Day 1

Take on setbacks (P1)
Choose the best answer:

1. Why did Lin keep feeling nervous and frustrated?
A. He lost interest in math.
B. His math score dropped.
C. He didn’t like his math teacher.
D. He couldn’t catch up with his classmates.

2. What does the word “panic” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. Be scared. B. Feel relaxed.
C. Work hard. D. Face the problem.

3. We can tell from the story that Lin and Chen both ____.
A. found it difficult to do well on math tests
B. turned to their teachers and parents for help
C. felt worried and escaped from their problems
D. faced their problems and worked hard to solve them

4. Which of the following is true?
A. When Lin felt down, nobody offered to help him.
B. With hard work, Lin is back to his original level in math.
C. After a month’s practice, Chen can do 40 sit-ups in one minute.
D. Chen is confident she will pass the coming PE exams.


Day 2

Keep an eye on China (P2)
Answer the following questions:

1. Did Forbes recently put out a list of the world’s fastest growing cities in the past ten years?
____________________________________________

2. How many Chinese cities are there on Forbes’ list? What are they?
____________________________________________

3. What grows along with the GDP in Chongqing?
____________________________________________

4. According to some reports, what may be China’s richest city?
____________________________________________

5. What does the story mainly tell us?
____________________________________________

Day 3

School’s fastest five... (P3)
Choose the best answer:

1. By saying “I walked into a maze at school!” the writer means: ______.
A. She played an interesting game at school.
B. She wanted to know more about her school.
C. It was very easy for her to get lost at school.
D. It was hard for her to find her next classroom.

2. The writer was left alone after the first class within 10 seconds because her classmates ____.
A. all went out to have a rest
B. all hurried to their next classrooms
C. wanted to rush home at once
D. didn’t have any classes

3. Why might the writer’s English teacher want to talk with her after school?
A. To tell her not to be late for class again.
B. To tell her something about the subject.
C. To tell her something about her family.
D. To tell her that it is all right to be late.

4. What can we know about American people from the story?
A. They are ready to help others.
B. They don’t value efficiency.
C. They don’t like being late.
D. They are polite and friendly.


Day 4

US kids report home (P8)
Choose the best answer:

1. Poor students usually feel______ on Report Card Day.
A. happy B. excited C. worried D. calm

2. The Simpsons is mentioned in the story to show that ______.
A. the cartoon is very popular among US students
B. you’d better not change a “D” into an “A”
C. the changed grades can be found out easily
D. the report cards are sometimes changed by students

3. If a student gets a C on his report card, he will ____.
A. be kept at home after school for a period.
B. be given some extra pocket money.
C. be praised by his parents and teachers.
D. be offered a present by his parents.

4. Which of the following statements is true of good students?
A. They don’t think the report cards are important.
B. They don’t know what their report cards will look like.
C. They always ask their teachers to give them better grades.
D. They really care about the grades on their report cards.


Day 5

cloze
Have you ever seen the advertisement: Learn a foreign language in six weeks, 1 get your money back? Of course, it 2 happens quite like that. The only language that is 3 to learn is ones mother language. And think about 4 time is needed for that.
Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language 5 the literature (文学) of the country. Now, most people want to 6 a foreign language. Every year millions of people start learning 7 .
How do they do it? Some people try at home 8 books and tapes; others go to evening classes or watch TV programs. 9 they use the language only two or three times a week, learning it will 10 a long time, like language learning at school. A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for six or 11 hours a day. It’s much easier to learn the language in the country where it 12 . But most people are 13 to do this, and many people don’t have to do so. Machines and good books can be very 14 , but they cannot do the students’ work. 15 the language is learned quickly or slowly, it is hard work.

1. A. so B. or C. and D. but
2. A. perhaps B. impossible C. never D. often
3. A. important B. difficult C. able D. easy
4. A. how much B. how long
C. how fast D. how many
5. A. studied B. to study C. studies D. study
6. A. talk B. tell C. speak D. say
7. A. them B. this C. that D. with
8. A. without B. with C. in D. by
9. A. If B. When C. Since D. Until
10. A. spend B. use C. take D. cost
11. A. some B. more C. other D. less
12. A. speaks B. is speaking
C. spoke D. is spoken
13. A. able B. possible
C. unable D. interested
14. A. expensive B. valuable
C. wonderful D. helpful
15. A. Either B. Whether C. What D. How

Word check

Choose the best answer:

1. Surprisingly, she passed the job interview I ______she could.

A. won’t expect B. don’t expect

C. hadn’t expected D. haven’t expected

2. – What do you think of the movie?

– It’s ______. It’s a pity that I missed the beginning of it.

A. fantastic B. boring

C. disappointing D. annoying

3. Tom knew he would certainly get ______ if he got home late.

A. shout at B. to shout at

C. shouted at D. to be shouted at

4. It is ______ for children to be afraid of the dark.

A. funny B. common

C. serious D. important

5. It's certain that he will hand over his _____ to his son when he gets old.

A. inventor B. discovery

C. experience D. business

6. Ouch! I’ve ______ myself. I touched the hot pot.

A. burnt B. knocked

C. cooked D. beat

7. It's unfair for the teacher to ______ the whole class for the actions of one or two students.

A. compare B. punish C. select D. remind

8. She smiled at him as he walked ______ the door.

A. under B. over C. across D. through

9. In 50 years, this place has _____ from a little village ____ a large town.

A. brought... into B. brought... up

C. turned... into D. turned... up

10. He gets ______ when people don't understand what he's trying to say.

A. excited B. frustrated

C. interested D. encouraged



上期参考答案

Reading

【P1】 CBBA 【P3】 BCAD 【P6】BCAB

【P8】1. No, there aren’t. 2. She had to get the teacher’s permission and get to school very early. 3. Spanish conversation class and biology. 4. She had to eat all three meals at school. 5. They want to go to college / universities.

【Cloze】1-5 ABACB 6-10 DCDAB 11-12 DC

Word check

1-5 BDCAB 6-10 CADBA