Day1

Go for gold or... (P1)

阅读文章并根据文章内容填空，每空一个单词。

Topic	Sebastian Vettel
How he started his career	*He had three heroes in his 1. ________, who had three different careers. *Since he was not good at 2. _______ or playing basketball, he finally followed in the 3. ______ of Michael Schumacher and became a racing-car driver.
His achievements	*He became the 4. ________ ever world champion of F1 in 2010. *He 5. ________ last year’s success in 2011, winning the title with four races 6. ________.
His relationship with Webber	*When he was in the Red Bull club in 2009, his 7. ________ towards his teammate Webber was considered 8. ________ and selfish. *They have had a tense relationship ever since. *He wanted to patch up the 9. ________ relationship with Webber after he won his first championship title. *They now 10. ________ one another.

Day2

No! No! Short... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. According to the new dress codes for cheerleaders in some American schools, ______.

A. bare midriffs are banned

B. cheerleading miniskirts are banned

C. cheerleader uniforms have switched from skirts to trousers

D. cheerleaders have to make their uniforms less revealing

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

A. School administrators believe cheerleader uniforms do not match school dress codes.

B. Most cheerleaders show understanding of the new dress codes.

C. Sheila Noone believes that cheerleading miniskirts are not revealing.

D. School administrators don’t take cheerleading seriously.

3. Some cheerleaders are not happy about the news because ______.

A. they hate the dress codes that other sports have

B. they consider their uniforms special and cool

C. they want to wear revealing clothes

D. they will have to buy new uniforms

4. What is the main point of the article?

A. Stricter dress codes for cheerleaders meet opposition.

B. American schools encourage unity in dress codes.

C. Positive reactions to stricter dress codes for cheerleaders.

D. Changes in dress codes for cheerleaders in American high schools.

Day3

Palm-sized PCs of... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A. Computers used to look really silly 15 years ago.

B. Computers were once as large as rooms.

C. Computers which are the size of your palm can provide everything you need nowadays.

D. As new technology gets better, we forget about old technology.

2. What will future computers be like?

a. They will come in different shapes and sizes.

b. They will have different functions.

c. They will power themselves.

d. They will make it much easier to move data around.

e. They can be easily charged.

f. They can change their forms easily.

A. abde B. acde

C. bcdf D. bdef

3. What does the underlined word “confidential” probably mean?

A. secret

B. related (相关的)

C. tragic (悲剧性的)

D. public

4. What is the article mainly about?

A. How to develop advanced computers.

B. The comparison between today’s computers and future ones.

C. The characteristics (特点) of future computers.

D. The difficulties that future computers may face.

Day4

Bag of surprises (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. Why were the cats making a lot of noise one morning?

A. They had just had five kittens.

B. They had just found a bag of kittens.

C. They wanted to play outside.

D. They wanted to join the kittens in the bag.

2. After the vet examined Zeph, she _______.

A. concluded that Zeph was quite healthy

B. said Zeph had a common defect in cats

C. believed there wasn’t much hope for Zeph

D. said Zeph needed to be better looked after

3. What happened to the five kittens that the author took home?

A. Three died several days later.

B. Two were taken away by others.

C. Only one grew up healthy and sound.

D. Two survived more than one year.

4. From the story, we can learn that _______.

A. there can be miracles (奇迹) in life

B. cats are the best kind of pet

C. it is better to keep the whole feline family together

D. we should not rely (依赖) too much on the words of doctors

Day5

根据所给的提示，完成下面的填字游戏。



Across

3. find an explanation or solution to a problem, by thinking of all the possibilities

5. very

6. move towards or nearer to sb or sth

7. give sth to sb and receive sth in return

9. people that you work with, study with, or who are in the same situation as you

10. look at sth and think how beautiful or impressive it is

Down

1. thank sb for sth they have done

2. an event or thing that happens

4. provide the money that is needed by or for sb or sth

8. use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do sth or help sb

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案：

D1

1. To attract readers’ attention with something unique to Oxford.

2. It wasn’t normal./It was like a different world.

3. She found they were excellent at studying as well as many other activities.

4. They are fascinating but daunting, even scary.

5. Manage to understand.

D2 DCBC

D3 BADC

D4 GBFCD

D5 1-5 ACCBA 6-10 BDADC