Day1
The college of the... (P3)
阅读文章并根据文章内容填表，注意每个空只能填一个词。
Introduction to Imperial College London (IC)
 

Day2
No Bei-jingle bells... (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’s the article mainly about? (No more than 15 words)

2. What does the underlined word “endure” in the article probably mean? (No more than 3 words)

3. List three reasons why the author finds it a relief to spend Christmas in China. (No more than 30 words)
She doesn’t have to ______________________, ___________________ and __________________.
4. What message do ads send to consumers? (No more than 15 words)

5. What is your view of the ways of celebrating Christmas mentioned in the last paragraph? Give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)

Day3
An eye for new... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to the article, the newly developed contact lens can do all the following EXCEPT ______.
A. seeing things that are both close up and far away
B. taking photos of beautiful views
C. checking the information you need
D. being removed from the eyeball easily
2. In order to make people still see normally through the lens, ______.
A. the electronic contact lens has to change its focus point
B. more pixels are needed for the electronic contact lens
C. all parts of the contact lens are made on a nanoscale
D. special lenses are used to magnify the display 3. What does the underlined word “blurry” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. unclear B. clear C. bigger D. smaller 4. According to the last part of the article, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The electronic contact lenses currently have hundreds of pixels.
B. The electronic contact lenses have been tested on people.
C. People can read e-mails directly from the electronic contact lenses.
D. The electronic contact lenses might help pick up medical data one day.


Day4
The other woman (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The author describes in detail how his mother looked, in order to ______.
A. show readers his mother’s character
B. emphasize the importance of table manners
C. stress how important the dinner was to his mother
D. create an atmosphere of happiness
2. The author should be thankful to ______. A. his wife, who pushed him to have dinner with his mom
B. his mom, who paid in advance for the next dinner
C. God, who gave him the chance to have dinner with his mom
D. his children, who were very understanding and helpful
3. We can infer from the story that ______.
A. the author considers his work and family a great burden
B. the author and his mother talked about big events during their dinner
C. the author and his mother saw a movie together after their dinner
D. the author’s mother felt satisfied to have paid the bill in advance
4. What does the author intend to tell us with this story?
A. It’s important to express our love to our loved ones in time.
B. A good heart is sure to find another to match it. C. We should seek for good opportunities to express our love.
D. If you put something off, you will regret it in the future.


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。
This story happened 15 years ago but it has stayed with me ever since. On my way back from 1 in the evening, more often than not there would be a 2 man standing at the exit of the freeway. He always 3 at every car. He was 4 happy and smiling and sometimes almost dancing. Every day after work when I got there, I would quickly 5 my window and give him a few coins. Occasionally the 6 light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our days. His answer would always be 7 : “I’m blessed (幸福的)!”.
It amazed me that even in his situation of being homeless he was so 8 ，and his answer would remind me of how 9 I was. A single mother of four kids, with a place to call home and with a 10 to provide for my kids.
Then one day I was called into my boss’s office and was told that I was being 11 due to the economy. 12 , on my way home that day I was very sad and upset. I didn’t remember to look for my spare 13 and get it ready like I usually did. I wasn’t feeling 14 as I got off the ramp (斜坡) where the homeless man would be. Yet there he was as always, as l turned off the ramp. He set his eyes on me, while still smiling and waving at others.
While I was 15 the red light to turn, he walked over to my car. He had a big smile and looked me straight in the eyes. He said, “Today I will give you a dollar.” He then reached into his 16 and pulled out a dollar bill. I was blown away (大吃一惊). I burst into 17 . I wanted to jump out of my car and 18 him!
You see that day he gave me 19 a dollar bill; he taught me a valuable lesson. No matter what material things are taken from you, no one can take away your 20 to be joyful.
1. A. work B. home C. school D. hospital
2. A. useless B. careless
C. homeless D. hopeless
3. A. pointed B. waved C. shouted D. looked
4. A. ever B. never C. seldom D. always
5. A. roll down B. lock up
C. turn down D. take up
6. A. green B. red C. yellow D. white
7. A. strange B. different
C. the same D. the most
8. A. smart B. kind
C. hard-working D. positive
9. A. blessed B. difficult
C. curious D. confident
10. A. family B. job C. help D. time
11. A. put away B. picked up
C. set aside D. laid off
12. A. What’s more B. Believe it or not
C. Needless to say D. After all
13. A. change B. time C. space D. job
14. A. surprised B. loving C. happy D. unkind
15. A. thinking about B. talking about
C. asking for D. waiting for
16. A. pocket B. schoolbag
C. car D. house
17. A. songs B. tears
C. laughter D. anger
18. A. praise B. meet C. shake D. hug
19. A. more than B. less than
C. other than D. rather than
20. A. turn B. wish
C. action D. knowledge

（答案见下期）
上期参考答案
D1 1. It opened his eyes to different cultures.
2. He was confident of his skills and his side was much taller.
3. Say negative things about something or somebody.
4. 1) People from every culture have their own style of playing basketball.
2) Be more flexible and open to new concepts and people.
5. 我和我的亚洲朋友们在投篮的时候更倾向于犹豫不决，而墨西哥人则更富于攻击性。
D2 1-4 CBDC D3 1-4 BCDD
D4 1-4 ADCB D5 1-3 ABD