Day 1

Teenage blues (P1)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the article mainly about?

A. What makes the lives of teenagers so hard.

B. How to deal with teen problems.

C. Stress faced by UK and US teenagers.

D. Peer pressure faced by UK and US teenagers.

2. According to the survey, boys over 15 often feel great pressure to ______.

A. grow up fast B. experiment with alcohol

C. get into a good college

D. be more open and communicative

3. The underlined word “universal” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. global B. common C. average D. reasonable

4. How have recent economic challenges affected American teens?

A. They have become more concerned about their future.

B. They are now more worried about the ability to fit in socially.

C. They are attempting to learn more about money management.

D. They are spending more time developing their practical skills.

Day 2

Brits love their ... (P4)

1. The article is mainly about ______.

A. a study of different attitudes to fast foods

B. how popular fast foods are in many foreign countries

C. different countries’ attitudes towards food and body weight

D. a study of how popular fast foods are in different countries

2. Which of the following charts shows the correct percentage of people in the research obsessed with junk food?



3. The research suggests that ______.

A. Americans are proud of the fast foods they eat

B. those British who love fast foods do not care about their body weight

C. the British would like to think that other foods they eat make up for eating occasional fast food

D. most Americans believe the enjoyment of food is more important than its possible effect on their waistlines

4. According to Thierry Pailleux, the French are less obsessed with fast food than the British and Americans because ______.

A. they value their image

B. they have better foods than other countries

C. they value self-discipline

D. they fear criticism for an unhealthy diet

Day 3

Earn more, be ... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. According to Deaton and his team, ______.

A. a salary far below $75,000 means you are often troubled by your quality of life

B. a salary above $75,000 means there’s no point caring how much more you earn

C. a person with a salary of $100,000 is definitely happier than one with a salary of 75K

D. a person with a salary of $100,000 probably does not feel they have a better life than one with a salary of 75K

2. The underlined phrase “leveled out” in Paragraph 6 probably means ______.

A. decreased B. stopped rising

C. doubled D. became unclear

3. We can infer that the research concludes ______.

A. just like wealth, happiness is relative

B. absolute wealth means absolute happiness

C. if all had more or less the same income, all would be happy

D. a person can be happy if he/she doesn’t compare him/herself with others

4. The article mainly discusses _____.

A. the relations between economic growth and policy

B. the relations between money and happiness

C. what decides emotional well-being

D. how to improve your daily moods

Day 4

Don’t throw away ... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. The book was special to the man because ______.

A. it was made of vellum

B. it was the only book that survived the great fire

C. it was a story about how to tell the touchstone from ordinary stones

D. it included the secret of the touchstone

2. According to the story, the touchstone ______.

A. is pure gold B. feels cold

C. is magic D. is a big pebble

3. He threw pebbles into the sea ______.

A. to test how far he could throw

B. to practice throwing pebbles

C. to avoid picking up the same pebble once again

D. to express his disappointment at failing to find the touchstone

4. What message does the story want to convey?

A. Careful habits can lead to success.

B. Habits can benefit you but also hold you back.

C. Never judge a person or a thing by appearances.

D. Opportunity only visits the ready and watchful mind.

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。

Growing old is something that nobody can understand until they experience it for themselves. I may not be “old” but I am certainly beginning to 1 it – I turned 18 just over a week ago. I am now an adult.

As a child you 2 adults – or “grown ups” as I used to call them – to always be 3 control, to know what is right and wrong. 4 as a teenager, I thought that when I reached 18 I would be far more 5 in many aspects of life. But now that I am 18, I know that is not true.

It is clear to me now that you do not 6 learning when you are 18. Every day you learn something 7 , no matter what your age. However, I do understand when you become an adult you have to 8 more responsibility.

Whereas before I 9 had to clean the dishes, set the table or help out around the house, now I do all of those. I have already 10 myself the nickname “housekeeper”.

I can even drive now, which is pretty 11 , because of the frequency of accidents. But that’s not to say that 18 is not 12 to be. Not only can I drink alcohol, but I can also 13 ! In fact, being 18 has made me really interested in 14 because it now means that I can change things on 15 Day. More and more of my friends 16 to become politicians, and it is great to think that they can 17 things for the better.

18 one of my friends jokingly said to me on the first day I was 18, “today is the 19 day of the rest of your life”, he made it sound depressing (压抑的) and scary, but trust me, it’s a very 20 age.

1. A. dislike B. feel C. learn D. love

2. A. expect B. criticize C. deny D. know

3. A. beyond B. of C. with D. in

4. A. Even B. But C. So D. Since

5. A. comfortable B. interested

C. assured D. contented

6. A. continue B. desire

C. stop D. refuse

7. A. interesting B. unique

C. valuable D. new

8. A. take on B. put on

C. take up D. put up

9. A. seldom B. once

C. hardly D. always

10. A. honored B. chosen

C. earned D. won

11. A. scary B. amazing

C. fascinating D. difficult

12. A. adventurous B. tough

C. good D. annoying

13. A. elect B. vote

C. volunteer D. involve

14. A. lifestyle B. politics

C. environment D. career

15. A. Labor B. Independence

C. Christmas D. Election

16. A. hate B. refuse

C. consider D. want

17. A. change B. make

C. work D. improve

18. A. After B. Before C. When D. Though

19. A. last B. only C. right D. first

20. A. depressing B. exciting

C. fearful D. comforting

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案

D1 1-5 FBACE D2 1-4 ABBB

D3 1-4 CACB D4 1-5 DBDBA

D5 1-5 ABDDA 6-10 DDBAD

11-15 CDBCB 16-20 DBDAC