Day 1

Ashley has a passion ... (P3)

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1. According to Ashley Demma, how did the Harry Potter stories change her life? (No more than 10 words)

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2. Name three things that show Ashley Demma is a great fan of Harry Potter?

1) ________________________________________________

2) ________________________________________________

3) ________________________________________________

3. Why did Demma choose to go to the University of Chicago? (No more than 15 words)

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4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.

For now, there’s a chance for her to win 20 nights in a hotel and an iPhone 4G, should she prove she is biggest Harry Potter fan in the world.

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5. What is your favorite book? How has it influenced you? (No more than 25 words)

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Day 2

Do-it-yourself UK (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. How does Pete prefer to spend his holidays these days?

A. Travelling and diving.

B. Visiting his friends.

C. Doing DIY work to beautify his home.

D. Helping his wife do housework.

2. What does the first word in Paragraph 3, “This”, refer to?

A. Pete’s new kitchen.

B. The writer’s visit to Pete.

C. A DIY programme on TV.

D. Pete’s answer to the writer’s question.

3. According to the article, DIY programs are popular in the UK because _____.

a. British people value their houses.

b. People can save money with DIY.

c. British people love to stay at home with their family.

d. British people have more holidays than people in other countries.

e. A bigger house is now too expensive for many British people.

A. a, b and c B. a, b and e C. b, c and e D. b, d and e

4. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that ____.

A. the author is fond of watching TV

B. the author won’t do home improvement by herself

C. the author was once seriously hurt by hammers

D. British people know well how to protect themselves during DIY

Day 3

These rats do a fine job (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. According to the scientists, it takes ______ to train rats to take on the job of finding landmines.

A. four weeks B. nine months

C. two hours D. three years

2. What does the underlined word “detection” mean?

A. to make a careful examination of something.

B. to take out and destroy mines.

C. training rats to a purpose.

D. discovering or finding something.

3. Rats are trained to find landmines for all the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.

A. they are lighter

B. they have a sharp sense of smell

C. they are familiar with humans

D. they are easier to train than dogs

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

A. Rats can only tell the difference between TNT and food.

B. Rats link the smell of landmines with food.

C. Scientists are saving human lives at the cost of rats’ death.

D. Scientists are quite satisfied with the result of the easy training.

Day 4

Learning a valuable ... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. Why did the author sign up for the race?

A. She was bored with the volunteer work.

B. The people doing the race inspired her.

C. She was really interested in running.

D. She wanted to prove that she was the best.

2. The defining moment came when the author _______.

A. found racing was uninteresting

B. didn’t know if she could finish

C. fell behind an old man

D. crossed the finish line

3. The author felt ______ at her race result.

A. regret B. embarrassment

C. satisfaction D. amazement

4. According to the article, if you find you are not as good as others, you should ________.

A. change or redefine your goal

B. try to explore other skills you might have

C. avoid comparing yourself with others

D. try to motivate yourself

Day 5

翻译以下短语并用其中的短语翻译句子。

Chunks:

1. have a positive effect on (P3) ____________________

2. expand one’s social circle (P4) ____________________

3. interactive elements (P4) ____________________

4. take on (P5) ____________________

Sentences:

1. 电视台的教育类节目对孩子们会产生积极的影响吗？

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2. 我意识到对于很多人来说，要扩大社交圈说起来容易做起来难。

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3. 该是时候给我们的网站增加更多的互动元素了。

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4. 在工作方面你要多承担一些责任。

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上期参考答案

Reading

D1 1-3 BAD D2 1. Super Mario Bros 2. Japan 3. red

4. profession 5. princess 6. doctor 7. house parties

8. golf 9. popularity 10. fulfills

D3 1-4 DADC D4 1-4 ADBD

D5 Chunks:

1. 被......困住 2. 连续 3. 实现梦想 4. 专注的读者

Sentences:

1. Although we left early, we still got stuck in a traffic jam.

2. She won the competition three times in a row.

3. The video game fulfilled my fantasy to be a racing driver.

4. He is a dedicated teacher who puts all his energy into his students.

Listening

1-3 CAB 4-6 CBC 7-8 AC 9. remaining 10. break

11. responsibility 12. fill out 13. completed 14. arrange 15. belongings 16. dining hall 17. regular 18. up