A camerawoman... (PV)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the point of the article?
A. To encourage us to stop using plastic bags.
B. To show what one person can do with Rebecca’s example.
C. To show that if you are right, other people will follow your lead.
D. To tell us how Modbury became the first plastic free town in Britain.

2. What made Rebecca decide to do something for the environment?
A. Watching news about the environment on TV.
B. Seeing people throwing away plastics on the beach.
C. Finding lots of birds dead due to throwaway plastics.
D. Filming a documentary for the BBC in the Pacific Ocean.

3. What can we infer about the shopkeepers in Modbury according to the text?
A. The shopkeepers thought Rebecca was right.
B. The shopkeepers didn’t run their shops well.
C. In order to please Rebecca, the shopkeepers agreed.
D. The shopkeepers were ordered to stop using plastic bags.

4. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?
A. It is difficult for individuals to do anything to protect the environment.
B. Shopkeepers in Modbury refused to do what Rebecca asked them.
C. Modbury’s change has led to a reduction of the number of plastic bags in the billions.
D. Just a small effort can make a big difference.

Day 2
Glued to Glee (P3)
Answer the questions:
1. What is the article mainly about? (No more than 8 words)
_______________________________________________________________
2. Why did the author become a big fan of Glee? (No more than 15 words)
_______________________________________________________________
3. Which sentence in the article could be replaced by the following one?
I think of myself when I see that unusual girl.
_______________________________________________________________
4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
It is a club that allows you to express yourself by singing famous songs.
_______________________________________________________________



Day 3
Write that thought... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. Many young Americans don’t keep a diary because they ______.
A. think hiding it under their pillow is childish
B. have other places to record their thoughts
C. they are afraid their parents might look at their diaries
D. are involved in various extracurricular activities

2. What do schools do to encourage students to write a journal?
A. They carry out some projects to improve students’ writing skills.
B. They encourage students to list every thing they have bought.
C. They ask students to write a review of a novel.
D. They teach students to be grateful for what they have.

3. What kind of students would most likely visit Mint.org?
A. Those who love watching movies.
B. Those who have no interest in their studies.
C. Those who like to keep a record of their spending.
D. Those who don’t like keeping a diary.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the article?
A. To promote the idea of keeping a diary.
B. To persuade students to be careful with their daily spending.
C. To inform about ways that US teens now keep their journal.
D. To criticize overuse of the Internet.




Day 4
More than tea in... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. When the students found they had different tea cups, they ______.
A. were satisfied with their own cup
B. were angry about the chipped cups they had been given
C. asked the teacher to get new cups for them
D. were curious about the difference between the cups

2. From the text, we can conclude that ______.
A. the teacher prepared different tea cups for each student
B. the teacher should have given the students the same tea cups
C. the chipped tea cups were actually made of better materials
D. each student took their time to choose a cup they liked

3. By comparing the cups to the physical circumstances of people’s lives, the teacher meant that people ______.
A. shouldn’t focus on the physical circumstances
B. can’t change their physical circumstances
C. should try different ways of life
D. should always be prepared for strange things in life

4. The teacher’s message to the students was that ______.
A. life is actually hard and boring for everyone
B. it is natural to be envious of the lives of others
C. everyone should learn to enjoy life
D. people act differently in different circumstances


 

 

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。
Lady, are you rich?
They huddled （挤在一起） inside the storm door – two children in dirty old coats.
“Any old 1 , lady?”
I was 2 with my household budget (预算). I wanted to say no – until I looked down at their 3 . Thin little sandals (凉鞋), 4 through. “Come into the front room and I’ll make you a cup of hot 5 .” There was no conversation. Their wet sandals left 6 upon the hearthstone (壁炉的石头).
I 7 them cocoa and bread with jam (果酱) to 8 against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started 9 on my household budget.
I 10 the silence in the front room and looked in. The girl held the empty 11 in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady ... are you rich?”
“Am I rich? No!”
The girl put her cup back in its saucer (碟子) – 12 . “Your cups 13 your saucers.” Her voice was old, with a 14 that was not of the stomach.
They left then, holding their newspapers 15 the wind. They hadn’t said 16 . They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. 17 they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred (搅拌) the gravy (肉汁). Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job – these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were 18 wet upon my heart. I let them be. I want them there 19 I ever forget again how very 20 I am.
1. A. cups B. newspapers
C. food D. clothes
2. A. worried B. excited
C. sad D. busy
3. A. dress B. faces
C. feet D. socks
4. A. wet B. cold
C. worn D. broken
5. A. cocoa (可可) B. soup
C. gravy D. tea
6. A. snow B. water
C. raindrops D. marks
7. A. made B. served
C. offered D. sent
8. A. protect B. warm
C. fight D. beat
9. A. then B. off
C. again D. over
10. A. hated B. wondered
C. found D. noticed
11. A. spoon B. cup
C. bowl D. plate
12. A. carelessly B. carefully
C. hurriedly D. heavily
13. A. suit B. fit
C. match D. complete
14. A. hunger B. hope
C. sound D. anger (愤怒)
15. A. with B. against
C. in D. along
16. A. thank you B. goodbye
C. they are poor D. sorry
17. A. Though B. As
C. So D. But
18. A. still B. even
C. once D. ever
19. A. because B. even though
C. if D. as if
20. A. kind B. happy
C. serious D. rich
（答案见下期）

KEY:
PI: TFTT FTTF
PIV-V: ACTIVITY 1: TFTTF ACTIVITY 2: HBBL
ACTIVITY 3: FTTFF ACTIVITY 4: FTFTT
PVIII: DD

上期参考答案
Reading
D1 ABDC D2 CDBA
D3 BDDA
D4 1. nosebleed 2. commonly 3. blowing
4. injury 5. forward 6. throat 7. lightly
8. ice 9. harmless/normal 10. serious
D5 CDADB DACAD
Listening
1-5.BCCAB 6-9.BACC
10. food 11. broke 12. improve
13. Britain 14. chips 15. hot dogs
16. terrible 17. own 18. fruit







 

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