Day 1

To spank or not to ... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. According to the first three paragraphs, the author was probably hit by her parents when ______.

A. they were dissatisfied with her grade

B. she showed no respect for the elder

C. they cannot control their temper

D. their discipline turns out to be not strict enough

2. According to Murray Straus, children who are physically punished ______.

A. are less aggressive toward others when they get older

B. have slower physical development

C. benefit from occasional spanking

D. may develop lower IQs than their peer

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. 40 percent of children grow up without ever being spanked.

B. Children who suffer less physical punishment are better students.

C. Occasional open-handed spanking on the bottom are mentally harmful.

D. Researchers disagree over whether smacking is mentally harmful to children.

4. The author seems to agree that ______.

A. parents should determine whether a child needs to be smacked or not

B. children who have been spanked tend to behave better than those who haven’t

C. good parents discipline their children in a fair and reasonable way

D. physical punishment should be the last resort of any parent

Day 2

Good times can last ... (P4)

Answer the questions:

阅读文章并根据内容回答问题，注意答案不要超过题目规定的字数。

1. Why did the author make plans to travel to Venezuela? (No more than 20 words)

________________________________________________

2. What did the author do with her friend during their trip in Venezuela? (No more than 20 words)

________________________________________________

3. How did the author benefit from the trip? (No more than 20 words)

________________________________________________

4. Which sentence in the text has the closest meaning to the following one?

Everything will be OK at last.

________________________________________________

5. Have you ever met any trouble when traveling? Name one, and tell us how you solve it? (No more than 30 words)

___________________________________________________________

Day 3

Lose bad habits, gain time (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. The new research mentioned in the article suggests that ______.

A. people who drink and smoke modestly are likely to be happier

B. people who have all the four common bad habits age more quickly than their peer

C. people with healthy lifestyles are sure to live longer

D. most British adults don’t take enough exercise and eat poorly

2. What does the underlined word “teetotalers” mean?

A. A person who drinks too much.

B. A person who never drinks.

C. A person who don’t exercise regularly.

D. A person who has a balanced diet.

3. Which of the following does the US government recommend to US citizens?

A. Never drink or smoke.

B. Eat fruit and vegetables as part of each meal.

C. Work out about 2.5 hours each week.

D. Manage at least two hours of leisure time a day.

4. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the article?

A. The research was carried out to warn people about bad lifestyles.

B. Most common causes of death are related to unhealthy lifestyles.

C. Kvaavik thinks health guidelines are either too modest or too strict for ordinary people.

D. The chance of living a longer life is larger for people with healthy lifestyles.

Day 4

My daughter’s tap shoes (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. Why did the author go to the store with her daughter?

A. To buy necessitie

B. To buy her daughter a pair of shoes.

C. To seek shelter from the rain.

D. To cheer her daughter up.

2. What does the underlined word “disapproving” mean?

A. annoyed B. encouraging C. caring D. interested

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. The author’s daughter knew that tap shoes could cure her of her condition.

B. The author did what she wanted, regardless of other people’s feelings.

C. The author’s daughter had never asked for a pair of shoes before.

D. The author took pride in her daughter, as she had learned to walk with hard work and patience.

4. What message does the article have?

A. It is difficult but rewarding to follow your own path.

B. Hard work is a step on the road to success.

C. One has to pick up the right pair of shoes in life.

D. Nothing is difficult if one sets one’s mind to it.

Day 5

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1–20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The year I went to college was a very difficult transition (过渡期) for me. 1 is probably true with many people. I got quite homework and 2 thought about going home.

Although the 3 time for many students is getting 4 from home, my mailbox was frequently 5 . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard 6 out at me. I sat down to read it, 7 a note from someone back home. 8 I became increasingly puzzled (困惑) as 9 postcards were like this; It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and 10 about it.

Several days later I 11 another postcard, this one 12 news about Maybelline, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 13 full of news of different people. I began to 14 look forward to the next one, 15 to see what this author would come up with 16 . I was never 17 .

Finally, the cards 18 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 19 college life. They had been such a happy distraction (调剂) that I have 20 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.

1. A. IfB. So C. AsD. What

2. A. oftenB. carefully C. seldomD. merely

3. A. hard B. last C. busiestD. happiest

4. A. visitorsB. letters C. calls D. direction

5. A. emptyB. full C. closed D. open

6. A. pouring B. reaching

C. staring D. rolling

7. A. describing B. considering

C. enjoying D. expecting

8. A. ButB. Thus C. AlsoD. Even

9. A. anyB. no C. some D. such

10. A. jokedB. talked C. forgot D. cared

11. A. mailed B. accepted

C. wrote D. received

12. A. delivering B. demanding

C. discovering D. developing

13. A. one B. each C. either D. both

14. A. nearly B. possibly

C. usually D. really

15. A. promising B. surprised

C. interested D. pretending

16. A. below B. lately

C. next D. behind

17. A. frightened B. disappointed

C. excited D. pleased

18. A. continued B. stopped

C. started D. avoided

19. A. easy B. safe

C. tired D. anxiou

20. A. lost B. collected

C. torn D. saved

（答案见下期） 21ST

上期参考答案

Reading

D1 1-3 ABD

D2 1. theme 2. Once 3. order 4. where

5. selling 6. as 7. experience 8. scream

9. variety 10. bring

D3 1-4 ABCB

D4 1-4 CABC

D5 1-5 BCACD 6-10 ABBAA

11-15 DBBAB 16-20 DCBAD

Listening

I. BB II. BCB