DAY1

Just how critical ... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. What confuses Critical Kwans about SAT writing?

A. How to show patriotism in the essay.

B. How to be a more critical writer.

C. Whether it is necessary to compare the merits of China and the US.

D. What he should and should not say about his attitudes toward China and the US in the essay.

2. What can we conclude from the article?

A. The SAT is held by the College Board every two years.

B. The College Board discourages students from writing about politics in their essays.

C. It is possible that graders are offended when test takers praise their own country strongly.

C. A student’s political standpoint in his/her SAT essay doesn’t make any difference to his/her grade.

3. The underlined word “alienating” in the article probably means ______.

A. annoying B. affecting

C. disappointing D. impressing

4. What does Jonathan Haagen advise test takers to do when writing a SAT essay?

A. Avoid saying anything negative.

B. Always support their argument with evidence.

C. Use slogans they have heard in their essays.

D. Not express a strong opinion.

DAY2

Did the iPod kill music? (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. Jon Bon Jovi thinks Steve Jobs has destroyed the music industry because ______.

A. Apple encourages illegal music downloading

B. children today prefer music downloading to buying albums

C. children today do not like to discover new music

D. children don’t care what a record sounds like

2. Which of the following statements might Keith Staskiewicz agree with according to the article?

A. Records or CDs shouldn’t be sold in stores any more.

B. Steve Jobs and Apple are partly to blame for destroying the music industry.

C. There are surely more ways to enjoy music than on iPods.

D. Music downloading has its advantages and is a change that should be accepted.

3. According to Mark Mulligan, the best solution to illegal music downloading is to ______.

A. legalize music downloading via sites like iTunes

B. ban the illegal music downloading sites on the Internet

C. help young consumers get used to paying for music

D. offer young consumers instant and selective access to a variety of music

4. What is the main point of the article?

A. How Steve Jobs and Apple changed people’s music tastes.

B. Opinions on effects of music downloading.

C. How to fight illegal music downloading.

D. Criticism of free downloading of music by young people.

DAY3

A beloved old game (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. The point of the text is to _______.

A. tell us about the development of baseball in the US

B. explain what baseball means to Americans

C. inform us of the differences between baseball and basketball

D. introduce the beauty, rules and tradition of baseball in the US

2. Compared with basketball, baseball ______.

A. games have a faster pace

B. players are usually stronger and shorter

C. is more enjoyable than exciting

D. is America’s most watched sport

3. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Selling baseball cards is a popular among American school children.

B. Favorite baseball teams are usually shared by different generations in the same family.

C. NBA has more international players than any other sport in the US.

D. Most baseball matches in the US are played on lawns and in parks.

4. What can we infer from the text?

A. Autumn is the best time of year for playing baseball.

B. MLB has contributed a lot to the spread of baseball culture.

C. Watching baseball games is more fun than basketball.

D. Women are not allowed to play baseball in America.

DAY4

Don’t get sick this spring (P5)

阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

1. How do people develop allergy symptoms? (No more than 12 words)

____________________________________________

2. Name three symptoms of allergy caused by pollen. (No more than 10 words)

____________________________________________

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3. Do all people react in the same way to allergies? (No more than 14 words)

____________________________________________

4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.

“As plants begin to bloom and their pollen is carried around by the wind, hay fever symptoms blossom as well,” said Jay M. Portnoy, an American allergy expert.

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5. Do you have allergies and do you know someone who has allergies? How do you and they deal with the allergies? (No more than 25 words)

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DAY5

Ⅰ. 请听下面5段对话，回答有关小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How much will the woman pay if she buys one pound of tomatoes?

A. $0.30 B. $0.80 C. $ 1.10

2. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a plane. B. In a bus. C. In a train.

3. What are the two speakers doing?

A. Playing football.

B. Watching a football game.

C. Playing volleyball.

4. How does the woman identify the gas man?

A. By checking his ID card.

B. By asking lots of questions.

C. By looking at his clothes.

5. What can we learn from this conversation?

A. Tom was happy to attend the party.

B. Tom complains about the woman’s call.

C. Tom feels sorry he’s missed her party.

Ⅱ.请听下面4段对话。回答各小题，每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6–8题。

6. How did the man feel speaking English with a foreigner for the first time?

A. Rather nervous. B. Very excited.

C. Quite happy.

7. What did the man worry about his English?

A. His pronunciation was terrible.

B. He couldn’t express himself clearly.

C. He might make lots of mistakes.

8. Why did the young man give no response to the man?

A. Because he was dumb. B. Because he was deaf.

C. Because he couldn’t understand English, either.

听第7段材料，回答第9–10题。

9. What happens when they are walking in the street?

A. The First Aid car came.

B. A man is lying on the ground.

C. A man is climbing the ladder.

10. What will they probably do?

A. They will call the First Aid Center for help.

B. They will move the man to the side of the street.

C. They will send the man to the hospital.

听第8段材料，回答第11–13题。

11. What’s the most likely relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Mother and son.

C. Doctor and patient.

12. What’s wrong with the man?

A. He has high blood pressure.

B. He has a toothache. C. He has a headache.

13. What can we learn from this conversation?

A. The man will give up smoking after New Year.

B. The woman failed to persuade him.

C. The man has taken the woman’s advice.

听第9段材料，回答第14–16题。

14. Where does this story probably take place?

A. In a hospital. B. In the classroom.

C. In the office.

15. What do you think of the teacher?

A. He’s silly. B. He’s cruel.

C. He’s humorous.

16. What might Tommy Andrew feel in the end?

A. He might feel embarrassed.

B. He might feel angry. C. He might be sad.

Ⅲ.请听下面一段独白，完成17–20题，每空最多填三个词，本段独白读两遍。

American pop music has many origins in the United States. 17. ______ is one source and a second origin is 18. ______. Rock music is a 19. ______ of music. Its 20.______ is various and is performed by many young musician.



六版写作兵法参考答案：

1. have to swear an oath of loyalty to their country

2. The odds are very much in the home team’s favor

3. has been a real blessing

上期参考答案

Reading

D1 1-4 DBDD

D2 1. To encourage sensitivity among students to various taboos. / To increase awareness of alternative ideas, perspectives and lifestyles on campuses. / To equip students with enough understanding of each others’ differences.

2. People are so complex that it is impossible to whittle them down to simple definitions.

3. She believes truly appreciating and understanding diversity is far easier said than done.

4. Make someone feel uncomfortable/upset/angry; upset someone

D3 1-4 CBBC D4 1-4 CDBD

D5 1-5 DADDB 6-10 BBABA