Day 1

Meet pop’s new... (P1)

Choose the best answer:

1. How has Justin Bieber become famous?

A. By appearing on the cover of People magazine.

B. By winning many international awards.

C. By posting a video of himself performing on YouTube.

D. By taking part in a competition and winning second prize.

2. What does the underlined phrase “has never looked back” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. has become more and more successful

B. has thought about something in the past

C. has been unable to forget

D. has stopped going on

3. According to the article, Justin Bieber _____.

A. is proud to be an overnight star

B. doesn’t experience growing pains

C. likes playing video games

D. has a talent for music

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

A. Justin Bieber is popular only among young people.

B. Justin Bieber’s hairstyle is also popular with his fans.

C. Justin Bieber is short because he always practices his singing at midnight.

D. His teacher finds him a hardworking student.

Day 2

I’m glad I stuck... (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。

On my first day of school as an exchange student in the United States, I _____ my way across the huge campus and was late for my biology class as a ______.

I was e______ in the subject back at home. But after I sat down, I _____ (发现) the lecture didn’t make the least sense to me – I ______ understood what my teacher Ms Pence was talking about!

I decided to ____ (放弃) this class but Ms Pence e_______ me to go on. With her help, I g________ caught up with others and sometimes could e_____ help others.

Thanks ___ my great teacher Ms Pence, I chose not to give up.

Day 3

Buildings built to... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. How many people were killed in the New Zealand earthquake on September 3?

A. 400,000 B. 250,000

C. 2 D. 0

2. After the earthquake hit Christchurch, ______.

A. most buildings remained in good condition

B. new office buildings were the worst damaged

C. top earthquake experts were there to help

D. an old church was completely destroyed

3. According to Professor Andrew Charleson, more people are killed in earthquakes in developing countries because _______.

A. they do not have strict building controls

B. earthquakes are bigger in these countries

C. they don’t know how to protect themselves

D. it is impossible for them to build safe buildings

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

A. Earthquakes rarely hit New Zealand.

B. No one was ever killed in earthquakes in New Zealand.

C. The strict building codes helped a lot to reduce damage.

D. That no one was killed in this earthquake was a miracle.

Day 4

Appearance is... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. The red rose was proud because it _____.

A. didn’t see any more beautiful plant in the forest

B. felt everyone in the forest was admiring it

C. found itself more beautiful than the cactus

D. was admired by a pine tree near it

2. The underlined word “refreshed” in Paragraph 8

probably means _____.

A. in a hurry

B. out of energy

C. filled with energy

D. no longer worried

3. According to the story, which of the following

statements about the cactus is TRUE?

A. It was the ugliest plant in the forest.

B. It felt bad when hearing the rose’s words.

C. It can store water and provide it to others.

D. It never helps those in difficulty.

4. It can be inferred from the story that _____.

A. roses have a good reason to be proud

B. thorns can also be a sign of beauty

C. everyone has a different understanding of beauty

D. something beautiful may lie behind an ugly face

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。

About once a month I have to go to Bedford for my work. One day I went into a 1 there to have something to 2 . The waiter took my coat and put it in a small room.

About an hour later I was 3 to go. The waiter 4 me my coat. Something fell out of the pocket onto the floor. It was a small white box. I took a 5 look at the 6 . “Oh, you’ve brought 7 coat,” I said to the waiter. “It looks very much like mine, 8 it is quite new, and this isn’t my box, either.”

“Oh, then I 9 someone has taken your coat and left his,” said the waiter. “This kind of thing 10 sometimes.”

I opened the box. There was a beautiful gold 11 in it. The waiter and I 12 to go to the police station.

“Has anyone lost a ring?” I asked at the station.

“Yes,” said a policeman. “A young man who came in this morning lost a ring, he lost it in London.”

He 13 the young man. A few minutes later, the man arrived.

“Yes, this is my ring,” he said. “How can I 14 you, sir? You see, I paid a lot of money for this ring and 15 I lost it on the train!”

After I told him the 16 of the coat, he said, “You haven’t been on the train. I haven’t been in the hotel, so how did my ring 17 in the coat?”

“Did anyone sit or stand next to you on the train?” asked the policeman.

“Yes,” said the young man. “But I don’t remember his face.”

“You may remember this 18 ,” said the policeman. “Was it like this one?”

“Yes, it was,” said the young man. “But my friend here isn’t the thief.”

The policeman laughed. “No,” he said. “The thief on the train stole your ring, and 19 our friend here, he went into the hotel to get some food. Only he didn’t take the 20 coat away with him.”

1. A. hotel B. restaurant

C. company D. shop

2. A. do B. buy

C. eat D. make

3. A. asked B. glad

C. invited D. ready

4. A. showed B. returned

C. brought D. dressed

5. A. special B. close

C. usual D. near

6. A. waiter B. box

C. coat D. pocket

7. A. no one else’s B. another’s

C. other’s D. someone else’s

8. A. but B. and

C. instead D. for

9. A. know B. wonder

C. suppose D. find

10. A. appears B. happens

C. meets D. changes

11. A. ring B. coin

C. pen D. sign

12. A. realized B. thought

C. wanted D. decided

13. A. searched B. remembered

C. telephoned D. asked

14. A. return B. thank

C. pay D. help

15. A. then B. so

C. yet D. however

16. A. thing B. price

C. story D. problem

17. A. come B. put

C. set D. get

18. A. person B. ring

C. box D. coat

19. A. after B. before

C. like D. as

20. A. right B. good

C. same D. other

上期参考答案

Reading

D1 DBBA D2 DCAA D3 ADDB

D4 1. skills 2. quiet 3. one thing

4. take in 5. same 6. support 7. Mix

8. single 9. Space 10. gradual

D5 1-5 DCADC 6-10 BACDD

Listening

1-5 BCAAB 6-9 CABA

10. sending 11. later 12. hit 13. talk

14. quick 15. used 16. chosen

17. stay 18. modern 19. interesting