Day 1

Poor schools add ads (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. The writer writes the first paragraph in order to ____.

A. tell you what to do in school

B. ask you about your opinions about ads

C. lead in the topic of the story

D. describe a normal school life


2. What’s the direct reason these US schools are putting up ads?

A. The ads are good for kids.

B. It’s an easy way to bring in activities.

C. The school budgets are getting smaller.

D. Parents ask schools to do so.


3. What’s the parents’ attitude towards schools’ selling ad space?

A. They accept it. B. They are against it.

C. They are neutral (中立的).

D. They don’t care about it.


4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. 10% to 15% of US schools are selling ad space to make money.

B. The money that schools get from selling ad space will go to charity.

C. Some people think that ads shouldn’t be allowed in schools.

D. Teachers don’t want to select ads for students.


Day 2

Military camp for future... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. How often does Tony experience his military life?

A. Every day. B. Once a week.

C. Twice a week. D. Two hours a month.


2. Where does Tony act as a security guard?

A. In his school. B. In a hospital.

C. In his community. D. At his home.


3. How did Tony know about the camp?

A. His teacher told him about it.

B. His parents found it for him.

C. His sister and brother were in it.

D. Some veterans told him about it.


4. What does Tony think of his life in the military?

A. It’s boring. B. It’s a waste of time.

C. It’s tiring. D. It’s meaningful.


Day 3


I’ll always be there for you (P6)


阅读还原：根据短文内容将段落重新排序。

An 8.2 earthquake hit the United States in 1989, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. During the aftershocks, a father rushed to his son’s school, only to find that the building had fallen down completely.


A. As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived and tried to pull him off. They said: “It’s too late! They’re all dead! Go home! There’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with one line: “Are you going to help me now?” And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.



B. The man went on digging alone. He dug for 8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s voice.



C. The man was very sad. He remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. He rushed to the back right corner of the building and started digging through the ruins.



D. Overjoyed, the man called his son’s name: “Armand!” He heard back: “Dad? It’s me, Dad! I knew you would save me! You promised that no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!”



E. The fire chief and police also came and said: “Fires are breaking out. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” To which he replied: “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.


The correct order should be: __________________


Day 4


Down to the last minute (P8)

Choose the best answer:

1. The writer changed her lunch from “Quick Choice” to “Minute Gourmet” because _____.

A. it could save time B. it could save money

C. she preferred the latter

D. she wanted to try something new


2. How many days of vacation do people in the US usually have?

A.14 days. B. 6 to10 days. C. 30 days. D. 21 days.


3. What happened to the 15-minute work break?

A. It is the same. B. It is longer.

C. It is shorter. D. There is no such break.


4. The book Make Every Minute Count teaches us _____.

A. how to earn more money

B. how to look after babies

C. how to save more time

D. how to keep healthy



Day 5

Cloze

There was a wall between my father and me. But I was __1__ my father’s love. Nobody knew how jealous (嫉妒的) I was when I saw other __2_ and their girls walking hand in hand. __3__, for me, it was only a dream.

With years going by, I couldn’t __4__ it any more. So I decided to pull down this wall. But I needed to be brave.

Everything began to __5__ after I wrote a letter to my father. I can imagine the __6__ look on my father’s face when he read the letter, which was really a shock (震惊的事) to him.

“I’m sorry, my daughter. It’s my fault that I haven’t noticed your __7__. But I promise (保证), from now on, I’ll try my best to be a good father.” My father told me this later. At that moment, tears ran down my face.

He paid little attention to my feelings before, but now he really __8__ the importance of love and has changed a lot. Now, __9__ I come home from school, my father will talk with me. He will ask me __10__ I get along well with my teachers and classmates and if everything is going well in school.

Finally, I have __11__ my father’s world. I opened the door to his heart. My __12__ has come true.

I have succeeded in getting happiness by my own effort and I’ll value it forever. He is my father, the only one I have.

1. A. pleased with B. angry with

C. in need of D. thinking about

2. A. fathers B. friends C. boys D. teachers

3. A. And B. However C. Or D. Also

4. A. afford B. offer C. stand D. make

5. A. change B. become C. turn D. happen

6. A. worried B. excited C. interested D. surprised

7. A. feelings B. love C. sad D. letters

8. A. follows B. thinks

C. understands D. remembers

9. A. in time B. on time C. every time D. at times

10. A. whether B. how C. why D. what

11. A. stopped B. saved C. entered D. realized

12. A. plan B. dream C. thought D. expectation


Word check

Choose the best answer:

1. You look really cool in those new glasses. How much did you _____ them?

A. ask for B. pay for

C. think about D. find out

2. I believe that those mountains _____ with trees in a few years’ time.

A. are covered B. will be covered

C. are covering D. will cover

3. The little boy refused to _____ his parents’ advice.

A. receive B. meet C. reach D. accept

4. Anyone who comes to this hospital for the first time should _____ at the front desk.

A. check in B. check out

C. check up D. check with

5. – Do you like milk or apple juice?

– I don’t like _____. I usually drink water.

A. both B. another C. neither D. either

6. – I’m going to ____ late to finish my report tonight.

– You’ll be sleepy tomorrow.

A. stay up B. set up C. pick up D. bring up

7. The boy is very _____. He enjoys playing ball games.

A. comfortable B. shy

C. unusual D. energetic

8. – Where are you going for vacation?

– Tibet. Please ________ me with some information about it.

A. offer B. bring C. show D. provide

9. – How was yesterday’s art show?

– It was very noisy, but that didn’t ______ me.

A. hurt B. impress

C. change D. bother

10. – I _______ how often you’ll water this kind of tree.

– Once a week.

A. wonder B. believe

C. think D. doubt


上期参考答案

Reading

【P3】1-3 ABA 【P4-5】1. the fourth Thursday of November 2. America and Canada 3. turkey, corn, potatoes and pumpkins 4. have a big dinner with their family, the Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV, American football 5. say what you are thankful for 【P6】DDCC

【P8】1. Yes, it is. 2. Because it has a mild taste and it can easily take on nearly any flavor. 3. It was invented over 2000 years ago. 4. A Chinese cook invented tofu by accident. 5. Westerners sometimes call tofu "the cheese of Asia".

【Cloze】1-5 CCDAC 6-10 BADDB 11-12 AB

Word check

1-5 ACBDB 6-10 DABCA