Day 1

Let’s not turn into... (P3)

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

US students around me have individual dreams. Some just like doing scientific r___1___ and others want to be entrepreneurs. They pursue their own goals and s___2___ happiness rather than __3____ find well-paid jobs, and live c__4_____ lives, as we do.

This American style makes the world ___5___(多彩的), and dynamic, not because people are the same or __6____(行为) the same as everybody else. Each of us was born with a certain ____7__(潜力). Only when we find and exploit these talents ___8___ we increase our personal ___9___(价值).

My friends, just be yourself and do what you’re good at and what you really e____10__.

Day 2

Mother Nature... (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. Judging from the article, which of the following statements would the writer agree to?

A. Human beings can dominate nature.

B. Human beings can prevent disasters.

C. In the face of disasters, human beings can only stand and wait.

D. In the face of all-powerful nature, human beings are weak.

2. The volcano in Iceland ________.

A. has erupted occasionally over the last 200 year

B. is a world-famous active volcano

C. stopped much of the air travel in Europe

D. has a name that is easy to remember

3. The point of the article is to _______.

A. show that humans want to fight against nature

B. warn people to respect nature

C. illustrate different ways of dealing with nature

D. show the serious consequences of many natural event

Day 3

Chimps may be... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. The studies have found that some chimpanzees ______.

A. feel deep affection for their mother

B. are as clever as human

C. are afraid of death like human

D. seem to have emotions similar to those of human

2. According to the first study, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Pansy was separated from other chimpanzees until her death when she became seriously ill.

B. Chimpanzees seem to know the difference between life and death.

C. Blossom was the saddest of the three chim-panzees.

D. After Pansy died, the other three chimpanzees refused to sleep in their nest.

3. All of the following might explain why chimpanzee mothers carried the corpses of their babies around for a long time OTHER than ______.

A. the very strong relationship between chimpanzee mothers and their infant

B. that the chimpanzees might know what death wa

C. that the bodies of the infants might bring back memory of their babie

D. that they wanted to find a good place to bury them

4. From what Craig Stanford said we can infer that ______.

A. it’s doubtful whether chimpanzees really have a full understanding of death

B. humans and chimpanzees have the same emotion

C. it would be dangerous for chimpanzees to under-stand death

D. humans and chimpanzees belong to the same family

Day 4

Motherhood is a... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. How did the female clerk feel at first when the writer told her occupation?

A. Cold-hearted. B. Open-minded. C. Puzzled. D. Interested.

2. How many children does the writer have?

A. 3 B. 4

C. 7 D. 13

3. Why did the woman clerk show more respect to the writer?

A. Because she thought the writer did admirable work.

B. Because the writer cared little about rewards.

C. Because the writer did something that she had little knowledge of.

D. Because she admired the writer’s research work.

4. What is the point of the article?

A. To show that how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.

B. To show that the writer had a grander job than Emily.

C. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career.

D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.

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。

I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon shift (班) at the bakery. The flow of _____(1) rushed to finish weekend shopping in order to return home _____(2) to prepare supper or watch the football game. I was _____(3) on my job of stamping hundreds of bags for the coming holiday weekend _____(4) I heard a weak voice, “Excuse me,miss.” I _____(5) up to see an elderly man standing before me. He _____(6) asked if he could have a tart (果馅饼). I went to fetch the tart and placed it in a box.

“Three dollars, please.” I told him. The man looked _____(7) and began shaking his head. This is one of the most awkward _____(8), because you want to give the dessert away, but cannot. He apologized, saying he would not _____(9) more than he had expected to have to on a tart.

_____(10) I felt upset, I waited on the customer behind him, a woman who asked for various breads and desserts _____(11) a dinner party she was hosting. After finishing her _____(12), she asked if I would _____(13) adding a tart to her bill and placing it in a _____(14) box. My curiosity grew as I handed it to her. She paid, _____(15) me and walked away.

I _____(16) to stamping bags, but I couldn’t concentrate. I could not stop thinking about the little old man who could not, or _____(17) not,spend three dollars on a dessert.

Just then, I saw the woman giving the man _____(18) much-desired tart. His face _____(19), brilliant and appreciative. _____(20) her kindness, he reached into his pocket and gave her the only thing he had:a piece of candy.

1. A.workers B.women

C.housewives D.customer

2. A.whether B.either

C.as D.while

3. A.insisted B.depended

C.focused D.put

4. A.then B.that

C.which D.when

5. A.came B.got

C.looked D.covered

6. A.politely B.loudly

C.proudly D.rudely

7. A.angry B.disappointed

C.happy D.poor

8. A.moments B.person

C.manners D.way

9. A.pay B.use

C.spend D.waste

10. A.Because B.Since

C.Before D.Although

11. A.for B.in

C.from D.to

12. A.question B.order

C.shopping D.need

13. A.mind B.like

C.try D.consider

14. A.similar B.usual

C.divided D.separate

15. A.greeted B.excused

C.thanked D.left

16. A.ran B.turned

C.returned D.walked

17. A.dared B.would

C.should D.must

18. A.her B.hi

C.my D.their

19. A.showed up B.turned up

C.lit up D.lifted up

20. A.In honor of B.In addition to

C.In place of D.In return for

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案

D1: 1—4 DCDC D2: 1—4 BCBC

D3: 1—4 ACBC D4: 1—4 BCBA

D5: 1-5 BADAC 6-10 BBCBD

11-15 ABDCC 16-20 DBDAC