Day1

Enjoy your job (P1)

Choose the best answer:

1. The survey by the National Organization for Research at the University of Chicago suggested that the happiest jobs are those that ______.

A. earn the most money

B. have a high social status

C. promise a quiet and trouble-free life

D. are related to helping people

2. Which of the following statements might Steve Denning agree with?

A. Everyone can become a good writer.

B. Writers should not expect to be well paid.

C. Writers should take pride in their ability to express themselves freely.

D. Most writers are satisfied with their work.

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

A. It is wise for people to choose their career from the list of the top ten most fulfilling jobs.

B. People with respectable jobs usually don’t feel happy.

C. People should find jobs that they think are worthwhile.

D. People shouldn’t put much of their time into work unless it is worthwhile.

4. What is the main point of the article?

A. The ten happiest jobs compared with the ten most hated jobs.

B. How to find a fulfilling job.

C. The two latest surveys on jobs and an analysis of them.

D. What are American people’s dream jobs.

Day2

Snacking on scorpions (P4)

阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题,注意答案不要超过题目要求的词数。

1. What does the author like most in life? (No more than 5 words)

2. List at least three of the “weirdest” foods the author has tried. (No more than 7 words)

3. What is the author’s friends’ attitude towards her trying “weird” foods? (No more than 6 words)

4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese:

The legs did have a tendency to get stuck between one’s teeth, however.

5. What is the weirdest food you’ve had before? What did it taste like? (No more than 25 words)

Day3

Recharge your brain... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. We can learn from the article that the “electric thinking cap” can ______.

A. create the same excitement as watching a horror movie

B. change people’s learning abilities for better or for worse

C. cure many people’s mental diseases

D. prevent people from having strokes

2. Which of the following statements about the test mentioned in the article is TRUE?

A. An electric current sent from the head to the ear slows down brain activity.

B. Electricity was sent to the volunteers’ brains to control their movement.

C. The method can only be used on muscles.

D. Electric currents work on the part of the brain that controls movement.

3. Which of the following statements might professor Johansen-Berg agree with according to the article?

A. Electric current treatment is harmful to healthy people.

B. The effects of electric current treatment are short and uncertain.

C. People could be able to receive electric current treatment at home in the future.

D. People have to rely on science to improve their normal abilities.

4. What is the main point of the article?

A. Introducing a new invention, the electric thinking cap.

B. The development of electric current treatment.

C. How people can improve their learning abilities.

D. How our brains control movement.

Day4

In a child’s eyes (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. When the husband said they must do something he meant that ______.

A. the grandfather was being annoying on purpose

B. they had to make changes because the grandfather was annoying him

C. he was very worried about the grandfather

D. they would have to do something to help the grandfather

2. When his parents scolded the grandfather, the 4-year-old grandson ______.

A. joined in scolding the grandfather

B. showed no concern

C. played by himself

D. remembered what he had seen

3. After hearing their son’s words, the couple felt ______.

A. ashamed of their own actions

B. proud of their son

C. angry with their son

D. angry with their grandfather

4. What does the author intend to tell us with this story?

A. Respect for the old is a great virtue.

B. Children are innocent and lack understanding.

C. Adults should set a good example for children.

D. If someone annoys you, you should do something about it.

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，选出最佳选项。

When I first stepped into my empty dormitory (宿舍) two years ago, I was sure of a few things. Firstly, I realized that I didn’t 1 anybody at the school. Secondly, I knew that I wanted to get good 2 . And thirdly, I wanted to 3 my life with new classmates, without my parents around.

Everything was new and it 4 me in the beginning. But that fear quickly 5 . In fact, two of my other 6 ended up causing me more difficulties. I knew that it was hard to devote (投入) a lot of time to my classes and to my 7 life at the same time. But I wanted to do well in both. I knew this would be a 8 , but I didn’t realize 9 until classes began.

I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dormitory. Often, 10 finishing my homework before it was due (应交的期限), I went upstairs and had an ice cream with my roommate. I always finished it the next day between classes. I knew this wasn’t very good and the grades I 11 showed that I wasn’t putting in enough effort.

I decided that I needed to find some sort of balance (平衡). So I created a schedule that would 12 my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, 13 I was only 14 to follow it for a few days. A 15 like that was too much pressure (压力).

So I tried another 16 . Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week. Then, 17 the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do 18 I had time.

This is how I have 19 my time since then. I’m glad that I’ve learned to 20 things and it has helped prepare me for the future.

1. A. know B. meet C. recognize D. like

2. A. classes B. grades C. experience D. luck

3. A. enjoy B. value C. fill D. change

4. A. excited B. encouraged C. surprised D. frightened

5. A. finished B. forgot C. disappeared D. lost

6. A. things B. ideas C. surprises D. goals

7. A. social B. friendly C. career D. volunteer

8. A. challenge B. job C. chance D. time

9. A. how much B. how many C. what D. which

10. A. as for B. instead of C. as well as D. except for

11. A. demanded B. took C. received D. accepted

12. A. cut B. put C. divide D. build

13. A. while B. but C. and D. also

14. A. easy B. possible C. free D. able

15. A. balance B. schedule C. term D. decision

16. A. project B. type C. class D. plan

17. A. under B. behind C. for D. up

18. A. unless B. if C. until D. so

19. A. chosen B. managed C. wasted D. worked

20. A. do B. fix C. balance D. complete