Day 1

Life without water (P2)

完成下列任务：

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Choose the best answer:

5. Now, students in Jiangbian Elementary school get their washing water from ____.

A. the water truck B. a nearby well

C. a river D. the rain

6. To solve the water problem, people are ____.

A. changing the temperature and the weather

B. ploughing their land and growing crop

C. not taking baths or washing their hand

D. digging wells and creating artificial rain

Day 2

Control your stress (P4-5)

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Choose the proper sentences to fill in the blank

A. Stress can also push you to get things done.

B. But too much stress is unhealthy.

C. Some forms of stress are good.

___12_____ Stress is one way the body protects itself. In an emergency, stress can save your life. It gives your body the speed and energy to get out of a dangerous situation.

___13_____ If you have an important test coming up, stress makes you study harder. It gives you energy before a class presentation (展示) or a sports match. Stress about larger issues like global warming (全球变暖) can encourage you to recycle and save energy.

___14_____ While a little bit of stress helps you to study, too much can make it hard for you to concentrate. If you don’t get enough sleep, you may have a harder time fighting off sickness. Stress can make you feel worried and tired.

Day 3

A rose for her mother (P6)

Choose the best answer:

15. The gentleman went to a flower shop to order flowers for ____.

A. his girlfriend B. his mother

C. his wife D. a little girl

16. Why was the little girl crying?

A. She lost her way home.

B. She was late for school.

C. She couldn’t afford a rose.

D. Her mother died a month ago.

17. The little girl asked the gentleman to drive her ____.

A. to her home B. to her school

C. to a cemetery D. to a mountain

18. We can tell from the story that ____.

A. the little girl loves her mother very much

B. the gentleman doesn’t care about his mother

C. the little girl’s mother lives far away from her home

D. the gentleman’s mother passed away a month ago

Day 4

Working kids (P8)

Choose the best answer:

19. The author thinks a part-time job can teach teenagers many skills except _____.

A. responsibility B. teamwork

C. leadership D. organization

20.American teenagers can work when they are _____ years old by law.

A. fourteen B. thirteen

C. twelve D. eleven

21. Where do American teenagers like to work most in the summer?

A. At a shop. B. In the office.

C. At a camp. D. At a clothing store.

22. American teenagers like to babysit because they _____.

A. can start before age 14

B. can make more money

C. like to play with children

D. have lots of freedom

23. We can infer that American teenagers _____ from the last paragraph.

A. enjoy working more

B. hate going to school

C. don’t have much homework

D. think that skills are important

Day 5

Cloze test

In front of my daughter Sindu was a bowl filled with cabbage. She hated cabbage. She sat there in silence with tears 24 her eyes.

“Sindu, darling, why don’t you 25 a little? Your Mom will shout at me.”

Sindu wiped (擦) her 26 with the back of her hand.

“OK, Dad. I’ll eat, just a little.” Then Sindu said: “Dad, if I eat it all, will you give me 27 I want?”

“Yes, within reason.”

28 she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to finish the 29 . Then she came up to me and said: “Dad, I want to have my head shaved (刮、剃)！”

“Sindu, why don’t you 30 something else? If we see you with a clean-shaven head, we will be 31 ,” I said.

“But, Dad, you promised! Now, you are going back on your words.”

I had to 32 my promise. Sindu had all her hair cut off. She looked beautiful.

On Monday morning, I took her to school. 33 as we arrived, a boy got out of a car, and shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!”

Guess what? The boy had 34 hair either.

“Sir, your daughter is 35 !” A man got out of the car and said, “That boy is my son Harish. He has cancer. He lost his hair 36 he got ill. Sindu cut hers off so Harish would feel less 37 . She’s a special girl.”

I stood for a while,then said“My little girl, you 38 me how selfless (无私的) real love is!”

24. A. on B. in C. at D. behind

25. A. cook B. cut C. wash D. eat

26. A. tears B. bowls C. cabbage D. car

27. A. that B. who C. what D. which

28. A. Luckily B. Slowly C. Easily D. Heavily

29. A. food B. homework C. game D. talk

30. A. ask for B. look for C. walk for D. pay for

31. A. happy B. sad C. funny D. comfortable

32. A. None B.break C.change D. keep

33. A. Just B. Even C. Still D. Again

34. A. much B. no C. some D. any

35. A. great B. silly C. weak D. strange

36. A. unless B. although C. whether D. when

37. A. different B. strong C. dangerous D. important

38. A. suggest B. teach C. give D. offer

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上期答案

Reading

1-5 BADBC 6-10 CCABB 11-15 CDCCC

16-20 DDACC 21-25 BABBD 26-30 CBABD

Listening 1-5 ABBCA 6-10 TFFTT