Day 1

Let’s drink a tea (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the point of the article?

A. To promote China’s tea bag art.

B. To introduce the Chinese art of enjoying tea.

C. To explain how tea influences culture in China.

D. To introduce the etiquette around sharing tea with guests.

2. What does Japanese artist Omori owe her success to?

A. Her fashion sense. B. Her social circle.

C. Her Chinese heritage.

D. Her fascination with tea.

3. Which is TRUE according to the article?

A. To appreciate tea, you have to observe a tea ceremony.

B. Green tea is more common in China than other kinds of tea.

C. Popular as tea is in China, tea varies from area to area.

D. People from different social classes drink tea in different ways.

4. By saying “Tea is something of a liquid equalizer”, the writer means that ______.

A. tea is beneficial in many different ways

B. people from different regions enjoy similar types of tea

C. people who love tea have a lot in common

D. no matter what their social status is, all kinds of people enjoy tea

Day 2

Study accuses fast ... (P4)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

It’s no secret that kids like fast food. ____________ – so much that some companies have increased their marketing efforts in the past couple of years, says a report published last Monday by Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.

____________. For example, it found that unhealthy foods reign (主宰) on children’s menus. ____________, only a dozen met the nutritional standards the researchers set for preschoolers, and 15 met the criteria for teenagers.

To achieve saturation (渗透) of advertising, fast food restaurants spent more than $4.2 billion on marketing and advertising last year, with $660 million on marketing exclusively (专门) to young people. At these rates, children and adolescents see more advertisements for fast food than for any other kind of food.

____________, the report found that French fries are served with kids’ meals 86% of the time, and soft drinks at least 55% of the time.

US first lady Michelle Obama has called on the companies to limit their marketing campaigns directed at children. “As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, to raise my kids,” she said. “____________, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined (破坏) by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids.”

A. And these kids have huge control over the flow of parents’ spending

B. But we have to ask ourselves

C. And fast food likes kids

D. The study doesn’t show fast food companies in the best light

E. Though they might not have much money to spend

F. Out of 3,039 likely meal combinations

G. Despite advertisements that show healthy options

Day 3

Life can thrive on ... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. The scientists mentioned in the article are _____ the finding.

A. amazed or pleased by

B. concerned or puzzled by

C. astonished or doubtful about

D. inspired or challenged by

2. Wolfe-Simon started her research ______.

A. after she had discovered that some cells had mistaken arsenic for phosphorus

B. after she had compared the six main elements that all Earth life forms are based on

C. when she found an interesting organism in California’s Mono Lake

D. when she thought that the similarities between arsenic and phosphorus might be worth researching

3. According to the article, which of the following statements is true?

A. In her experiment, Wolfe-Simon put specially collected mud in a natural environment.

B. Wolfe-Simon made sure that the mud remained in the natural lake water all through the experiment.

C. There might be other organisms that live on arsenic.

D. Arsenic is the only element in GFAJ-1.

4. From the article we can infer that _______.

A. discoveries are often made by chance

B. scientists often need to think in imaginative ways about their work

C. scientists are usually confident of their suppositions

D. phosphorus can take the place of arsenic and the other way around

Day 4

‘He was a good dad ...’ (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. Al finally became an alcoholic because ______.

A. his son died as a result of his carelessness

B. he was too sad to deal with his broken family

C. his son didn’t become a special person

D. he had failed to become a successful artist

2. The underlined word “reflected” probably means ______.

A. showed the picture on a surface

B. gave all the attention to something

C. thought carefully about something

D. predicted a result with enough information

3. Which is TRUE according to the article?

A. The author didn’t expect the son to be so kind.

B. The author finally found Al to be a complete failure.

C. It was Al’s fault that his wife decided to leave him.

D. Al and his wife had tried everything to save the elder son.

4. What is the main point of the story?

A. Don’t judge a person by their possessions.

B. A failed father can have a successful son.

C. A loving father will make his child kind and caring.

D. It’s important to say, “I love you” to your family.

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。

It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in the front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A voice came, “ 1 shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to 2 that shirt away, but gave it to her 3 .” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I 4 the shirt in the back of the closet (壁橱) and told my mom what had happened. She then called her 5 , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life was 6 for something greater.

The next morning she 7 with the personnel (人事)manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to 8 a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are 9 , aren’t you? I think I have a 10 for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 11 .” Mom accepted the opportunity very 12 .

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 13 . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal (校长) 14 in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you 15 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working 16 over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you 17 be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there. 18 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the 19 comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle 20 situations and never give up.

1. A. New B. Nice C. Special D. Suitable

2. A. get B. donate C. put D. throw

3. A. otherwise B. anyhow

C. instead D. actually

4. A. settled B. moved C. removed D. stuck

5. A. teacher B. employer

C. director D. adviser

6. A. meant B. decided C. lived D. imagined

7. A. went B. met C. worked D. arranged

8. A. visit B. continue C. attend D. choose

9. A. serious B. fortunate

C. careless D. worried

10. A. career B. duty C. position D. part

11. A. learning B. damaging

C. obeying D. destroying

12. A. patiently B. eagerly

C. successfully D. skillfully

13. A. defeated B. natural

C. difficult D. puzzled

14. A. looked up B. went up

C. took up D. showed up

15. A. believe B. protect

C. treat D. receive

16. A. spirit B. intention

C. action D. attempt

17. A. must B. would C. might D. should

18. A. At B. During C. For D. With

19. A. worthless B. thoughtless

C. hopeless D. helpless

20. A. challenging B. different

C. dangerous D. strange