DAY1

Tests more than TOEFL (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the purpose of the article?

A. To introduce the rise of “conditional admission” in the US.

B. To uncover tricks that Chinese students use when applying to colleges abroad.

C. To advise those who apply to study in the US to try to improve their language skills.

D. To report on the changes in American universities’ admissions processes for Chinese students.

2. According to the article entitled The China Conundrum, more than half of Chinese students who apply to study abroad ______.

A. choose American universities

B. don’t write their own essays

C. don’t have well-written recommendations

D. don’t prepare well for tests like TOEFL and the SAT

3. What does Jiang Xueqin suggest that American universities do to admit Chinese students?

A. Stop standardized tests like TOEFL and the SAT.

B. Admit Chinese students by “conditional admission”.

C. Offer more in-depth interviews to Chinese applicants.

D. Test their English level before enrolling them.

4. What can we conclude from the last three paragraphs?

A. What was reported in the New York Times article has turned out to be false.

B. American universities are considering adjusting their processes to admit more Chinese students.

C. Those who get high scores in the TOEFL and the SAT will find it easy to thrive at US universities.

D. Language ability is more important than high scores alone if you want to thrive at a US university.

DAY2

Thanks a million for... (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the main idea of the article?

A. Who the wealthiest person in the world is.

B. How much money you need to be satisfied.

C. What large numbers mean in reality.

D. The connection between money and happiness.

2. The underlined word “coined” in second-to-last paragraph probably means ______.

A. created B. chose C. guessed D. proved

3. Recently people have been using the word "trillion" a lot in the news ______.

A. which reflects how bad inflation is in Beijing

B. which tells how bad the euro crisis is

C. which shows the complexity of mathematical research

D. which stresses how wealthy some people are

DAY3

Desert air delivers... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the article mainly about?

A. How the Namib beetle survives in the Namib Desert.

B. How the “Airdrop” irrigation system was designed and how it works.

C. How the “Airdrop” irrigation system benefits the humans.

D. How biomimicry helps researchers in scientific research.

2. According to the article, the “Airdrop” irrigation system ______.

A. was inspired by the Namib beetle

B. is practical only in very cold regions

C. has been used to help plants grow on dry land

D. works by pumping cold air directly to the roots of plants

3. In what way is the Airdrop better than other means of getting water from the air?

A. It can collect more water from every cubic meter of air.

B. It can deliver water directly to the roots of plants.

C. It is energy efficient and more environmentally friendly.

D. It can provide regular water to plants in the world’s driest places.

4. By saying “Biomimicry is a powerful weapon in an engineer’s armory”, James Dyson means that ______.

A. biomimicry can help engineers invent powerful weapons

B. biomimicry can offer engineers a lot of inspiration for new inventions

C. biomimicry is the most promising field for engineers to explore

D. some simple and natural principles are easily ignored by engineers

DAY4

Hope in my arms (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. The children who gathered there could ______.

A. make a quilt to thank donors

B. make donations to an organization

C. paint pictures to put on the wall

D. paint pictures for a quilt

2. The boy painted his picture black because ______.

A. he didn’t like bright colors

B. he wanted to express his sad feelings

C. he couldn’t find any other colors

D. his heart had turned black due to his sickness

3. What was the effect of the author’s hug on the boy?

A. He was cheered up.

B. It gave him hope of recovery.

C. He learned the importance of hugs.

D. He learned to use bright colors in his painting.

4. The story is intended to tell readers that ______.

A. hugs help children who lack love

B. children are innocent and bring people joy

C. giving love to others can make a person happy

D. children with AIDS need others’ care and attention

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。

In a class for adults, I gave the class homework. It was to go to someone you love and tell them you 1 ______. them. It has to be someone you have 2 ______. said those words to before or haven’t shared those words with for a long time.

The people in my class were all over 35. They had learned that it was not mature to express their 3 ______. . So this was very 4 ______. for some of them.

At the beginning of our next class, I asked 5______. someone wanted to share his experience. A man raised his hand. He appeared quite 6______. and a bit shaken.

He began, “Dennis, I was very 7 ______. when you gave us this homework because I didn’t feel I had anyone to say those words to. 8 ______. on my way home, there was a voice which told me exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’ to. You see, five years ago, my father and I had a serious 9 ______. and never resolved (解决) it since that time. We 10 ______. seeing each other unless we had to be at Christmas or other family gatherings. So last Tuesday by the time I got home I had 11 ______. myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.”

“The next day, I was at my parents’ house 12 ______. the doorbell. It was Dad who answered the door. I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just 13 ______. to tell you that I love you.’’’

“It was as if a transformation (转变) came over 14 ______. . Before my eyes his face softened, the wrinkles (皱纹) seemed to disappear and he began to cry. He 15______. and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son.’”

“It was such a precious moment. But that’s not even my 16______. . Two days after that visit, my dad, who had a heart attack and 17 ______. in hospital, unconscious (不省人事的).”

“So my 18______. to all of you in this class is this: Don’t 19______. to do the things you know need to be done. 20______. I had waited to tell my dad maybe I will never get the chance again!”

1. A. recognize B. respect

C. appreciate D. love

2. A. ever B. never

C. always D. regularly

3. A. emotions B. opinions

C. thoughts D. worries

4. A. curious B. simple

C. difficult D. boring

5. A. that B. what C. if D. why

6. A. angry B. moved C. calm D. annoyed

7. A. confused B. panicked

C. satisfied D. delighted

8. A. So B. But C. Even if D. Even so

9. A. project B. discussion

C. announcement D. disagreement

10. A. continued B. tried

C. avoided D. enjoyed

11. A. reminded B. convinced

C. excused D. adapted

12. A. knocking B. applying C. fixing D. ringing

13. A. came out B. came up

C. came over D. came across

14. A. my dad B. my mom

C. me D. us

15. A. accepted B. reached

C. froze D. wandered

16. A. fact B. impression

C. feeling D. point

17. A. made up B. set up

C. ended up D. took up

18. A. message B. note

C. report D. information

19. A. promise B. wait C. refuse D. forget

20. A. What if B. How come

C. If only D. Now that

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案

D1 1-4 BDAD D2 1-4 CBAD D3 1-4 DBAA

D4 1-4 DCCC D5 1-5 DBAAB 6-9 CBAC