Day 1

Sandstorms blow in (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which part of China was affected by sandstorms last week?

A. Southwest. B. Southeast.

C. Northwest. D. Northeast.

2. What did some people feel about the sandstorms?

A. They were scared. B. They were excited.

C. They were sad. D. They were worried.

3. What did Li Ying see when the sandstorms happened?

A. She saw a wall of sand.

B. She saw yellow sand everywhere.

C. She saw the dark sky.

D. She saw the setting sun.

4. Which of the following is NOT true of a sandstorm?

A. It is a natural disaster.

B. It often happens in forests.

C. It is strong enough to blow people some distance.

D. It usually happens in spring and early summer.

5. To protect yourself from sandstorms, you should NOT ____.

A. wear a mask or use a wet handkerchief

B. lie down if there are no houses nearby

C. keep your eyes, nose and mouth open

D. plant more trees and stop making desert

Day 2

Want to talk? Text! (P4-5)

Choose the best answer:

6. Which is the most popular among teenagers?

A. Face-to-face talks.

B. Telephone calls.

C. Social networking sites.

D. Sending short messages.

7. We can tell from the story that being addicted to texting ____.

A. helps kids to communicate with other

B. is bad for kids’ study and health

C. has no influence on kids’ life

D. will make kids study better

8. Annie Levitz’s story mainly tells us that ____.

A. texting too much is harmful

B. sending 100 texts a day is harmle

C. she lost feeling in her hand

D. she had to have surgery on her wrist

9. Teenagers think that texts are _____ than spoken messages.

A. more expensive B. more friendly

C. more painful D. more eco-friendly

Day 3

Food for thought (P6)

完成下列任务：

Match the word with its meaning:

10. look

11. wealth

12. sorrow

13. failure

14. strong

a. a large amount of money and property

b. an activity or a project that does not succeed

c. in good health

d. deep sadne

e. appearance

Fill in the blanks:

15. Go for someone who makes you s________, someone who makes a dark day seem b________.

16. Dream w________ you want to dream and go w________ you want to go.

17. May you have enough h________ to make you sweet, enough tests to make you s________, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough h________ to make you happy.

18. Love begins with a smile, grows with a k________ and ends with a t________.

Day 4

I love you, Mom (P8)

Choose the best answer:

19. The writer _____ for her mom on Mother’s Day when she was 5.

A. cooked dinner B. wrote a poem

C. bought a flower D. made a card

20. The phrase “make sense” in the first paragraph probably means _____.

A. 成功 B. 有趣

C. 有意义 D. 畅销

21. The second paragraph mainly tells us that the writer’s mom _____.

A. loved collecting children’s thing

B. had deep love for her children

C. was the owner of a museum

D. enjoyed visiting museum

22. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer used to make breakfast for her mom on Mother’s Day.

B. The writer’s mom kept all her writings and artwork.

C. The writer thinks the poem she wrote at age five was her best work.

D. The writer thinks her mom is the best mom in the world.

23. It can be inferred from the story that _____.

A. Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world

B. the writer feels thankful for her mother

C. there are few things we can do for our mother

D. everyone thinks their mother is the best

Day 5

Cloze test:

Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I discovered a 24 differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class 25 fifty minutes in the US. It is a little 26 than classes in China. We usually have forty or forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between 27 . Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their 28 classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have an hour-long break, so they 29 eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over 30 3:00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.

Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school year, while the US students like to find a part-time job in 31 free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think 32 is no differences between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they can make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs 33 they leave high school and before going to college.

24. A. no B. few C. little D. none

25. A. lasts B. finishes C. starts D. stay

26. A. shorter B. longer C. earlier D. later

27. A. schools B. classes C. meals D. student

28. A. day B. night C. morning D. afternoon

29. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. need to D. are able to

30. A. in B. for C. during D. around

31. A. my B. his C. their D. your

32. A. it B. there C. that D. thi

33. A. after B. with C. while D. during

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上期答案

Reading

1. There are 32 volumes. / 32 2. He dreams of becoming a teacher of magic.

3. Nagi is Negi’s father. / Negi is Nagi’s son. 4. He is an English teacher at a middle school in Japan. 5. No, he doesn’t. 6. He is ten years old.

7. Because he has to keep his job as a Magister Magi secret.

8. Because he is young and short.

9-13 BDDAC 14-18 CBCAD 19-23 BDCAB 24-28 BCABA 29-33 DBCDA

Listening

1-5 BBCBC 6. coolest places 7. a wonderful view 8. like toys 9. 122 10. 373