Day 1

Get a fresh start in ... (P1)

Choose the best answer:

1. The article is mainly about ______.

A. how to keep track of new year’s resolutions

B. how to make practical resolutions

C. the reasons why it is difficult to keep resolutions

D. unrealistic ways to go about resolutions

2. The underlined word “default” means ______.

A. keep changing B. work hard

C. fail to realize D. don’t like making

3. According to Trisha Calvo, ______.

A. people don’t intend to keep their new year’s resolutions

B. friends and family can be asked to help monitor work toward resolutions

C. resolutions shouldn’t be too general and should be easy to put into practice

D. it is necessary for those who want to keep their resolutions to think in terms of specific dates

4. Which of the following is suggested in the article?

A. Losing weight by double digits before the beginning of the new semester.

B. Keeping a journal on progress toward realizing resolutions.

C. Changing lifestyle rather than making unrealistic plans.

D. Congratulating oneself when a resolution has been achieved.

Day 2

It’s hard to grow up ...(P3)

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。

Whenever he goes anywhere, he is greeted with screams, “I love you, Justin! Bieber-Fever!!!”

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Canadian teenage star Justin Bieber even had to cancel appearances because fans were injured trying to see him.

Willow Smith, US actor Will Smith’s 10-year-old daughter, was a star waiting to happen. Her debut single, Whip My Hair, came out on Oct 26 and has attracted millions of views on YouTube.

David Swanson, an American child psychologist, said that life in the spotlight is often too harsh for young people who are still trying to figure out who they are. 2

“If they really thought about it, they’d understand people are interested in them for what they do, not who they are,” Swanson said.

Young celebrities attend classes, but pull out for projects, and make up the time later.

Emma Watson once said in an interview that she feared not fitting in at Brown University. 3

She feared “people would think that she didn’t deserve (应该) to have both. She was afraid they’d think, ‘You’re famous. You’re given free handbags. Why should you deserve to be normal?’”

4 “Working is very isolated (孤立的). If you’re involved in a project, adults are telling you what to do, where you need to be, when to be there. It can get lonely,” Swanson said.

5 Swanson said young stars can have difficulty telling if new friends are genuine (真挚的), or just using them.

“I know I could use my fame to meet girls. But I’m still a bit careful. I don’t want to meet a girl who’s trying to take advantage of that,” Rupert Grint, the famous Harry Potter actor star said, in an interview with Monsters and Critics.

A. For today’s child stars, whose images are beamed (传送) around the globe, to travel unrecognised on public transport may be impossible.

B. Child stars often grow up with a warped (歪曲的) view of self-worth.

C. Welcome to the world of young stars.

D. It’s terrific if you have talent but don’t forget to get on with your life.

E. Another issue stars face is making friends.

F. For celebrities, work can be an exciting opportunity, but fulfillment is in school.

G. She thought it might be impossible to have both a career and regular life.

Day 3

The mystery of the ... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following statements is a misunderstanding about pandas according to the article?

A. Pandas never eat meat.

B. Baby pandas know how to swim.

C. Pandas are still endangered animals.

D. Bamboo makes up of most of pandas’ diet.

2. According to the article, pandas may attack people when they are ______.

A. afraid B. angry C. excited D. hurt

3. According to the article, pandas don’t give birth often because ______.

A. female pandas can only get pregnant on just one or two days in a year

B. male pandas have great difficulty finding female pandas

C. many pandas don’t have the right gene to give birth

D. female pandas don’t like the smell of male pandas

4. What does the article mainly tell us?

A. Why pandas are an endangered species.

B. Efforts by Chinese scientists to save endangered animals.

C. Some interesting facts people don’t know about pandas.

D. A discovery about how pandas give birth.

Day 4

Overcoming secret ... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. What was Jay Thiessens’ secret?

A. His wife runs the business for him.

B. He reviews contracts at home.

C. He didn’t go to college.

D. He can’t read.

2. Which of the following is TRUE of Jay Thiessens?

A. He was stressed after he told the world his secret.

B. He was interested in books on employee relations.

C. His CEO peers respected him more after he revealed his secret.

D. With his tutor’s help, he could read his mail as fast as his wife.

3. What did Jay Thiessens think of his secret?

A. He thought it was unimportant.

B. He hated people to know it.

C. He felt it was a big burden.

D. He believed others would not care about it.

4. What point does the author seek to make?

A. It’s bad to keep secrets.

B. There’s always a woman behind a successful man.

C. It’s helpful to share your secret with people you rely on.

D. There is no shame in revealing a problem you might have.

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。

Teachers always talk about how hard it is in the “real world”. Well, I 1 to admit it, but they were right. 2 , having an after-school job is actually helping me as a student and as a young woman.

When I 3 16, my mom 4 pushed me out of the house to look for a job. She wanted me to learn the importance of being able to 5 more than one thing 6 . She also wanted me to start 7 the idea of being an adult, making a living in the real world.

So now I work at a sneaker retail store (运动鞋零售店) after school and on weekends. Working 25 hours a week doesn’t 8 a lot of time for homework and studying.

Teachers said to me: “ 9 is more important than school. If your job is 10 you away from your work, then maybe it is best that you 11 .”

Have I been excellent at 12 my time? Not always. However, I am learning how important it is to be organized and 13 .So I did something 14 people have been telling me forever: I bought a 15 . I wrote down when my homework assignments were 16 , when I had tests and quizzes, and when I was working each week. I planned all my time around those dates. So far it has 17 rather well.

Adults should 18 students to get an after-school job. We are going to have to 19 things for ourselves. But they should realize that we kids are going to make some mistakes. I may not be the top student that everyone wants me to be because I may miss a homework assignment. But in the end, I think I will be an ace (高手) at 20 in the real world.

1. A. like B. resist C. forbid D. hate

2. A. So B. Besides C. Thus D. However

3. A. grew B. went C. turned D. got

4. A. particularly B. practically

C. naturally D. partly

5. A. face B. control

C. balance D. evaluate

6. A. at times B. all the time

C. in no time D. at a time

7. A. grasping B. producing

C. raising D. accepting

8. A. have B. leave

C. remain D. occupy

9. A. Something B. Everything

C. Anything D. Nothing

10. A. breaking B. making

C. taking D. putting

11. A. disappear B. flee

C. quit D. stay

12. A. making B. managing

C. taking D. choosing

13. A. time-served B. time-honored

C. time-tested D. time-efficient

14. A. what B. as C. that D. because

15. A. clock B. planner C. book D. pen

16. A. due B. complete

C. evident D. important

17. A. brought out B. turned out

C. worked out D. given out

18. A. tell B. force

C. encourage D. influence

19. A. acquire B. experience

C. abandon D. tolerate

20. A. standing B. enjoying

C. recovering D. surviving