Day 1

Bye bye, pal (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. According to the article, what happens when you click the “Remove from friends” button?

A. A message is sent out to your online friends.

B. You accept someone as your online friend.

C. You send out a friend request to people.

D. The number of your online friends is reduced.

2. The writer worried about her friend count in 2005 because ______.

A. no one would wish her a happy birthday

B. it was the first time she had made friends online

C. she had only 391 online friends at that time

D. she was eager to make connection

3. What is Larry Rosen’s opinion?

A. People living in the same area are closely connected in everyday life.

B. Communication online helps people feel they are members of a group.

C. It’s easy for people to make and break new friendships online.

D. Today’s young people spend nearly all their time communicating online.

4. Which of the following statements concerning “defriending” is FALSE?

A. It’s painful for those who are afraid to lose friends.

B. Most think it over before cutting connections with others.

C. Some regard it as impolite to remove people from a friends’ list.

D. The writer keeps those who are important to her as friends.

5. Which of the following is the best description of the underlined sentence?

A. I made new friends online while I removed some old ones.

B. Some friends cut the number of their online friends just like I did.

C. We competed to see who could remove the most online friends.

D. When someone removed me from a friends’ list, I removed him/her.

Day 2

Changing face of a... (P4)

1. The first two paragraphs are meant ______.

A. to make readers interested in Chinese culture

B. to make readers curious about the place

C. as a description of a typical Chinese city

D. as an introduction to a place of interest in China

2.The author of Look What They’ve Done to My Neighborhood probably thinks Chinese immigrants are _______ to native Canadians.

A. helpful B. showy C. generous D. competitive

3. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE about Vancouver?

A. Vancouver has the largest Chinatown in North America.

B. A Chinese cultural festival is held annually in Vancouver.

C. Chinese immigrants make up the majority of Vancouver’s population.

D. The economy of Vancouver is more developed than that of any other city in Canada.

4. Professor Don J. DeVoretz is quoted to support the idea that _______.

A. Chinese immigrants have contributed a lot to the economy of Vancouver

B. the relationship between the Chinese immigrants and local Canadians is tense

C. Chinese immigrants have changed neighborhoods in Vancouver

D. Vancouver has become a multi-cultural city due to the Chinese immigrant

Day 3

A handy friend (P4)

根据文章内容填空，每空不超过三个词。

Phenomenon	Teenagers 1. ______ a lot every day
2. ______	Hoping to keep track of 3. ______
	Feeling 4. ______ about not being informed
Benefits	An effective 5. ______ among teenagers: Offering 6. ______ Helping them stay 7. ______
8. ______	Making them feel overly exposed
	Causing a 9. ______ in the way teenagers develop:	Making it hard for teenagers to 10. ______ from their parents and become adults Making it difficult to get peace and quiet Potential damage to the thumbs

Day 4

A lesson from an... (P6)

1. According to Paragraph 1, at one of the recent reunions, the family members ______.

A. were looking forward to having a great reunion

B. doubted whether the reunion will be very memorable

C. were concerned that too many people will come

D. were worried that some members of the family may not show up

2. The underlined word “morale” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. spirits B. morals C. relationships D. attendance

3. How did Uncle Earl manage to improve the morale of the group?

A. He shook hands with everyone and gave out candies.

B. He set them a good example of being of good cheer.

C. He asked for everyone’s blessing

D. He made a long inspirational speech.

4. What does the author mainly want to express through the story?

A. It is not advisable to hold a reunion on a rainy day.

B. Old people play a leading role in family reunions.

C. We can choose to be cheerful and happy.

D. Old people need to have yearly reunions.

Day 5

I had just walked in the door after dropping off the costume I had made for a friend’s daughter when I noticed the light blinking on my answering machine. It was my friend saying, “I know you worked hard on the 1 and it looks very nice, 2 Janet doesn’t like all those sequins (亮片). Could you 3 them?”

I groaned. 4 , I started to call her back – until I suddenly 5 Grandma and what she had once done for me long ago when I visited her in New York City.

Once, Grandma 6 to curl my hair. When she finished she sighed with delight. She was so 7 that she had me stand on a chair to look in the mirror. I looked 8 .

“You can go out and play now,” Grandma said, 9 .

I nodded and 10 walked down the stairs. I looked out the small window in the door and could see the neighborhood kids playing hopscotch (跳房子游戏). I knew everyone would 11 the curls.

I went 12 . I could hear my heart pounding with every step. I began to feel sick. I knocked on Grandma’s door. When she opened it, I said in a scared 13 , “Grandma, my hair’s too curly.”

She 14 said a word. She placed a comb in water, combed out all the curls, and then stood me back on the 15 so I could see in the mirror. Afterwards I went off to play.

It was when Grandma took out the curls that I knew she loved me. She had put my 16 before hers. And that is the kind of love I try to 17 today.

That memory was fresh in my mind. I 18 my friend back. “I’d be 19 to change the costume,” I said. 20 would have been, too.

1. A. clothing B. sweater C. costume D. shirt

2. A. and B. but C. since D. while

3. A. repair B. stop C. ignore D. change

4. A. Annoyed B. Surprised C. Excited D. Satisfied

5. A. turned to B. thought of

C. called on D. agreed with

6. A. required B. advised C. decided D. prepared

7. A. proud B. hesitant C. nervous D. certain

8. A. sweet B. cute C. ridiculous D. attractive

9. A. staring B. waving C. frowning D. smiling

10. A. quickly B. slowly C. cheerfully D. calmly

11. A. laugh at B. think highly of

C. complain about D. be jealous of

12. A. in B. out C. downstairs D. upstair

13. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. manner

14. A. ever B. never C. seldom D. simply

15. A. bed B. couch C. sofa D. chair

16. A. attitude B. feelings C. position D. opinion

17. A. put on B. put away

C. pass on D. pass away

18. A. called B. sent C. got D. brought

19. A. sorry B. glad

C. interested D. disappointed

20. A. My friend B. Janet C. Grandma D. Everyone

命题者：杨柳青（广东） 东雪珍 （江苏）

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案

D1: DCAB D2: 1. Because of his injury in a game for AC Milan. 2. But rather than mourning the loss, some people are finally calling for us to move on from the Beckham obsession. 3.但是这一次好像人们不仅仅在谈论贝克汉姆正在做的事情，他们还在谈他没有做的事情。4.① He embodies everything the English like to think is good about their country. ② He succeeded through hard work and determination. ③ He has never forgotten where he came from. 5. He feels sorry but also optimistic.

D3: 1-4 DDCD D4: 1-4 CCDB D5: 1-5 CCCBB 6-10 DCADC 11-15 ABBAC 16-20 DAABB

Listening: 1-5 feature; occur; fewer; chances; measure

6-10 dangerous; covers; unpleasant; caught; shelter