Day 1

Uniform with style (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. According to the author, the girls at Carondelet High School in California ______.

A. don’t have to wear uniforms to school every day

B. welcome their new polo-and-plaid skirt uniform

C. creatively adapt their uniforms to their own style

D. have almost all been punished for not wearing their uniforms properly

2. Which of the following statements about students in different periods is FALSE?

A. Students in the 1970s wore colorful sneakers with their uniforms.

B. Students in the 1980s preferred “poofy” hair.

C. Accessories were popular with students in the 1990s.

D. Most girls around the author’s age are “rebellious teenagers” angry about the strict uniform rules.

3. Which of the following combinations might Carondelet High School students think stylish?

a. grey bracelets b. pink shoes lace

c. green headbands d. patterned tight

e. red polo

A. abc B. bde C. bcd D. ace

4. What is the main point of the article?

A. The history of girls’ uniforms at Carondelet High School in California.

B. How the author made her own school uniform stylish.

C. The author’s memories of high school uniforms and the lessons she learnt from wearing them.

D. The debate over restrictions on high school girls’ uniforms.

Day 2

We’re living in an... (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. Susan Boyle became world famous mainly because __________.

A. she took part in the reality TV program Britain’s Got Talent

B. she was given fifteen minutes to sing in front of the world

C. she had singing talent although she was plain-looking and old

D. her singing video posted on the Internet was viewed worldwide

2. The underlined words “instant stars” probably refer to those __________.

A. who become famous overnight

B. who are really important people

C. who finally get to show their true talent

D. who remain popular for a long time

3. Many once-famous people fade from view quickly if __________.

A. they come from ordinary familie

B. they don’t often appear on reality show

C. they have no time to improve themselve

D. they have nothing of interest to show the public

4. What can we infer from the article?

A. Andy Warhol knew the Internet would help people become famous.

B. Reality shows give ordinary people a chance to show their talent.

C. Ordinary people attract more attention than pop stars and actors.

D. People with digital video will become famous.

Day 3

Our tears may be... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

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

Giving the great gift... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following statements about the writer’s parents is TRUE?

A. They are a team and never argue with each other.

B. They always enthusiastically praise each other.

C. They each shoulder shared half of the family responsibilities.

D. They love their children more than they love themselves.

2. What does the writer think of people making unkind remarks about spouses?

A. It’s something people usually do and is harmless.

B. It’s a way for people to show their love for their spouses.

C. It is a kind of complaining, but not serious.

D. It is an unloving and disrespectful thing.

3. The crew boss expected to hear from the author’s father ______.

A. some teasing remarks about women

B. the author’s father’s sincere praise of his mother

C. a debate over women’s spending habit

D. sharply criticism of his wife

4. What did the author learn from his father?

A. Parents should cooperate and help each other.

B. Unkind remarks affect the relationship between spouses.

C. Love is the best gift parents can give to their children.

D. A man’s love is shown by the respect he shows for his wife.

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。

A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay my house, ______ (1) to waist-high ruins, smelly and dirty.

Before the trip, I’d had my car ______ (2). When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she ______ (3) my Louisiana license plate.

“You from New Orleans?” she asked.

I said I was.

“No ______ (4),” she said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet.

The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing ______ (5).

As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to ______ (6) there and tried to find a rental house that we could ______ (7) while also paying off a mortgage (抵押贷款) on our ______ (8) house. We looked at many places, but none was ______ (9). We’d begun to accept that we’d have to live in extremely reduced circumstances ______ (10), when I got a very ______ (11) e-mail from a James Kemmedy in California. He’d read some pieces I’d written about our ______ (12) for Slate, the online magazine and wanted to give us (“no conditions attached”) a new house ______ (13) the lake from New Orleans.

It sounded too good to be ______ (14), but I replied, thanking him for his exceptional ______ (15), that we had no plans to go back. Then a poet at the University of Florida ______ (16) to let his house to me, while he went to England on his one-year paid leave. The rent was rather ______ (17). I mentioned the poet’s offer to James Kemdedy, and the next day he sent a check ______ (18) our entire rent for eight months.

Throughout this painful experience, the ______ (19) of strangers back my faith in humanity. It’s almost worth ______ (20) your worldly possessions to be reminded that people are really nice.

1. A. destroyed B. reduced

C. damaged D. made

2. A. fixed B. stolen

C. broken D. improved

3. A. examined B. checked

C. watched D. noticed

4. A. problem B. money

C. charge D. parking

5. A. repeated B. happened

C. came D. appeared

6. A. move B. go C. leave D. remove

7. A. supply B. furnish

C. afford D. buy

8. A. spoiled B. repaired

C. new D. ruined

9. A. satisfied B. satisfactory

C. approved D. agreed

10. A. for a while B. in a while

C. all the while D. after a while

11. A. polite B. direct

C. strange D. disappointing

12. A. marriage B. life

C. struggles D. family

13. A. across B. under

C. in D. over

14. A. correct B. true

C. accurate D. exact

15. A. generosity B. possession

C. trust D. politene

16. A. attempted B. encouraged

C. offered D. advised

17. A. reasonable B. believable

C. expensive D. practical

18. A. hiding B. covering

C. consisting D. sharing

19. A. quality B. state

C. example D. kindne

20. A. abandoning B. throwing

C. losing D. gaining

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案

D1: 1—4 BCBA D2: 1—4 ABDD

D3: 1—4 ABBD D4: 1—4 BDAB

D5: 1—4 BBDA