Day1
Queen of the board (P1)
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 is the gender stereotype in the chess world according to the article? (No more than 6 words)
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2. What mentality helped Hou win in Gibraltar according to the article? (No more than 5 words)
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3. Translate the following sentence into Chinese:
“Hou played like a pirate with no fear, attacking when the odds were against her, stealing chess pieces and points from opponents rated far above her.”
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4. What are Hou’s interests besides chess? (No more than 7 words)
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5. How do you understand Hou’s motto mentioned in the last paragraph? (No more than 20 words)
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Day2
Don’t chain me to... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to the article, many Chinese people like to go to multinational chain restaurants because ______.
A. the restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture
B. the restaurants offer different food and drinks from other restaurants
C. they believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status
D. these restaurants are perfect places for a romantic date
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. The author has grown tired of Chinese food.
B. Branches of Monmouth’s cafe can be found all over the UK.
C. Most independent stores are closed on New Year’s Day in the UK.
D. It is cool in the UK to take your first date to a chain restaurant.
3. We can infer from the article that ______.
A. the author doesn’t like food from Pizza Hut
B. the author doesn’t like to follow fashion trends
C. many Britons think that numbers mean poor quality
D. many Britons don’t like big corporations
4. What is the main point of the article?
A. Different foods in China and the UK.
B. The different attitudes towards chain restaurants of Chinese and British people.
C. What makes Pizza Hut gourmet and fashionable.
D. The comeback of independent cafes and restaurants in the UK.

Day3
Itches may get last... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. In what way does scratching stop an itch?
A. It reduces activity in the spinal cord.
B. It increases activity in the spinal cord.
C. It helps to form a kind of chemical called histamine.
D. It sends signals to the brain telling it about the itchy feeling.
2. Which of the following is the correct order in which the experiment was conducted?
a. scientists scratch the monkey’s legs
b. the monkey’s legs begin to itch
c. scientists inject histamine into the monkey’s legs
d. the activity in the monkey’s spinal cord changes
e. the monkey’s brain loses the signals from the spinal cord
A. b-a-c-e-d
B. a-e-c-b-d
C. c-b-a-d-e
D. c-d-b-a-e
3. The study is significant because ______.
A. scratching is involved in some serious diseases
B. people suffering from itches cannot sleep at night
C. itching can harm a person’s spinal cord
D. itching is a major problem for patients with AIDS and kidney disease
4. According to the text, scientists might soon be able to ______.
A. figure out how brain signals work
B. figure out how the spinal cord can be changed
C. develop a kind of medicine to prevent itching
D. develop a kind of medicine to cure skin diseases


Day4
Tuesday talk (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The author felt his visits to Morrie were ______.
A. saddening B. encouraging
C. embarrassing D. informative
2. How bad was Morrie’s health?
A. He was unable to move most parts of his body.
B. His disease was at its worst in the mornings.
C. Only his hands caused him no problems at all.
D. He hurt so much that sometimes he could not help crying.
3. We can conclude from the article that Morrie ______.
A. often fell into long periods of bitterness about what he had lost
B. talked to everyone he met to kill time
C. also learned valuable lessons from the author
D. would allow himself the occasional moment of self-pity
4. From the article, we can infer that ______.
A. the author didn’t believe that Morrie really felt that he was lucky
B. the author realized Morrie was comforting himself by saying he was lucky
C. the author pitied Morrie because he was in such a terrible state
D. the author was amazed at Morrie’s attitude toward his disease and life

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。
More than I had dreamed of
From the age of seven, I had dreamed of becoming a member of the Students Union. I had always 1 my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. I dreamed of being a leader too.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, 2 I would win. But the first time I stood, 3 anyone voted for me. I decided that I had been stupid to think I had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it 4 to win a school election. I was 5 .
As I cried in my room that evening, I 6 took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would 7 for election again in my final year at school – and I would win.
I recognized that my 8 had a lot of things in their favor. What were the 9 that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest 10 was the faith I had in myself. I would not allow my 11 appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I 12 making my election plans a whole year in advance.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to 13 them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, 14 I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to my advantage. In order to learn how to give a great election 15 , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, the principal announced I had won the second highest number of votes. The students 16 . The joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was also theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had 17 much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people 18 the way. I had won the 19 and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and 20 their day.

1. A. admired B. remembered C. praised D. believed
2. A. planning B. praying
C. deciding D. judging
3. A. almost B. still C. barely D. also
4. A. cost B. provided C. meant D. took
5. A. angry B. sad C. surprised D. confused
6. A. gradually B. immediately C. suddenly D. impatiently
7. A. pay B. stand C. speak D. wait
8. A. competitors B. companions C. enemies D. schoolmates
9. A. cases B. methods C. examples D. points
10. A. problem B. strength C. worry D. dream
11. A. young B. personal C. special D. plain
12. A. began B. suggested C. announced D. cancelled
13. A. recommend B. accompany C. represent D. support
14. A. but B. and C. so D. or
15. A. campaign B. speech C. ceremony D. promise
16. A. nodded B. gathered C. cheered D. cried
17. A. accomplished B. accumulated C. devoted D. developed
18. A. by B. to C. in D. along
19. A. appointment B. acceptance C. election D. reputation
20. A. made up B. picked up C. brighten up D. work up