Day 1

Just letting off steam (P3)

根据文章内容以及提示要求回答问题。

1. Why was the Senior Streaking started? (No more than 8 words)

2. Why did many Asians not take part in this year’s streaking event? (No more than 10 words)

3. What does the word “naked” in Paragraph 3 mean? (No more than 3 words)

4. What does the author mean by saying “The seniors were running, cheering and dancing as if tomorrow would never come”? (No more than 15 words)

5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5.

Day 2

Britain loves to be ... (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the point of the article?

A. To explain why owls are associated with evil or death.

B. To analyze why owls are so common in British culture.

C. To tell readers not to be afraid of owls.

D. To recommend some movies related to owls.

2. Owls are regarded as symbols of intelligence because ______.

A. they can see very well in the night

B. they are connected with Athena

C. they are able to deliver letters and parcels

D. they remind us of what college graduates wear

3. According to Mark Cocker, why do many TV dramas use owls?

A. They shriek with a frightful voice at night.

B. British people are familiar with them.

C. They create a feeling of mystery and danger.

D. They arouse the desire to take risks.

Day 3

Did they see UFOs? (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. The article is mainly about ______.

A. stories of alien visits from several former members of the US Air Force

B. a news conference on the existence of aliens

C. an investigation into UFOs by the US Air Force

D. alien scenarios in science fiction

2. What do the seven former US airmen’s accounts have in common?

A. They all claim to have seen UFOs with their own eyes.

B. They all claim the UFOs were all disc-shaped.

C. They all claim that missiles about to be launched were all disabled.

D. They all claim the encounters occurred over a missile launch site.

3. The underlined phrase “come forward” in Paragraph 10 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. give information

B. become concerned

C. start to agree

D. stand out

4. Which of the following people denies the existence of UFOs?

A. Robert Salas.

B. Kenneth Bacon.

C. Patrick McDonough.

D. Bruce Fenstermacher.

Day 4

Cookies don’t really ... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. As a child the author volunteered his mother because ________.

A. he wanted to fit in at school

B. Miss Pace liked cookies very much

C. he was proud of his mom’s chocolate chips

D. he wanted to show off his mom to his classmates

2. The author was pretty down because ______.

A. he couldn’t go to the party he had been looking forward to

B. his mother didn’t turn up at the party as she had promised

C. his mother had refused to make chocolate chips for the party

D. the cookies his mom made was not popular at the party

3. When the author returned home, ______.

A. he was so angry that he slammed the front door

B. he was silent and refused to return his mother’s hug

C. he rushed from room to room looking for his mother

D. he was disappointed that he couldn’t express his anger to his mother

4. We can tell from the story that _____.

A. the mother didn’t get to the party because of the traffic jam

B. the mother was sorry for her absence and laughed at herself

C. the author was a caring and thoughtful boy

D. the author was overcome with anger

5. The article conveys the message that ______.

A. it is silly to be angry with your family

B. everybody should keep his or her promises

C. true love is based on understanding

D. understanding how to comfort people in low spirits is a true skill

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。

On Nov.18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. For him 1 is no small achievement 2 he was stricken with polio (小儿麻痹症) as a child, and he walks with the aid of two crutches.

The 3 , including me, sat and waited quietly while he walked across the stage one step at a time, painfully and slowly to his chair and began his play. Then, something went 4 . Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke. The snap (突然折断) sounded like gunfire across the room. The only 5 for him seemed to be to get another violin or find another string for this one. 6 he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to 7 .

The orchestra (管弦乐队) began and he played 8 such passion and such power and such purity 9 I had never heard before.

Of course, anyone knows that it is 10 to play a harmonious work with just three strings. I know that, you know that, but that night Itzhak Perlman 11 to know that.

When he finished, there was a brief 12 in the room. Then all the audience rose and 13 loud, lasting cheers. We tried to do everything we could to show how much we 14 what he had done. 

He smiled, wiped the sweat from his brow and then he said in a quiet, sacred tone – “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to 15 how much music you can still make with what you have left.”

This powerful line has stayed 16 ever since I heard it. Who knows? Perhaps that is the 17 – not just for artists but for 18 .

Perhaps our task in this shaky, fast-changing, bewildering (令人困惑的) world in which we live is to make music, 19 with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer 20 , to make music with what we have left.

1. A. making appearances B. getting on stage

C. making music D. playing the violin

2. A. until B. though

C. after D. because

3. A. orchestra B. critics

C. reporters D. audience

4. A. wrong B. bad

C. strange D. worse

5. A. idea B. solution

C. way D. method

6. A. Thus B. Instead

C. Meanwhile D. But

7. A. help out B. rest shortly

C. begin again D. come over

8. A. in B. with

C. out D. through

9. A. as B. so

C. that D. and

10. A. unbelievable B. skilful

C. impossible D. common

11. A. refused B. managed

C. expected D. denied

12. A. embarrassment B. break

C. pause D. silence

13. A. turned into B. went into C. broke into D. got into

14. A. understood B. appreciated C. praised D. fascinated

15. A. put out B. find out

C. decide D. perform

16. A. in my mind B. in any case C. clear D. true

17. A. sound of music B. way of life

C. meaning of work D. purpose of music

18. A. superstars B. audiences C. all of us D. common people

19. A. at first B. in fact

C. at once D. after all

20. A. possible B. necessary C. satisfying D. easy

上期参考答案

D1 1-4 CCAB D2 1-4 CBAD

D3 1-4 BCDD D4 1-4 BCCD

D5 1-5 ABCDA 6-10 CCBBA

11-15ACDBD 16-20 AABBC