Day1
Hike the dream path (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did Pitts decide to hike the Appalachian Trail?
A. To fulfill his parents’ expectation.
B. To satisfy his desire for adventure.
C. To explore his choices before college.
D. To gather writing materials for his fantasy novel.

2. What was the greatest difficulty for Pitts on his journey to the Appalachian Trail according to the article?
A. He had to endure long days over rough terrain.
B. He had to put up with the terrible weather there.
C. He had to deal with unexpected dangers sometimes.
D. He had to try not to see the journey just as a task.

3. The underlined word “breeze” in Paragraph 6 probably means ______.
A. something easy B. something annoying
C. nothing interesting D. nothing important

4. What is Pitts’ parents’ attitude toward his gap year plan?
A. Doubtful. B. Opposed.
C. Supportive. D. Uncaring.


Day2
The man who made... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What does Piccard mean by saying “And as long as we fight horizontally, against life, against the winds, against what’s happening to us, life is a nightmare”?
A. There are many directions which we can take in life.
B. We should make use of what life brings us.
C. When life is a nightmare, we should think about our directions in life.
D. We shouldn’t fight against life; instead we should accept what life offers us.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the fifth paragraph?
A. If life goes in any possible direction, we will have to fight.
B. Habits, certainties, and so on will help us go further in life.
C. Changing your “altitude” in life is as easy as doing the same in a balloon.
D. By getting rid of habits, certainties, and so on, we can change our “altitude” in life.

3. Why should we explore the vertical axis?
A. Because it will help us decide on our direction.
B. Because by doing so we will become pioneers in certain fields.
C. Because it can help us reach our destination in a short time.
D. Because we can improve our actions and thinking during the process.

4. In what ways is our life like a balloon according to the article?
a. unpredictable directions
b. the vertical axis needs to be found
c. we have to change altitude sometimes
d. we need to drop something if necessary
A. bcd B. acd C. abd D. abc

Day3
Laser doctor doubtful (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is point of the text?
A. To introduce the development of laser eye surgery in Taiwan.
B. To analyze the possible side effects of laser eye surgery.
C. To inform readers of the working principles of laser eye surgery.
D. To remove people’s doubts about the safety of laser eye surgery.

2. Cai Ruifang says he will not conduct laser eye surgery again due to ______.
A. his falling health
B. his failure in recent laser eye surgery
C. his concerns over the potential risks
D. his lack of confidence in his professional skills

3. Which of the following statements about laser eye surgery is TRUE according to the article?
A. The Lasik surgery technique was invented nearly two decades ago.
B. Laser eye surgery reshapes a patient’s cornea to sharpen their vision.
C. About 300 thousand people in China have received Lasik surgery so far.
D. After Lasik surgery, the separated piece from the surface of the cornea becomes useless.

4. What is He Qingsong’s attitude toward the application of Lasik surgery?
A. Optimistic. B. Critical.
C. Doubtful. D. Negative.

Day4
The worst time? (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. When the author found out his parents were getting a divorce, ______.
A. he didn’t feel surprised at their decision
B. he was deeply affected and worried about how his life would become
C. he tried to tell his parents not to split up
D. he was relieved that they were going to begin a new life

2. What qualities did the author develop after his parents’ divorce?
a. a sense of responsibility b. self-discipline
c. distrust d. care for others e. a strong will
A. abc B. abe C. bce D. bde

3. By describing his decision not to drink alcohol, the author wants to show that ______.
A. he doesn’t like to have fun
B. he doesn’t like others pressurizing him
C. he tries to be different from others
D. he sticks to decisions that he thinks are right

4. The main message that the author wants to convey is that ______.
A. you can turn things around as long as you work hard
B. divorce may not only have bad effects on children
C. life is a struggle, so you have to fight
D. there’s no point in blaming others


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，选出最佳答案。
Michael Johnson, a teacher at Davis High School in California, gave each of his students $25. He asked them to 1 other people with the money. The assignment was not 2 , but he 3 expected them to do it.
Michael had one 4 : the student had to write a paper answering 5 they used the money, how it affected the 6 and how it affected the student. He said that he would 7 the reports and read them aloud at the end of the term.
The semester came and went. Of the 64 students, only three 8 the assignment. The teacher was 9 .
But some teenagers were not 10 by the students’ behavior.
“I’m not surprised,” said Ashley Reeves, 16. “It wasn’t graded or anything, 11 most students probably thought it would just use up their time.”
Reeves said that if she had been given the money, she might have acted 12 .
“I might have spent the money on 13 ,” she said. “It’s 14 for our own needs to come first.”
Other teens such as Lindsey Freeland, a student at Davis High School had a(n) 15 opinion on the matter.
“I’m embarrassed by the 16 ,” she wrote. “If I were given this opportunity, I would have taken it 17 a challenge and used the 18 to help the community.”
Nieshia Smith completed Johnson’s assignment. She gave her $25 to the Make A Wish Foundation (基金会). Nieshia said her peers had 19 her.
“Teenagers sit down and watch TV for hours, but they can’t 20 a couple of minutes helping someone else!” she said.

1. A. reward B. help C. give D. connect
2. A. supported B. related
C. delivered D. graded
3. A. hardly B. never C. still D. even
4. A. requirement B. grade C. wish D. case
5. A. who B. what C. how D. whether
6. A. giver B. receiver C. neighbor D. family
7. A. collect B. write C. praise D. discuss
8. A. forgotten B. liked C. managed D. completed
9. A. worried B. pleased C. disappointed D. relaxed
10. A. shocked B. satisfied
C. moved D. confused
11. A. while B. so C. since D. though
12. A. as well B. much better
C. in a different way D. in the same way
13. A. myself B. others
C. something D. anything
14. A. certain B. right
C. natural D. important
15. A. strange B. different
C. interesting D. unique
16. A. teacher B. money
C. assignment D. result
17. A. for B. on C. as D. by
18. A. money B. time C. energy D. occasion
19. A. encouraged B. reminded
C. disappointed D. persuaded
20. A. waste B. spend C. spare D. save

上期参考答案：
D1 1-5 BADCA D2 1-4 CACD D3 1-4 BDBA
D4 1-4 BCCC D5 1-5 DCACB 6-9 ADCC