Day 1

Is driving being... (P3)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ever since World War II, the automobile has defined American society. For American teenagers, a driver’s license represents not only the keys to the family vehicle but also the key to independence from parental control.

______________ According to data reported in The Washington Post, fewer than a third of 16-year-olds got their driver’s licenses in 2008, down from nearly 45 percent in 1988.

______________ Teens are busier, leaving little time for getting a license; graduated license systems are time consuming; the cost of getting a license has gone up as fewer high schools offer driver education classes; ______________ and digital (数字的) technology has made being physically with friends less necessary.

______________ They can share thoughts, photos and videos without ever having to leave home. More young people are spending more hours hard-wired (始终连接的) to computer screens small and large, tuning in without actually going out.

______________. After all, you can’t drag-race an iPhone, but we wonder whether exchanging a 1969 Camaro (一款经典雪佛兰车) for virtual (虚拟的) togetherness is a good trade.

A. There appear to be many reasons.

B. That may keep them safer and their parents happier.

C. fuel and car insurance have become expensive;

D. driving tests in the US are said to be relatively easy;

E. But the teenage love affair with the car may be coming to an end.

F. In the US, each of the 50 states has its own set of traffic laws and regulations.

G. Social networking and text messaging allow teens to stay in contact more of the time.

Day 2

UK ‘yoof’ speak in... (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. The point of the article is _____.

A. to list words used by yoof

B. to introduce UK yoof culture

C. to give advice on how to communicate with native English speaker

D. to explain why it is hard for British people to understand each other

2. According to the article, children are creating a “yoof culture” _______.

A. to stay cool among their peer

B. to draw more attention from their parent

C. to avoid interference of their parents in their live

D. to keep up with the fast pace of modern society

3. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The variety of regional accents in the UK is an obstacle to communication.

B. Some people consider the term “yoof” positive because it is easier to pronounce than “youth”.

C. A few vocabularies used by yoof are going to be collected in dictionaries.

D. Yoof culture is getting popular all around the English speaking countries.

4. By saying “Sorted!”, yoof probably means _____.

A. “I’m very tired.” B. “I understand.”

C. “You got it wrong!” D. “I don’t care!”

Day 3

Go green and feel... (P5)

1. How is the study this article refers to different from other studies?

A. It involved more people.

B. It took longer to finish the research.

C. It determined the exact amount of time needed.

D. It was led by just two researchers.

2. What can we conclude from the findings of the study?

A. Just five minutes of “green exercise” daily can help improve mental health.

B. Gardeners and farmers do not need “green exercise”.

C. Walking in a park with a lake will weaken the effect.

D. “Green exercise” is not suitable for the mentally ill.

3. According to Pretty, _______ would probably benefit the most from “green exercise”.

A. stressed, inactive people B. office worker

C. youth offenders D. women and children

4. What is the main problem discussed in this article?

A. Physical well-being. B. Outdoor exercise.

C. Mental illness. D. Harmony with nature.

Day 4

Help someone out... (P6)

1. The professor objected to the student’s suggestion of playing a trick on the poor man because ______.

A. he knew the poor man would easily see through the trick

B. he thought it was cruel to seek amusement at the expense of the poor

C. he didn’t want to be involved in such a stupid joke

D. he knew the poor man would get extremely angry

2. How did the poor man react to the discovery of the first coin?

A. He was surprised and wondered who had placed it there.

B. He was astonished at the carelessness of the coin owner.

C. He put the coin into his pocket without hesitation.

D. He fell upon his knees and thanked God.

3. What is the best word to describe the poor man?

A. Brave. B. Optimistic. C. Confident. D. Thankful.

4. What can we learn from the article?

A. It is cruel to play tricks on the less fortunate.

B. It is a better feeling to give rather than receive.

C. Teaching is a better help to people than giving them what they want.

D. Benefits come from hard work and honesty.

Day 5

Making sense of the pop languages of teenagers can be a challenge. It can even 1 some parents to feel as though they speak a completely 2 language to their children. Well, according to a new 3 , they do.

The A-Z of Teen Talk by 13-year-old Lucy van Amerongen 4 explanations and derivations (词源) of around 300 strange and wonderful words used by her age group.

She was 5 to compile (编撰) the list after her parents 6 they could not understand conversations between her and her sisters.

Terms 7 "ant wacky" (unstylish), "cotch down" (sleep), and "rago" (ok) are explained in a 8 that "rents" or "mouldies" (parents) will understand. "Book" is used to 9 cool, as it is the first word to appear when COOL is typed 10 using predictive text (自动联想拼写的短信) on a mobile phone.

And three golden 11 are introduced: Never make eye contact when talking to a "mouldie", always mumble inaudibly (听不见似地) and if possible 12 the word "like" in, like, every sentence.

Lucy spent a year 13 the list before she sold the publishing rights 14 ￡1,000. Thousands of copies were bought at major bookshops in the run-up to Christmas. The Cheltenham Ladies College pupil from Box, Gloucestershire, said she was very 15 to have a book published at such a 16 age. "I love languages and I think some parents don’t give teenagers enough 17 for some of the words they use – a lot of them are very 18 ."

So far more than 3,000 copies of the ￡4.99 book have been sold. Now the young writer has invited other teenagers to e-mail her with 19 entries and publisher Ravette is planning to produce updated 20 .

1. A. lead B. take C. guide D. remind

2. A. separate B. opposite C. different D. difficult

3. A. language B. dictionary C. subject D. science

4. A. suggests B. collects C. records D. provide

5. A. influenced B. expected C. inspired D. forced

6. A. complained B. disliked

C. discovered D. feared

7. A. as such B. for example C. as if D. such a

8. A. purpose B. manner C. case D. model

9. A. signal B. characterize

C. refer D. describe

10. A. before B. when C. after D. a

11. A. secrets B. opinions C. notices D. rule

12. A. consist B. avoid C. repeat D. include

13. A. compiling B. gathering

C. organizing D. reading

14. A. with B. for C. at D. by

15. A. brilliant B. intelligent C. smooth D. happy

16. A. young B. little C. small D. early

17. A. credit B. hope C. belief D. advice

18. A. creative B. unbelievable

C. doubtful D. easy

19. A. old B. new C. present D. used

20. A. principle B. texts C. issues D. point

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案

D1: 1-5 isn’t sung; to; have heard; with; in

6-10 how; sleepy; that; my; be

D2: BCBD

D3: DCDC

D4: CDAAC

D5: 1-5 CABCA 6-10 DCDCC

11-15 DAACB 16-20 DDCAB

Listening:

CBBCB