Day 1

Nightmare class (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. We can infer from the first two paragraphs that ______.

A. the author was a new inexperienced teacher

B. the author didn’t like her teacher’s experiment

C. the author was very nervous in front of the class

D. the class weren’t satisfied with the author’s performance

2. The underlined phrase “drew a blank” in Paragraph 3 could be replaced by ______.

A. “had no idea”

B. “asked for help”

C. “drew a blank shape on the blackboard”

D. “not in the mood for doing something”

3. From Paragraph 3, we can conclude the author ______.

A. was given a topic beyond her

B. prepared the class fully

C. was quite poor at math

D. failed to grasp the material

4. Which of the following statements about the author’s opinion on teaching is TRUE?

A. Teaching involves predictive skills.

B. Teaching needs various experiments.

C. Teaching means choosing good material.

D. Teaching is about learning.

5. What is the main point of the article?

A. A valuable teaching experience in the math class.

B. The learning curve of high school students.

C. An embarrassing experience in high school.

D. A fun new teaching style.

Day 2

Pleasures of a pancake (P4)

阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题

1. What makes it fun to toss a pancake? (No more than 10 words)

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2. List at least three things British people do around Pancake Day. (No more than 25 words)

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3. Why is the Pancake race in London a special event? (No more than 15 words)

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4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.

It’s the tradition that the cook throws caution to the wind and tosses the pancake.

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5. Can you introduce a traditional Chinese food eaten on holidays, just as the British eat pancakes? (No more than 30 words)

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Day 3

Loose dogs are a danger (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the main point of Julie Young’s study?

A. Many species are endangered because they are killed by loose dogs.

B. Wild dogs are immune to many diseases.

C. Wolves are still the greatest enemy of livestock.

D. Loose dogs pose a great danger to wildlife.

2. Which of the following statements about free-roaming dogs is TRUE according to the research?

A. There are around 500 million free-roaming dogs around the world.

B. The black-footed ferrets in northwestern Wyoming were once the main food source of local free-roaming dogs.

C. The problem caused by free-roaming dogs is the most serious in the US.

D. People used to think that wolves, rather than free-roaming dogs killed livestock in the Basque country.

3. Which of the following is among Julie Young’s solutions to the trouble caused by loose dogs?

A. More strict leash laws.

B. Public dog-training programs.

C. Vaccinating people against rabies and other illnesses.

D. More support from the police.

4. What is the main point of the article?

A. A global disaster caused by free-roaming dogs.

B. What makes the dog man’s greatest friend.

C. The problem of loose dogs and the possible solutions.

D. The danger of the increasing numbers of dogs.

Day 4

A girl who really cares (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. What kind of person is Lisa according to the article?

A. She loves partying and making friends.

B. She is fun-loving and humorous.

C. She is warm-hearted and caring.

D. She often asks for trouble.

2. What can we infer from the school principal’s phone call?

A. Birthday parties are usually not allowed at the school.

B. The principal was annoyed at Lisa and her friend.

C. Jordan was in the same class as Lisa.

D. The students thought Lisa was a lot of trouble.

3. How did Lisa and Ashley celebrate Jordan’s birthday?

A. They bought him a beautiful birthday cake.

B. They brought food and drinks from home.

C. They invited Jordan’s parents to the birthday lunch.

D. They had the principal sing “Happy Birthday” to Jordan.

4. The author wrote this article to ______.

A. call upon schools to care more about disadvantaged kids

B. encourage kids to help others in whatever way they can

C. show how proud she felt of her daughter’s kindness

D. show that helping other is rewarding in itself

Day 5

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

1. Those who suffer from headache will find

they get______from this medicine.

A.relief B.safety

C.effect D.shelter

2. Mary went to the box office at lunch time, but all the tickets ______ out.

A. would sell B. had sold

C. have sold D. was selling

3. Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from; what ______ is what they do with it.

A. counts B. applies

C. stresses D. functions

4. As a new diplomat, he often thinks of ______ he can react more appropriately on such occasions.

A. what B. which

C. that D. how

5. The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at ____ I thought was a dangerous speed.

A. as B. which

C. what D. that

6. Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _______ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.

A. heavy B. smooth

C. flexible D. complex

7. His landlady gave him a week’s ______ to leave the flat.

A. threat B. notice

C. advice D. caution

8. In this company, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully ______.

A. admitted B. acknowledged

C. absorbed D. considered

9. The managing director took the ______ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

A. guilt B. charge

C. blame D. trouble

10. It was difficult to guess what her ______ to the news would be.

A. impression B. comment

C. reaction D. opinion

六版写作兵法参考答案：

1. draw a line between right and wrong

2. add a new dimension to the Web browsing experience

3. may be to blame for the terrible traffic accident