Can’t buy me love (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did Greg Smith resign from Goldman Sachs?
A. Because he wanted to devote himself to writing.
B. Because was bored of investment banking.
C. Because he was frustrated with his company’s principles.
D. Because he had failed to make management changes.
2. In which cases are employees most likely to get promoted in Goldman Sachs, according to Greg Smith?
A. When they make a good profit for the company.
B. When they show good character and leadership skills.
C. When they put their clients’ interests first.
D. When they work well together with their colleagues.
3. The underlined word “veered” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. recovered B. turned C. profited D. influenced
4. What is the writer’s suggestion to people who want to make a career out of investment banking?
A. They should be honest with their clients.
B. They should learn to ignore how others see them.
C. They should prepare themselves for the pressures that face them.
D. They should consider the culture of the financial sector before they get involved in it.




My way to play (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. We can learn from the article that Cymber Larkin ______.
A. is confident that she will get a scholarship to college
B. has decided to sign with a better production company
C. has had a clear idea about her future career all along
D. prefers to sing songs that she has written herself
2. The underlined word “excel” in the sixth paragraph probably means ______.
A. stand out B. be praised
C. make progress D. practice regularly
3. Which of the following statements about Cymber Larkin is TRUE according to the article?
A. She thinks dressing up is important for a performer.
B. She plays lacrosse to win her father’s respect.
C. She doesn’t take lacrosse seriously.
D. She doesn’t want to live in her father’s shadow.
4. By saying “She’s getting there now”, Sarah Hamp means Cymber ______.
A. is meant to be a singing star
B. has put a lot of effort into practicing her performance
C. is on the way to a musical career
D. has mastered great singing skills




Next stop: outer space (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the main idea of the text?
A. The application of maglev train technology in space research.
B. A new means of transport for space travel.
C. How the “StarTram” space train was invented.
D. The advantages of a space trip on the StarTram.
2. The tunnel for the space train would be vacuum sealed in order to ______.
A. protect the train against damage
B. make the train travel more quickly
C. stop the train from traveling too fast
D. make full use of the magnetic force
3. How do scientists plan to hold up the exit end of the tunnel?
A. By building giant pillars to support it.
B. By suspending it in the air from high-strength ropes.
C. With a magnetic force created by electricity.
D. By fixing a cable to the ground to support it.
4. What can we conclude from the last three paragraphs?
A. The StarTram could one day replace rockets to carry things into space.
B. The StarTram could help scientists detect more asteroids in space.
C. People will be able to travel into space on the StarTram within about a decade.
D. The StarTram could help handle an asteroid or comet threatening to hit the Earth.




Fireman Billy (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. How did Billy’s mother feel when she found out that her son was dying, according to the first paragraph?
A. Sad and fed up.
B. Frustrated and guilty.
C. Positive and comforted.
D. Sad but determined.
2. By saying “We can do better than that”, Fireman Bob meant the following EXCEPT ______.
A. They would take Billy on the way to fight fires
B. They would allow Billy to drive the fire engines
C. They would have a special fire uniform tailor made for Billy
D. They would let Billy experience a fireman’s life for one day
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. Billy died without warning.
B. Billy died three months after his fireman day.
C. The firemen came to say goodbye to Billy in a special way.
D. Billy’s mom asked the firemen to come and say farewell to him.
4. What is the main idea of the article?
A. Some firemen are very kind.
B. How people should cherish life.
C. How a mother helped her dying son.
D. How a dying boy achieved his dream.




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。
The rewards of a good deed
One stormy night, an elderly couple entered a small hotel in Philadelphia, hoping to get some 1 for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The 2 clerk explained that there were three conferences in town.
“All of our rooms have been 3 in advance,” the clerk said. “ 4 I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the 5 past midnight. 6 you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not 7 a suite (套房), but it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night.”
The couple refused, but the young man 8 . “Don’t worry about me, I’ll be just fine.” So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You should be the 9 of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll 10 one for you.”
The clerk smiled. The three of them had a good 11 . As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the clerk was indeed 12 , as finding people who are both friendly and 13 isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the 14 when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that 15 night and included a round-trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to 16 them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great 17 building there.
“That,” said the older man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”
“You 18 be joking,” the young man said.
“I am not,” said the older man, a smile playing around his mouth. The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that great building was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk became its 19 manager. He had never 20 the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most fascinating hotels.

1. A. relaxation B. shelter
C. service D. fun
2. A. friendly B. rude
C. honest D. bored
3. A. filled B. occupied C. chosen D. booked
4. A. Since B. Though C. But D. Then
5. A. rain B. black
C. coldness D. unknown
6. A. Would B. Should C. Could D. Might
7. A. necessarily B. exactly
C. probably D. possibly
8. A. persuaded B. offered
C. insisted D. hurried
9. A. clerk B. manager
C. suitekeeper D. captain
10. A. get B. find
C. build D. recommend
11. A. laugh B. decision
C. plan D. discussion
12. A. patient B. kind
C. efficient D. extraordinary
13. A. helpful B. smart C. expressive D. hardworking
14. A. laugh B. joke
C. incident D. arrangement
15. A. winter B. fun
C. stormy D. eventful
16. A. drop B. pay
C. give D. promise
17. A. new B. tall
C. fascinating D. wood
18. A. can’t B. shouldn’t
C. must D. should
19. A. original B. best
C. famous D. first
20. A. regretted B. realized
C. foreseen D. believed

（答案见下期）
上期参考答案：
D1 1-4 AADA D2 1-4 CBCD
D3 1-4 CAAC D4 1-6 DCDADA