mistakes.

3. The text tells us that ________.

A. The Hurt Locker aims to show how men love danger and war

B. The Hurt Locker presents the clashes between male characters well

C. Bigelow was given the award because it was Women’s Day

D. Bigelow was proud of defeating a male director

4. The article is about _________.

A. the unique style of the first woman to win the Oscar for best direction

B. what makes Bigelow different from other female director

C. the award-winning film Bigelow made

D. The Hurt Locker beating Avatar at the Oscar

Day 2

Giving each other... (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the main point of the article?

A. Reasons for Cleveland’s success.

B. How James and O’Neal have helped Cleveland make it to the top of the NBA.

C. The point of touching in our daily lives.

D. Why touches are important in a basketball game.

2. With the example of Tim Duncan, Henry Abbott intends to ______.

A. praise Tim Duncan for his care for his teammate

B. inform us how to stay motivated and connected

C. show how touches have positive effects on the basketball court

D. show how a coach can improve players’ confidence in a basketball match

3. Which of the following touches is used to encourage a player to make the next shot when he has missed a shot?

A. A butt-slap. B. A high-five.

C. A hand-slap. D. A hug.

4. A player tends to give his teammate a high-five ______.

A. when their opponents have missed a shot

B. when his teammate has missed a free throw

C. when his teammate has made an exciting dunk

D. when his team is about to achieve victory

Day 3

High-tech treasure hunt (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is geocaching?

A. A computer game played all over the world.

B. A TV series popular around the world.

C. An outdoor game of hiding and finding things.

D. A name of the latest GPS.

2. Which of the following statements about geocaching is FALSE?

A. Players need to have GPS to play the game.

B. Players need to download the coordinates to find the hidden cache.

C. Players need to be young and strong to play the game.

D. Players are asked to hide things in parks or other places accessible to most people.

3. What is Jeffrey Howe’s attitude toward geocaching?

A. Negative. B. Objective.

C. Unknown. D. Supportive.

4. Many people like to play this game because _______.

A. they take pleasure in the process of the game

B. they like to visit historical site

C. they want to find some treasure

D. it makes a change from their usual live

Day 4

See how much I... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. The point of the article is to ______.

A. give advice on how to keep love fresh

B. explain to readers the meaning of “shmily”

C. show the true love between the writer’s grandparent

D. express how much the writer loved her grandparent

2. What is the function of the second paragraph?

A. To support the first paragraph.

B. To introduce the next paragraph.

C. To give the main idea of the article.

D. To make the article more interesting.

3. The author’s grandmother ________.

A. tried to change my attitude toward relationship

B. thought it important to express her love whenever possible

C. complained that her grandfather always cut in before she could finish her sentence

D. invented the game “Shmily”

4. What is the author’s attitude toward her grandparents’ love?

A. She doubts whether it was true love.

B. She finds their way of expressing love strange.

C. She admires their romantic and passionate affection.

D. She thinks she will never be able to love like that.

Day 5

There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many 1 , but because he was a good piano player, some people 2 came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顾) told him he didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.

The man said, “I have never 3 that before in public. I think I’m 4 at playing the piano.”

But the customer 5 . He told the waiter, “I’m 6 listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”

The waiter 7 across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get 8 , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”

9 in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And 10 had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before 11 that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the 12 himself!

He had talent he was 13 on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he 14 to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

You, too, have skills and 15 . You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly 16 , but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (坚持), most skills can be 17 . Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 18 ! The 19 is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is 20 “How will I use whatever ability I have?”.

Just think a minute…

1. A. waiters B. players C. singers D. customer

2. A. never B. still C. ever D. only

3. A. practiced B. shown C. done D. dreamed

4. A. better B. richer C. easier D. sooner

5. A. agreed B. confused C. insisted D. charged

6. A. familiar with B. fond of

C. used to D. tired of

7. A. complained B. shouted C. explained D. served

8. A. changed B. drunk C. paid D. broadcast

9. A. But B. And C. Because D. So

10. A. nobody B. anybody

C. somebody D. everybody

11. A. since B. after C. until D. when

12. A. waiter B. singer C. patron D. owner

13. A. sitting B. waiting C. depending D. playing

14. A. went up B. went on

C. went off D. went away

15. A. advantages B. character

C. abilities D. principle

16. A. amazing B. surprising C. famous D. great

17. A. improved B. wasted

C. recognized D. impressed

18. A. imagine B. possess C. expect D. develop

19. A. decision B. answer C. question D. solution

20. A. even B. rather C. pretty D. fairly

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案

Day 1 1-3 DCB

Day 2 1-5 CAGED

Day 3 1-4 DCCB

Day 4 1-4 BADB

Day 5 1-5 CBAAD 6-10 DBDCA

11-15 DCACC 16-20 DACDA

Listening:

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