Day 1

Do we have to choose? (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following subjects must a science student learn?

A. Chinese, math and geography.

B. Chinese, English and history.

C. English, politics and chemistry.

D. Math, English and physics.

2. What will happen in 2020, according to the Ministry of Education?

A. The college entrance examinations will no longer exist.

B. All high school students will study both science and liberal arts.

C. High school students will be divided into three or four groups.

D. The practice of division will make students more hard-working.

3. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the division?

A. The students can focus attention on their interests.

B. The students can develop more skills.

C. The burden of the students can be reduced.

D. Students learn the subjects of their interest in a more detailed way.

4. This article is mainly about _____.

A. the introduction of the division

B. whether the division is necessary or not

C. what may happen to the practice of division

D. the benefits of various subject

5. We can tell from the story that _____.

A. all students welcome stopping the practice of division

B. there are also changes to the examination system

C. Wang Ke thinks all subjects are important for him

D. students may have to learn more if the division stop

Day 2

Never too young to be an... (P3)

完成下列任务：

Match the word with its meaning:

6. imagination

7. invent

8. award v.

9. safety

10. patience

a. the condition of being free or protected from harm

b. to create, to come up with

c. the ability to accept pain or troubles while waiting calmly for sth

d. ability to think creatively

e. give a prize to

Choose the best answer:

11. What did Trujillo invent?

A. a telegraphic instrument B. a safety device

C. a sliding-glass door D. a book on patenting

12. What is the main idea of the story?

A. Teenagers are imaginative and creative.

B. The life story of the teenage inventor Trujillo.

C. How Trujillo made his invention.

D. Why Trujillo earned so many awards.

Day 3

Connect to the world (P4-5)

Choose the best sentences to fill in the blanks:

Over the past 20 years, the Internet has greatly influenced our world and changed our lives.

13 . For example, when we write a history report, we don’t have to go to the library. Instead, we can find information about world leaders and historical events on different websites. Everything we want to know can be found at the click of a button.

14 . Not long ago, we wrote letters by hand and waited weeks for a reply. Today, when we use QQ or MSN, we send and receive messages across thousands of miles in a few seconds.

15 . We share interesting ideas with other people on QQ, Baidu Tieba, blogs or forums. If we dislike the food at school, we can discuss it in the school’s forum or in the Tieba of our own class.

16 . There is a lot of false information on the Internet. It is important not to believe everything we read. We must learn to distinguish the correct from the false.

In addition, many teenagers choose to keep in touch with each other online instead of meeting face-to-face. People worry that this harms their social communication skills.

17 . They may lose focus on their studies.

A. The Internet helps us to stay connected to family, friends and the world around u

B. Although the Internet has made our world better in many ways, in some ways it can be a bad influence

C. The Internet makes it more convenient for people to search for information

D. Some teenagers spend too much time playing Internet game

E. The Internet gives us a way to express our opinions to the public

Day 4

Lunch made out of love (P6)

Answer the following questions:

18. What did the writer and his deskmate have for lunch?

_____________________________________________

19. Did the writer think his deskmate was dirty?

_____________________________________________

20. Why did the writer go to his classmate’s home though he didn’t want to?

_____________________________________________

21. How did the boy’s mother walk out of the door?

_____________________________________________

22. Why was there sometimes hair in the boy’s meal?

_____________________________________________

Day 5

Celebrate Ireland (P8)

Choose the best answer:

23. What does the shamrock mean for the Irish people?

A. It’s a kind of plant.

B. It brings good luck.

C. It can make people rich.

D. It’s a kind of healthy food.

24. Which of the following is NOT true about leprechauns?

A. They are very short.

B. They wear green clothes.

C. They have pots of gold.

D. If you see one of them, you’ll become rich.

25. Which paragraph talks about Ireland’s great writers?

A. The 2nd. B. The 3rd. C. The 4th. D. The 5th.

26. Which subject is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Music. B. Food.

C. Literature. D. Culture.

27. Which of the following statements about Ireland is TRUE?

A. Irish people like drinking tea best.

B. Riverdance is a famous book written by James Joyce.

C. Four Irish writers won the Nobel Prize for Literature in the past century.

D. St Patrick’s Day started in America.

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上期答案

Reading

1-5 CADAD 6-9 ABCA 10-13 BDAC 14-17 CADD 18. ugly, cold, short and dark 19. strange, winter and spring, lion, lamb 20. cool, cold, rainy 21-22 BA

Listening

1-5 CCBCA 6. Lunchtime 7. At the beginning 8. Chicken fingers, hotdogs 9. $1.35

10. No, they didn’t.