DAY1

The first step in my... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. From the story, we know that BSA is a _____.

A. private high school for students who like art

B. public high school for students who like art

C. private high school for students who like sports

D. public high school for students who like sports

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE for McDowell?

A. It was easy for him to get into BSA.

B. He didn’t think the competition was hard.

C. He didn’t work hard at dancing.

D. He did well at the audition.

3. Why did McDowell move his toes all the way out to the sides?

A. Because he preferred to lie down this way.

B. Because it was easy to sit down this way.

C. Because he wanted to show his flexibility.

D. Because his toes didn’t feel comfortable.

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

A. You must work hard to realize your dreams.

B. We all should try our best to be an artist.

C. Every artist should learn to sing some Italian songs.

D. If you want to realize your dream, clean up your room.

DAY2

Solving problems for... (P4-5)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following events is the cause of global warming?

A. Winter becomes warmer.

B. The sea level is rising.

C. There is too much garbage.

D. There are more greenhouse gases.

2. Because of water pollution, _____.

A. more water is frozen in ice

B. there is more usable water

C. there is less water in the sea

D. people have less safe water to drink

3. According to the story, which of the following resources will be used up soon in the future?

A. Trees. B. Water.

C. Coal and oil. D. Greenhouse gases.

4. What does the story mainly talk about?

A. Earth is a beautiful planet.

B. How to protect the earth.

C. Problems facing the earth today

D. Global warming is a serious problem.

DAY3

Driving with Dad (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. How long was the writer’s ride home?

A. One minute. B. Five minutes.

C. Eight minutes. D. Ten minutes.

2. Why did the writer’s father shout?

A. Because they were stuck behind an older man.

B. Because there was something wrong with their car.

C. Because he didn’t want to pick up the writer.

D. Because there was a heavy traffic jam on the way home.

3. How did the writer feel after questioning her father?

A. Sad. B. Disappointed.

C. Proud. D. Nothing.

4. What can we learn from the story?

A. We should drive fast on our way home.

B. We should shout when we are really angry.

C. We should challenge authority when necessary.

D. We should try to be psychologists.

DAY4

Old games fun today (P8)

Choose the best answer:

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

A. it’s a common problem that TV takes up kids’ playtime

B. parents don’t want kids to play silly games now

C. American kids do more physical exercise than Chinese kids

D. many playground games are still popular with kids

2. What is the List Game?

A. A kind of TV program.

B. A Chinese playground game.

C. An American playground game.

D. An American song.

3. What is the correct order of playing the List Game?

①The person to the left starts a new category.

②The category goes until someone can’t name one thing in time.

③All the kids stand in a circle.

④The leader starts the song “concentration, no repeats, category” and picks a category.

⑤Each person says an item in the category in turn from the left of the leader.

A. ①⑤②④③ B. ③④⑤②①

C. ③⑤①②④ D. ①③④⑤②

DAY5

Cloze

What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Most students think stress can do harm 1 them in some way. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even 2 on his studies because of the stress from school and family. We also often 3 that someone turns to psychological doctors because of heavy stress at work. There is no doubt that some people think stress is very dangerous.

On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They 4 stress can produce momentum (动力) in the end. For them, the right attitude and actions can reduce stress and make it 5 . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal 6 for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I knew 7 was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just in the hope I could live a better life in the future. 8 the saying goes, “No pain, no gain.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up (达到标准) to my mom’s expectations and went to college 9 . Thanks to my mom! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.

Overall, stress is not a bad thing in 10 . The key is how we deal with it.

1. A. for B. in C. to D. of

2. A. began with B. showed off

C. gave up D. cheered for

3. A. wonder B. decide C. promise D. hear

4. A. doubt B. believe C. disagree D. forget

5. A. useful B. difficult C. strange D. terrible

6. A. company B. college C. factory D. farm

7. A. life B. spirit C. opinion D. silence

8. A. Then B. But C. As D. Or

9. A. quietly B. wildly C. specially D. successfully

10. A. himself B. myself C. itself D. herself

上期参考答案

【P3】 BDCA 【P4-5】Winter jasmine 2. have parties; singing, dancing and chatting 3. dance and watch the clowns 4. Tulips 5. The Chelsea Flower Show; the model garden 【P6】 CBDA

【P8】 1-f 2-d 3-e 4-a 5-g 6-b 7-c 8-10 FTT

【Cloze】 1-5 ADBDC 6-10 BACBD

Word check: 1-5 DBACA 6-8 CAA

酷词活用

Choose the best answer:

1. The road was blocked by a _____ rock. We couldn’t go.

A. huge B. fine C. tiny D. small

2. – We’d better be ______ when we talk with the foreigners.

– Yes, we should believe in ourselves.

A. comfortable B. confident C. unusual D. energetic

3. The sports meeting ______ people from all over the country.

A. attends B. attracts C. allows D. advises

4. Many kinds of animals are ______ . We must do something to protect them.

A. on holiday B. in danger C. on show D. in love

5. You shouldn’t do any other things while you are doing your homework. Please ____ your MP3.

A. turn up B. turn down C. turn on D. turn off

6. The sun _____ in the east and sets in the west.

A. raises B. arises C. rises D. lifts

7. The young actress has starred in _____ films.

A. dozen of B. a dozen of

C. dozens of D. a dozens of

8. This kind of dress is ______ this year, and I really want to get one.

A. in danger B. in trouble

C. in blue D. in style

9. We should not eat____ meat. It’ll make us overweight.

A. too many B. much too

C. too much D. many too

10. She is planning on driving. Let’s help her _____ the best roads to take.

A. come out B. come up C. catch up with D. come up with