Day 1

Terror hits Moscow (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following statements about the two bomb attacks in Russia on March 29 is FALSE?

A. They were the first of their kind in Moscow.

B. They were made by a pair of desperate women.

C. They were connected to Chechnyan rebels.

D. They happened at two Moscow metro stations.

2. From the article, we can conclude that black widows _______.

A. planned three attacks in the Northern Caucasus region

B. were taken advantage of by intent Islamist extremist

C. have made bomb attacks on metro stations all over the world

D. took revenge but they tried to avoid hurting children

3. By saying that those behind the attacks must be scraped “from the bottom of the sewers”, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wanted to show ________.

A. anger and determination

B. the difficulty of the task

C. how mysterious the attackers were

D. how search operations would be carried out

4. What have Russian leaders promised to do?

A. To destroy all the attackers immediately.

B. To deal with the war regions carefully and properly.

C. To negotiate with separatist rebels.

D. To save black widows from Islamist extremists.

Day 2

How I laughed! (P3)

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

A crowd had already gathered by the time my host father and I __1___ at the baseball field. We discovered some g__2___ were __3___ up like old grandmas and others like female Hollywood stars. There was e__4___ one man dressed up like an Amish lady - he got everyone’s a__5___.

The fancy dress baseball game started to __6__(笑声). The players could only run ___7__ (笨拙地) because none of them were ___8__ to wearing women’s clothes. Trying to catch a ball, a guy fell over in his dress. With an effort he struggled __9___ his feet and said in a girl’s voice: “Oh, help! help! I’m hurt!” It made everyone laugh until they were __10___(喘不过气来).

Day 3

New relatives... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the article mainly about?

A. A report over a previously unknown ape species.

B. The discovery of a new human species.

C. A new theory of human evolution.

D. A study of children’s finger bones.

2. Which of the following statements about the discovered bone is FALSE?

A. It was discovered in the Denisova cave in southern Siberia.

B. It dates back 40,000 years.

C. Its owner was neither a modern human nor a Neanderthal.

D. It belonged to a 5- or 6-year-old girl.

3. The scientists are studying the bone to find ______.

A. the biology of the new specie

B. whether it is related to modern human

C. how the species survived Siberian winter

D. the exact time the child lived

4. What kind of attitude does gene expert Edward Rubin have towards the finding?

A. Dissatisfied. B. Indifferent.

C. Excited. D. Uncertain.

Day 4

The hand of friendship (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. What problem does the writer’s daughter have?

A. She is paralyzed.

B. She was born deaf.

C. She is mentally disabled.

D. She is poor at sports.

2. The underlined word “dreading” in the fifth paragraph probably means ______.

A. fearing B. welcoming

C. regretting D. hating

3. Which of the following statements about Kristi’s experience in the kindergarten is true?

A. She was very lonely and had no friends to play with.

B. She was the best speller.

C. Her mother stopped her from going to the kindergarten.

D. Her schoolmates were friendly and helpful to her.

4. At the end of the story, the writer cried when ______.

A. she saw her daughter behaving like a normal human being

B. she saw others helping her daughter

C. she realized that she would never be able to cope

D. she realized she could not help her daughter

Day 5

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many boys were after her, but nobody paid any 1 to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. So as not to 2 rude, she went along.

3 they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too 4 to say anything. Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please 5 me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

The girl stared at him. He turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. 6 , she asked, “Why salt with coffee?” He 7 , “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing in the sea … I 8 its salty taste. It was like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I think of my 9 and my hometown. I miss it and my parents, who are still there.”

She was deeply 10 . A man who can 11 that he’s homesick must love his home and 12 about his family. He must be 13 .

She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood and her 14 . That was the start to their love story.

They continued to date each other. She found that he met all her 15 . He was kind, warm, and careful. 16 to think she would have missed the 17 if not for the salty coffee.

So they married and lived happily together. Every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the 18 he liked it.

After 40 years, he 19 away and left her a letter which said, “ My dearest, please forgive my life-long lie. Remember our first date? I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of sugar. But if I could live a second time, I would want for us to be together again, 20 it meant that I had to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.”

1. A. money B. attention

C. visit D. respect

2. A. show B. feel

C. seem D. appear

3. A. As B. Because

C. Since D. Though

4. A. eager B. proud

C. nervous D. anxiou

5. A. lift B. take

C. carry D. bring

6. A. Mysterious B. Moved

C. Curious D. Excited

7. A. explained B. argued

C. stated D. claimed

8. A. tasted B. enjoyed

C. smelt D. sensed

9. A. boat B. friend

C. playmate D. childhood

10. A. touched B. hurt

C. pressed D. interested

11. A. afford B. realize

C. recognize D. admit

12. A. mind B. care

C. know D. attend

13. A. smart B. intelligent

C. responsible D. flexible

14. A. family B. school

C. relatives D. house

15. A. friends B. requirement

C. needs D. measure

16. A. And B. When

C. Or D. But

17. A. sight B. train

C. catch D. home

18. A. method B. style

C. manner D. way

19. A. moved B. passed

C. died D. walked

20. A. as if B. now that

C. even if D. so that

答案见下期

上期参考答案

D1: 1—4 BCAD

D2: 1—3 ABD

D3: 1—4 CBCD

D4: 1—4 ABDA

D5: 1—5 ACDBA 6—10 DCBDA

11—15 CDBCA 16—20 DBCBD