DAY1

Photo map for campus (P3)

阅读短文并回答问题，请注意问题后的词数要求。

1. Why did Daniel Brooks develop an iPhone app IC Connector? (No more than 8 words)

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2. What is Brooks’ teachers’ attitude towards the app he developed? (No more than 14 words)

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3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 8? (No more than 7 words)

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4. What does Brooks aim to do now? (No more than 10 words)

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5. Use one word to describe Brooks.

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DAY2

Life Down Under (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the article mainly about?

A. Multiculturalism in Australia.

B. The world’s most livable city, Melbourne.

C. The comfortable environment and lifestyle in Australia.

D. Qualities that make Australia stand out as “the most livable” place in the world.

2. What can be concluded from the article?

A. Melbourne is the most culturally diverse city in the world.

B. The majority of Australians are fascinated with sports and art.

C. The Australian government tries to make immigrants feel at home.

D. Australians are considered to be the most patriotic in the world.

3. The underlined phrase “the underdog” in Paragraph 8 probably refers to a competitor who ______.

A. is least likely to win a fight or contest

B. is expected to win a fight or contest

C. is not from one’s own country

D. has a passion for Australian culture

4. With the example of the African swimmer, the author intends to show that Australians ______.

A. are very good at swimming

B. understand the feelings of the underdog

C. are courageous in face of adversity

D. understand that having fun and playing a game does not have to mean winning

DAY3

Not just a load of... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. The article is mainly about ______.

A. the confusion over different kinds of garbage

B. a new garbage recycling machine

C. new waste management measures in the UK and France

D. a new invention that sorts out garbage efficiently

2. Which of the following shows the correct order of how the Magpie system works?

a. the same kinds of garbage are blown into the correct tubes for recycling

b. all garbage is placed onto a conveyor belt

c. garbage of the same kinds are identified and numbered

d. different kinds of waste are scanned

A. dbac B. bdca C. dbca D. bdac

3. The underlined word “future-proof” in Paragraph 7 means that ______.

A. the effect of the new system still remains to be seen in the future

B. the new system will be proven effective in the future

C. the new system will still function well when there are new types of waste

D. the new system can be easily changed for future use

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A. The Magpie technology was borrowed from France.

B. The Magpie system can separate any kind of waste.

C. The Magpie system is already in use in the UK.

D. The Magpie system is highly beneficial to the environment.

DAY4

Time for others (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the point of the article?

A. To recall the author’s friendship with Bob Hope.

B. To tell how Bob Hope influenced the author.

C. To describe Bob Hope’s visit to the airbase in Saudi Arabia.

D. To show how the author treated soldiers with problems.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. Bob Hope put on his traditional Christmas show for all the troops each year.

B. The author failed to get an autograph from Bob Hope because his wife refused.

C. Bob Hope taught the author a lesson in how to treat others.

D. The author managed to tell Bob Hope how much he admired him before he left.

3. What was the author’s impression of Bob Hope during his visit?

A. He looked serious and mysterious.

B. He looked young and energetic.

C. He was humorous and talkative.

D. He was easy-going and thoughtful.

4. The underlined phrase “yield to” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.

A. agree to B. turn down

C. appreciate D. recognize

DAY5

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been the director of a school and a camp before she retired, but she needed to keep 1 . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 2 to a company that helped old people find jobs. Every day she 3 other retired people like herself. By talking with them, she 4 two things. Old people had abilities that were not being 5 . But old people also had some 6 .

Mrs Douglas found a new 7 for herself. Through the years, she 8 to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new 9 : old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which focused on getting 10 . She writes about the problems of old people, 11 their problems with being misunderstood.

Anna Douglas uses her thinking ability to see the 12 behind a problem. She understands 13 problems begin. For example, one of her readers said that his grandchildren 14 the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas 15 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren. She told him to listen to young people’s music and to watch the most popular television shows.

“It’s important to know 16 about your grandchildren’s world,” says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening – and 17 is not what old people do best,” she continues. “Say good things to them and about them. Never try to 18 your grandchildren or any other young people. Never 19 your opinion. Don’t tell them what they should do. Commonly, they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should 20 them as well.”

1. A. relaxed B. rich

C. powerful D. busy

2. A. service B. report

C. students D. friends

3. A. observed B. met

C. comforted D. answered

4. A. recognized B. followed

C. enjoyed D. recalled

5. A. studied B. agreed

C. given D. used

6. A. experiences B. problems

C. advantages D. characters

7. A. hope B. reason

C. purpose D. message

8. A. had           B. ought       

C. was              D. used

9. A. subject B. life

C. way D. plan

10. A. old B. young

C. active D. healthy

11. A. normally B. rarely

C. especially D. finally

12. A. truth B. case

C. proof D. detail

13. A. that B. when

C. why D. whether

14. A. reached B. left

C. entered D. passed

15. A. invented B. chose

C. imagined D. suggested

16. A. everything B. something

C. anything D. nothing

17. A. listening B. speaking

C. pleasing D. advising

18. A. praise B. scold

C. trouble D. encourage

19. A. speak out B. give up

C. get back D. stick to

20. A. respect B. trust C. support D. depend

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案：

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