Day 1

US students pick... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.

A. have some fresh fruit for themselves

B. make some money by selling fruit

C. provide people with more healthy fruit

D. buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors

2. When was the project set up?

A. In 2008. B. In 2009.

C. In 2010. D. In 2011.

3. What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?

A. The fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals.

B. People who need the fruit will come to pick it.

C. The fruit will be used as a resource for research.

D. Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it.

4. How do the students feel about their work?

A. It’s interesting and easy.

B. It’s meaningless and hard.

C. It’s meaningful and exciting.

D. It’s tiring and boring.

Day 2

Newspapers: inside the... (P4-5)

Choose the best answer:

1. In _____, news was written on silk.

A. ancient Rome B. ancient China

C. European countries D. North America

2. Which of the following newspapers has the largest circulation?

A. Yomiuri Shimbun. B. Reference News.

C. De Tijd. D. Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

3. When did the first recorded electronic newspaper come out?

A. In the 17th century. B. In the 18th century.

C. In 2006. D. In 2007.

4. Why did Europeans need lots of newspapers in the 17th century?

A. Because they wanted to keep the empire’s order.

B. Because they wanted to catch up with the world’s development.

C. Because they wanted to know more about the war.

D. Because they were curious about new lifestyles.

5. The story mainly tells us _____.

A. when newspapers came out

B. what a newspaper includes

C. why we read newspapers

D. how newspapers have developed

Day 3

Making waves (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. The writer’s grandfather took him to the fishpond to _____.

A. spend time with him

B. teach him a meaningful life lesson

C. play a fun game with him

D. correct his wrong-doings

2. The writer’s grandfather wanted him to think of himself as _____.

A. the stone B. the waves

C. the splashes D. the fishpond

3. What does the author want to tell us by sharing his unforgettable experience?

A. We can have hatred, doubt and anger.

B. We shouldn’t keep in touch with other people.

C. What we think and do can influence others’ lives.

D. It’s difficult to get on well with other people.

4. What should we do to create world peace according to the writer?

A. Spread anger and jealousy.

B. Hold doubt and hatred inside.

C. Have a lot of money and good health.

D. Send out the peace of goodness.

Day 4

Fair day for science (P8)

Answer the following questions:

1. Do US students like to take part in the science fair?

____________________________________________

2. When do US schools hold the science fair?

____________________________________________

3. What should students do for the first step after they choose their topics?

____________________________________________

4. How do students show their inventions at the science fair?

____________________________________________

5. Who hosts the White House Science Fair every year?

____________________________________________

Day 5

Cloze

Computer games are very popular. It is natural for people to want to 1 , so playing against a computer or against a friend on the computer can be 2 to stop. “Just one more game,” often turns into another game, then another.

Computer games do have their 3 . They are excellent for training hand /eye coordination (协调). Surgeons (外科医生) who played computer games as children are often more skilled. Computer games can also be great for teaching students. The students are open to learning while playing. They can study for longer than a 4 would be able to teach. Students can also learn at their own speed and not feel pressured to match classmates. And with computers you can 5 a task as many times as you like. The more you do this, the better you will get, until you can do it perfectly.

But, like anything else in life, things should be balanced. Too much time on the computer can 6 your eyes. Regular breaks are needed. If students cannot 7 playing computer games, they won’t do as well in other areas of their lives – not just schoolwork, but in developing important social skills such as how to talk with people and how to work with others as part of a 8 . And if they are 9 taking regular exercise, their health will become worse.

Computer games have their place, but people must also remember it is important to 10 a balanced lifestyle.

1. A. win B. lose C. fight D. race

2. A. easy B. necessary C. difficult D. natural

3. A. rules B. advantages C. disadvantages D. mistakes

4. A. teacher B. parent C. doctor D. computer

5. A. make B. practice C. learn D. discover

6. A. break B. hurt C. relax D. close

7. A. enjoy B. start C. stop D. keep

8. A. family B. game C. match D. team

9. A. often B. no longer C. always D. still

10. A. refuse B. allow C. stay D. have

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上期参考答案

Reading

【P1】 1. put Spring Festival couplets on the walls and cheered up the people living there 2. Anshan 3. clear flyers from telephone poles 4. Shanghai

5. worked in groups with traffic police 6-8 FTF

【P3】 CABD【P6 】 DBAC【P8】 CBBD

【Cloze】 ADBAB CACDD

Word check

1-5 CDAAA 6-10 CBABD