Day 1

We must be famous (P1)

Choose the best answer:

1. According to the article, Mckinley High School ______.

A. has produced many teenage TV stars

B. has many well-organized music clubs

C. is the setting for a famous US musical comedy

D. is an imagined performing arts school

2. Which of the following statements about Glee Club members is TRUE according to the article?

A. Mercedes Jones isn’t happy about being an African-American.

B. Artie Abrams isn’t able to feel fully part of the Glee club group.

C. Finn Hudson has to quit as he has put sports before singing.

D. Rachel Berry cares too much about fame and so isn’t a good leader.

3. Glee has fans across the world mainly because ______.

A. it features many famous people and pop hits

B. it is US President Obama’s favorite TV program

C. they like the main message Glee sends

D. its characters are different from those in other shows

4. Many teenagers take part in Glee summer camps because _______.

A. they love singing and dancing in groups

B. they love the show so much they want to get a sense of what it is like

C. they want to be chosen to appear in Glee

D. they want to experience what it is like to be a star

Day 2

Li Ning wants to ... (P4)

根据文章内容回答问题，答案不要超过限定的字数。

1. Why did some people call the change of Li Ning’s logo and slogan a big gamble? (No more than 15 words)

2. According to Bloomberg, why did Li Ning change its logo and slogan? (No more than 12 words)

3. What message is Li Ning sending through the change? (No more than 15 words)

4. According to the article, what is the problem with many other Chinese brands? (No more than 8 words)

Day 3

Good genes mean ... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. According to the article, which of the following is the most important if a person is to live to the age of 100?

A. Eating healthy food every day.

B. Having the right types of genes.

C. Having a healthy lifestyle.

D. Taking drugs that prevent ageing.

2. According to the article, the ApoC3 gene is found in ______ of people over 100 years old.

A. 10% B. 20%

C. 30% D. 50%

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE of the research led by Professor Nir Barzilai?

A. The team studied the genes of over 100 people over 100 years of age.

B. The researchers found that mutations in certain genes lead to longer life.

C. The researchers found ways to develop drugs that could cure age-related diseases.

D. The study suggested that most people have genes that could lengthen their lives.

4. According to David Gems, ______.

A. drugs to slow ageing will be very expensive

B. modern science will be able to find more longevity genes

C. it is the duty of medical scientists to fight the problems of ageing

D. scientists can make new genes that will allow longer life

Day 4

Thanks a million, Dad (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. The author’s disability was caused by ______.

A. a loss of oxygen to the brain at birth

B. a failed operation at the age of 3

C. shrunken and twisted leg muscles

D. serious damage to the brain at birth

2. According to the article, which of the following statements about the author’s dad is TRUE?

A. He laughed at the author at tryouts.

B. He helped the author to become a boxing star.

C. He achieved a great deal because of his love for the son.

D. He believed punishment was a good way to teach.

3. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggest?

A. The author’s father didn’t believe that he was disabled.

B. The author’s father was determined to treat him like a normal child.

C. The author’s father blamed the doctors for his son’s disability.

D. The author’s father didn’t give up until he had found a solution.

4. The author wrote the article ______.

A. as a gift for his father on Father’s Day

B. as advice for the parents of disabled children

C. to encourage disabled children

D. in memory of his father

Day 5

Finish the multiple choices:

1. You have to keep up with ______ exercises if you want to be healthy.

A. common B. regular

C. typical D. extra

2. The school published a special report with a whole page about his brave behavior, to praise his sacrifice ______ others.

A. for the sake of B. for the like of

C. in case of D. in favor of

3. Previously they had performed in a singing competition ______ the team placed last.

A. as B. which

C. where D. that

4. He has decided to ______ his own life and not have someone else telling him what to do.

A. take charge of B. take hold of

C. make up D. keep up

5. John was given the same suitcase his father and grandfather ______ with them to school.

A. took B. had taken

C. were taking D. would take

6. Mary was ______ to tell her father the truth. She believed honesty would get him to forgive her.

A. disappointed B. determined

C. surprised D. unsure

7. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as _____ earned by his own labor.

A. one B. that

C. such D. what

8. The dress ______ when I washed it.

A. spread B. shrank

C. missed D. ruined

9. His skills as a player don’t quite match his ______ for the game.

A. possibility B. passion

C. pressures D. popularity

10. I had to get down on my knees to ______ her not to tell grandma the truth.

A. warn B. advise

C. demand D. beg

上期参考答案

Reading

D1 1-4 ADCB

D2 1. skills 2. quiet 3. one thing 4. take in 5. same

6. support 7. Mix 8. single 9. Space 10. gradual

D3 1-4 DBCC D4 1-4 BDBD

D5 1-5 DBACA 6-10 BCBAC

11-15 ACABD 16-20 CBCAB