Day 1

How I love hutong... (P4)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Why would any visitor to Beijing stay in a hotel when they could stay in a hutong?

The rooms all opened onto the central courtyard. ___1___ Flowers bloomed, beans and peas climbed the bamboo lattice (格子架) and a cat slept in the sun.

Every day after exploring the city, I’d hurry back to the hutong. As the other guests came back we’d greet one another. There was a mother and young daughter from France, an energetic guy from Canada, a teacher from England and several guests from various parts of China.

We swapped stories and tips on where to go and where to eat. ___2___

Coming and going through the narrow alleys (小巷) of the hutong, the residents (居民) would smile and say “ni hao”. ___3___ Recently installed, brightly painted exercise equipment made a perfect place for the elderly women to sit and chat and comment on the passing scenes. Smells of meals cooking filled my nose, as I hung over some laundry on the narrow lane. ___4___

How could a hotel compete? Hotels all over the world are the same. ___5___

Sure, they have a restaurant, but then you don’t walk down the street feeling the pulse (脉搏) of the city as you seek out local food. You don’t go into the kitchen and show your host how you like your eggs prepared.

And you can’t sit in the warm evening, with the flowers, the lazy cat, and have slow, easy conversations with fellow travelers as birds fly overhead, making room for the moon.

Hotel? Hutong? No contest.

A. Laughing children played.

B. New friendships were formed.

C. I felt right at home in this friendly neighborhood.

D. It was hard to imagine that modern Beijing was just a few blocks away.

E. But don’t we travel in order to experience something different?

F. How I love a courtyard!

G. It’s common for tourists to take a pedicab (脚踏三轮车) to visit hutong.

Day 2

Oval Office gets a... (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means that President Obama finally _____.

A. left his own mark on the Oval Office

B. published a new stamp for the Oval Office

C. got to make big decisions in the Oval Office

D. made a national address from the Oval Office

2. According to Dallek, _______.

A. presidents hate their authority to be challenged in the Oval Office

B. presidents give speeches from the Oval Office to show their power

C. whenever presidents make significant decisions they announce them in the Oval Office

D. when presidents admit mistakes in the Oval Office, they think citizens tend to forgive them

3. To show that the Oval Office helps convey a sense of intimacy of the message, the author uses _____ examples.

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

4. The article is mainly about ______.

A. how the Oval Office was renovated

B. what the Oval Office symbolizes

C. the uses different presidents make of the Oval Office

D. the different kinds of speeches presidents make from the Oval Office

Day 3

Apple DNA found (P5)

1. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE of apples?

A. Apples have been eaten for millions of years.

B. Apples don’t vary much in different parts of the world.

C. Apples are considered healthy food.

D. Apples share exactly the same genes with pears and grapes.

2. The researchers on the global team are trying to improve the quality of apples by ______.

A. studying their genes B. finding new varieties

C. cross-breeding D. creating new DNA

3. What does the phrase “sheds light on” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Brings light to. B. Tests out on.

C. Helps to explain. D. Throws doubts on.

4. The main point of the article is that ______.

A. apples are so popular around the world because of their flavor

B. scientists have mapped the DNA of apples

C. even apples have secrets

D. scientists can make apples tastier

Day 4

Facing up to... (P6)

1. The underlined words “fall short” in Paragraph 1 probably mean _______.

A. make a decision

B. begin to experience something

C. have someone else to blame

D. fail to reach a standard

2. What is Obama’s second piece of advice for graduates?

A. Learn to accept who you are.

B. Develop the right attitude to disadvantages.

C. Don’t hurt people you love.

D. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.

3. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.

A. misunderstanding your friends

B. straying from the values you hold

C. making accusations on television

D. blaming someone else for your mistake

4. We can infer from Paragraphs 5 and 6 that the community ______.

A. has got used to making excuses

B. has lived up to its responsibility

C. is satisfied with itself

D. provides fewer resources than it used to

5. In the last two paragraphs, Obama calls on the graduates to ______.

A. welcome different ideas, people and experiences

B. participate in as many social activities as they can

C. make friends with people who share their political views

D. be honest and concerned about the community

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 remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.

I was on the wrestling (摔跤) team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least (1) . There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot (2) it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no (3) because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes (4) to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.

On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We (5) had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy (6) the name of John.

John had never been (7) in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, (8) he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.

One day, we (9) a match with our biggest opponent (对手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular (10) . He rolled over, and his opponent (11) him halfway through his roll. He was pinned (压住) (12) !

The match was over.

I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to (13) John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The (14) presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”

We used to have this big (15) in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets (16) .”

John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not (17) , and he knew it. But he waited for the (18) opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.

In other words, the real (19) is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to (20) it.

1. A. 1uckB. risk

C. difficultyD. opportunity

2. A. accuse B. blame C. doubt D. keep

3. A. stress B. injuryC. change D. weather

4. A. reason B. sureC. safe D. sense

5. A. also B. evenC. too D. once

6. A. under B. forC. in D. by

7. A. hurt B. metC. trained D. defeated

8. A. althoughB. as

C. yetD. until

9. A. went forB. waited for

C. fought forD. played for

10. A. act B. stepC. task D. move

11. A. fixed B. threwC. caught D. carried

12. A. accidentallyB. fortunately

C. unfairlyD. immediately

13. A. controlB. comfort

C. convinceD. forgive

14. A. successB. moment

C. opportunityD. situation

15. A. warning B. signC. sentence D. note

16. A. occasionB. challenge

C. timeD. preparation

17. A. obvious B. strong C. little D. slight

18. A. equal B. exactC. rest D. right

19. A. messageB. theme

C. keyD. suggestion

20. A. receive B. followC. seize D. save

本期命题者：余唯贵（浙江） 东雪珍（江苏）

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案

D1: 1-4 BCCD D2:1-4 CCDC

D3: 1-4 CBDC D4: 1-4 DCBC

D5:1-5 BDACD 6-10 BCCDC

11-15 ABCAB 16-20 ADACD