Day 1

Kids do good deeds (P1)

Fill in the chart below:



True or false:

_____ 6. Community service plays an important part in the education of teenagers only in the US and Canada.

_____ 7. If a US teenager has finished 1,400 hours of community work, he/she can be awarded nearly $5,000.

_____ 8. Chinese students have to do 10 days of community work.

Day 2

I got an interview with... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. Who does Reed want to write about?

A. A famous movie star.

B. A famous athlete.

C. A famous rapper.

D. A famous businessman.

2. How did Reed get the chance to interview Eminem?

A. She emailed his spokesman.

B. She went to his office to visit him.

C. She called him.

D. She sent a letter to him.

3. According to the story, we know that _____.

A. Reed had two of Eminem’s albums

B. Reed was very surprised to get a reply

C. Reed wanted to leave school like Eminem

D. Reed and Eminem talked face to face

4. What can we learn from Reed’s story?

A. We should take a newspaper class at school.

B. We should interview some famous people.

C. We should leave school to achieve our dreams.

D. We should have a dream and stick to (坚持) it.

Day 3

Friendship saves lives (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Bill?

a. Bill dropped all of the books he was carrying.

b. Bill had difficulty with some of his subjects at school.

c. Bill graduated from high school.

d. Bill cleaned out his locker and wanted to die.

e. Bill had a talk with Mark.

A. d-e-a-b-c B. e-d-b-a-c

C. b-d-e-a-c D. b-d-a-e-c

2. We can learn from the story that _____.

A. Bill loved video games, baseball and geography

B. Bill and Mark studied at the same high school

C. because they were good friends, Mark helped Bill pick up the books

D. Mark knew Bill was having a lot of trouble before he was told

3. What do we know about Mark?

A. He was warm-hearted.

B. He was strong-minded.

C. He was humorous.

D. He was very smart.

4. The writer’s purpose in writing this story is to tell us that _____.

A. we should pick up the articles others drop

B. it is easy for schoolboys to get along with each other

C. everybody can be great if he or she has a heart full of love

D. schoolboys should make as many friends as they can

Day4

Real life history lesson (P8)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. A scene from a TV series.

B. A common school day.

C. A scene in a history class.

D. A short play for an art festival.

2. Why do the teachers hold the “historical re-enactment”?

A. Because they want to make kids live in history.

B. Because they want to help kids understand history better.

C. Because they want to make history class useful.

D. Because they want to have fun with kids in class.

3. What do kids NOT do to re-enact the historical times?

A. Have battles on the soccer field and try hard tack.

B. Buy a boat and sail across the sea to discover a new land.

C. Read the diary of a historical figure and write essays.

D. Follow an old recipe and make dishes the way ancient people did.

4. We can tell from the story that ____.

A. all the US schools have historical re-enactment

B. US kids don’t need to read books to learn history

C. US kids like the way ancient people lived

D. we can learn history in a fun way

Day 5

Cloze

Life is not easy, so I like to say: “Always believe in yourself.”

When I was a young boy, I was 1 shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often 2 me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 3 happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to 4 it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school.

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 5 the contest.” Then my mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself.” I tried my best to remember the speech and practiced it over 100 6 . With my mother’s great love, I did 7 in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won first place. I heard the cheers 8 the teachers and the students. Those classmates 9 once looked down on (看不起) me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell 10 to be confident and believe in myself.

1. A. too B. so C. quite D. very

2. A. talked with B. looked after

C. caught up with D. laughed at

3. A. nothing B. something

C. everything D. anything

4. A. take part in B. join C. get D. make

5. A. lose B. win C. pass D. beat

6. A. words B. topics C. times D. sentences

7. A. well B. good C. bad D. hard

8. A. for B. at C. from D. to

9. A. when B. what C. which D. who

10. A. someone B. me C. everything D. myself

上期参考答案

Reading

【P3】 BCAD 【P4-5】1. give him an A-OK gesture

2. tell a lie 3. eye contact 4. look straight at them 5. kiss cheeks 6. bow 【P6 】 CBAB 【P8】 BDCA

【Cloze】

1-5 B A C B B 6-10 D C A A C

Word check: 1-5 CDBBA 6-10 BCABA