DAY 1

Quick trip by train (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. How long does it take to go to Shanghai from Beijing by the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train?
A. About four hours.
B. About five hours.
C. Less than ten hours.
D. More than five hours.

2. Why did the Ministry of Railways cut the speed of the new trains?
A. To make the tickets cheaper.
B. To use fewer materials on the train.
C. To make the journey safer.
D. To build the railway faster.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Eurostar?
A. It was the world’s first high-speed railway.
B. It connects all the capital cities of Europe.
C. It usually runs at a speed as high as 380km an hour.
D. It has worked in Europe for more than 15 years.

4. Which is NOT the difference between the new trains and the old ones from Beijing to Shanghai?
A. The new trains are faster than the old ones.
B. The new trains are safer than the old ones.
C. The tickets for the old trains are cheaper.
D. The new trains use advanced technology.

DAY 2

My long road to big... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. To take part in the online competition, Nai did all of the following EXCEPT _____.
A. doing more experiments
B. rewriting his essay
C. taking more photos
D. mailing his paper off

2. Nai’s new science paper included _____.
a. his background research about the swamp
b. some chemistry concepts he used
c. why he took those photos
d. why he bought his tools online
e. some tables and graphs about the results
A. ace B. bcd C. abe D. cde

3. We can tell from the story that _____.
A. Chinese kids can also take part in the Young
Naturalist Awards Competition
B. Nai’s favorite part was to explain why he chose this
experiment
C.there used to be healthy pitcher plants in the
swamp
D. Nai didn’t make to the final competition

DAY 3

Winter with no children (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. When the giant saw the children in his garden for the first time, he was _____.
A. happy B. sad C. angry D. upset

2. When spring came, the giant’s garden with a high wall _____.
A. was full of grass, flowers and trees
B. was covered with deep snow
C. was full of golden fruit
D. was full of children and animals

3. How did the children get back into the garden?
A. They knocked the wall down.
B. They broke the window.
C. They went through a hole in the wall.
D. They climbed up the wall.

4. The story mainly tells us that _____.
A. the giant is very selfish
B. we need to share happiness
C. children are the most beautiful flowers
D. a high wall will keep spring away

DAY 4

Let’s have a Field Day (P8)
Fill in the chart:

What a Field Day is

a big day with a lot of fun and not 1.________________

When
on 2._____________________________, in the middle or end of June

Where
on 3. _____________________________

What to do
★play games
★students say 4. _____________________________
★the school says “thank you for all your hard work” and “see you next year”

DAY 5

ClozeStuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball, but Steve loved to read books.
One day Stuart was playing basketball 1 he fell and broke his leg. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn’t be able to play for six months. Steve went to 2 him and brought him books on basketball. At first, Stuart wasn’t going to read them. Then he began to read them and 3 that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren’t that 4 .
When Stuart’s leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going for walks with him. 5 , Stuart’s doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Stuart showed Steve how to shoot (投) baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it.
Then Stuart was ready to 6 basketball games. Steve went to games and enjoyed himself. They then 7 practiced basketball and read books together.
So you can see, when 8 happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Stuart about books and Stuart showed Steve about basketball. You can also 9 showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. 10 you can find new things to do.

1. A. until B. when C. after D. where
2. A. invite B. call C. visit D. look
3. A. saw B. looked C. read D. found
4. A. good B. bad C. better D. worse
5. A. But B. However C. Finally D. So
6. A. take part B. win C. lose D. join in
7. A. always B. never C. seldom D. much
8. A. anything good B. something nice
C. something bad D. anything wrong
9. A. try B. practice C. enjoy D. like
10.A. On the way B. By the way
C. All the way D. In this way


上期参考答案
Reading
P2: FTFTF P3: CCBD
P6: DEAFBC P8: BCB
Cloze: 1-5 DABCA 6-10 BCBCB 11-12 AC
Word check: 1-5 DCACB 6-10 BDBBD

本期参考答案
Reading
P2: BCDB P3: ACC P6: CBCB
P8: 1. a lot of rules
2. the last or second-to-last day of the school year
3. the schoolyard or sports field
4. “goodbye” to their friends and teachers
Cloze: 1-5 BCDBC 6-10 DACAD
Word check: 1-5 ACDBA 6-10 CCDAB