Day 1

Liberal Arts – another...(P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. The article is mainly about ______.

A. how to get into an Ivy League or other top university

B. how to become successful at work

C. why it is important to pick the right college and major

D. why it would be reasonable to choose a top liberal arts college

2. According to the author, what is probably the most important difference between a liberal arts college and a regular university?

A. Liberal arts colleges usually have smaller class sizes than regular universities.

B. Liberal arts colleges generally focus on undergraduate teaching.

C. Liberal arts colleges often require their students to take courses not directly related to their majors.

D. Liberal arts colleges attach importance to classroom teaching rather than lecture-style instruction.

3. In Paragraph 4 the underlined word “replicate” probably means ______.

A. copy B. maintain

C. pay attention to D. get rid of

4. What can be inferred from the article?

A. Liberal arts colleges do not award bachelor’s degrees.

B. Liberal arts colleges give a lot of thought to the skills students will need once they enter the workplace.

C. Liberal arts colleges have a better educational philosophy than regular universities.

D. Liberal arts colleges can guarantee that their students will get good jobs after graduation.

Day 2

True end of an era (P4)

根据文章内容回答下面问题：

1. Why is it said that Beckham won’t be playing for England at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa? (within 10 words)

____________________________________________

2. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

However, instead of feeling pity for Beckham some are advising that we should forget him and find something new to interest us.

______________________________________________

3. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.

But this time it seems people are talking as much about what Beckham is not doing as what he is.

______________________________________________

4. List three factors that make Beckham popular in the UK. (within 30 words)

①_____________________

②_____________________

③_____________________

5. How does the author feel about Beckham’s likely absence from the World Cup? (within 8 words)

________________________________________________

Day 3

Our tears may be... (P5)

1. Robert R. Provine’s study shows that people shed tears to __________.

A. draw more attention to facial expressions of emotion

B. get help more easily

C. reduce emotional stre

D. distinguish human beings from other creature

2. Scientists believe the ability to cry emotional tears is the result of ________.

A. evolution B. experience

C. physical growth D. social need

3. Which of following is FALSE, according to the text?

A. Charles Darwin was interested in the story of an elephant that shed tears.

B. Newborns do not have tears when crying in their first few months.

C. Faces with tears make people think they are sadder than those without tears.

D. People want to be left alone while they are crying.

4. The article conveys the message that ______.

A. people need to cry now and then

B. crying means people are emotionally weak

C. crying is a unique human act

D. we need to find out why animals don’t cry

Day 4

Meeting with a wise... (P6)

1. What was the writer doing when he met the homeless person?

A. Shopping. B. Admiring his car.

C. Cleaning his car. D. Parking his car.

2. What does the underlined phrase “high and mighty” mean?

A. Tall. B. On top of the world.

C. Filled with false pride. D. Strong and powerful.

3. Which of the following can best describe the writer’s feelings about himself after the encounter?

A. He felt a new sense of pride.

B. Successful and important.

C. Great and wise.

D. Inspired and humble.

4. What does the article tell us?

A. We should help those less fortunate than ourselves.

B. All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need help from others and should offer help ourselves.

C. Helping a person indirectly is preferable to direct, obvious help.

D. Money is all important in life.

Day 5

Sometimes people call each other "scared-cat", but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles (肌肉) get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream.

Although the cat doesn’t 1 this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will 2 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

3 , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many 4 changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 5 run.

Human beings, 6 , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them 7 , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then 8 later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always 9 to express your feelings freely.

Does this mean that it’s smarter always to 10 our feelings? No! If you 11 feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays 12 . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be 13 for your health.

Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t just 14 . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but 15 you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d 16 little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.

You can try to treat emotions 17 they were bananas in the cupboard. You can 18 they don’t exist, but they’ll still be 19 . And at last you’ll have to 20 them, just like those bananas.

1. A. mind B. admit C. realize D. remember

2. A. save B. help C. defend D. hide

3. A. Truly B. Frequently C. Similarly D. Differently

4. A. chemical B. physical C. health D. ill

5. A. and B. or C. but D. yet

6. A. therefore B. but C. besides D. however

7. A. take off B. take on C. take over D. take up

8. A. wished B. hoped C. blamed D. shared

9. A. useful B. right C. easy D. wise

10. A. handle B. hurt C. hide D. prevent

11. A. keep B. find C. control D. let

12. A. relaxed B. tense C. same D. different

13. A. good B. harmful C. helpful D. useful

14. A. go away B. go on C. go up D. go out

15. A. long before B. as usual

C. before long D. right away

16. A. meet B. observe C. catch D. see

17. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though

18. A. pretend B. expect C. decide D. assume

19. A. in B. around C. over D. beyond

20. A. eat up B. deal with C. throw away D. send out

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案

本年度第28期答案：

Day 1 1-4 DCBA Day 2 1-4 DCAC

Day 3 1-4 CCDA Day 4 1-4 CABC

Day 5 1-5 DBCAC 6-10 DBCDA

11-15 CBABC 16-20 DABCB

Listening: 1-5 Small; gardens; clothes; avoided; Age 6-10 monsters; symbol; changing; 90 percent; understand

本年度第29期答案：

Day 1 1-4 CADD Day 2 1-4 ADBCC

Day 3 1-4 DDCD Day 4 1-4 DCBD

Day 5 1-5 ACDBA 6-10 DCBDA

11-15 CDBCA 16-20 DBCBD

Listening: CBCBC