Day 1

Our choice (P1)

Answer the questions:

1. Why are electives always popular with students? (No more than 10 words)

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2. What is the state of couplet-writing in China? (No more than 12 words)

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3. Which sentence in the article is closest in meaning to the following one?

They can learn to be graceful, healthy riders of horses.

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4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.

The famous pottery scene in Ghost is a lasting memory for many moviegoers.

_______________________________________________5. Tell about one elective course that you are interested in.

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Day 2



We will miss Harry (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. How did Emma Watson feel when she finished the shooting of the Harry Potter series?

A. She cried like a little girl.

B. She was ready to move onto something new.

C. She was happy to have the time for romance.

D. She felt it was like the end of a relationship.



2. What did Daniel Radcliffe mean by saying he was eager to see “what life holds for him beyond Hogwarts”?

A. He was bored with life in Hogwarts.

B. He couldn’t wait to graduate from Hogwarts.

C. He missed life in Hogwarts now he had left.

D. He was looking forward to new life out of Hogwarts.



3. The series has brought Emily Chahal all the following EXCEPT _______.

A. the chance to live in a magical world

B. the courage to face difficulties

C. the appreciation of her friends

D. encouragement to love literature



4. What is the main focus of the article?

A. Celebration of the close of childhood.

B. Fans’ love for the Harry Potter series.

C. Mixed feelings about the end of the series.

D. Excited anticipation of the opening of the Harry Potter theme park.



Day 3



Is “light” sleep ... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What may cause depression according to the article?

A. To sleep in the dark.

B. To sleep with the light on.

C. To sleep in a new environment.

D. To sleep after drinking sugar water.



2. What did Tracy Bedrosian and her team find in the research?

A. Loss of enjoyment is a symptom of depression.

B. Sleeping with the light on affects the human brain.

C. Two groups of hamsters drank similar amounts of sugar water.

D. Hamsters no longer enjoyed drinking sugar water after they had slept with the light on.



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

A. TV noise may affect quality of sleep.

B. A depressed patient has a larger hippocampus.

C. People who stay up late at night are more likely to be depressed.

D. The hamsters’ behavioral changes were caused by chemical changes in the brain.



4. If the research turns out to be useful for understanding of human depression, it would be advisable ______.

A. to sleep with a night light

B. not to watch TV at night

C. to sleep in total darkness

D. to put an end to night shifts



Day 4



Love life’s little ... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. When the father received the second bag, he ________.

A. was puzzled to see it

B. didn’t notice it

C. couldn’t wait to open it

D. kissed Molly to thank her



2. When he saw the stuff in Molly’s bag, the father ______.

A. felt his daughter must have made a mistake

B. was satisfied to have such a lovely daughter

C. didn’t understand that these things showed his daughter’s love

D. wondered why his daughter had given him these meaningless things



3. Why did the father lie when he was asked about the bag?

A. He had lost it by accident.

B. He was so busy he missed it.

C. He didn’t want to hurt his daughter.

D. He didn’t expect Molly would ask him about it.



4. What is the point of the story?

A. One man’s treasure is another one’s trash.

B. Expressing love is important in a family.

C. A daughter’s love for a father is a treasure.

D. Everything done with love should be treasured.



Day 5



复习以下短语并用其中的短语翻译句子。

Chunks:

1. 做……的机会 P1 _________________

2. 渴望做某事 P4 _________________

3. 经历，遭受 P4 _________________

4. 冒……的风险 P5 _________________

5. 摆脱，去除 P5 _________________



Sentences:

1. 请给我个机会让我解释一下。

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2. 他盼望他的父母和他的女朋友见面。

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3. 完成这一计划的过程中我们经历了许多困难。

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4. 冒着被人嘲笑的风险，他也决定要做这件事。

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5. 你一定要尽快改掉粗心大意的毛病。

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上期参考答案

D1 1. noisy 2. impatient 3. scenery/sunset

4. meaning 5. truth 6. complain 7. success

8. blinded 9. belongs 10. arrive

D2 BADB D3 BDCB D4 BCCD

D5 1-5 DABAC 6-10 CDBAD

11-15 BCAAC 16-20 DBBDA