Day1
Heart of the USA (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. When the author first came to America, ______.
A. he found his host family liked food from other countries
B. he didn’t agree that America was a melting pot or a salad bowl
C. he was disappointed to find there was no typical American food
D. he thought American culture was a mixture of cultures with a very American core
2. Why did the author say he had been completely mistaken?
A. American culture actually has many layers.
B. American culture actually has no guiding principles.
C. American culture actually has a central part that is not so obvious.
D. American culture is not actually a mixture of cultures from all over the world.
3. What are typically American things, according to the article?
a. love of famous brands
b. the ability to work hard
c. a feeling that the future is bright
d. relaxing with their family in front of the TV
A. bcd B. acd C. abc D. abcd
4. What is the main idea of the article?
A. America as the salad bowl.
B. The core of American culture.
C. Several typical American cultures.
D. How American culture influenced the author.

Day2
Country caked in class (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the point of the text?
A. To explain the popularity of pasties in the UK.
B. To analyze the effects of the class obsession in the UK.
C. To inform us that a tax on hot snacks is a sign of class tension in the UK.
D. To explain why the UK government has decided to place a tax on pasties.
2. What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A. Taxes on prepared hot food are supported by rich people in the UK.
B. The new tax on hot food has caused big dissatisfaction among working-class people in the UK.
C. VAT on hot food is intended to help people develop healthier eating habits.
D. The Tories decided to tax pasties because the food is popular among the majority of Britons.
3. By mentioning that Cameron claimed he recently bought a pasty himself, the author intends to _____.
A. show Cameron’s new-found love for pasties
B. reveal that Cameron is not trustworthy
C. display the competition between Cameron and other politicians
D. show how Cameron is not in touch with common people
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. “Toilet” is used more often than “lavatory” by upper-class people in the UK.
B. As well as hot food, a VAT was also placed on cold salad and sushi in the UK.
C. The way people speak in the UK depends on their social background.
D. Politicians rushed to eat pasties in the hope of solving the working-class conflict.

Day3
Clever bear combs hair (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What did Volker Deecke find out about the grizzly bear?
A. It is the fifth smartest species in the world.
B. It can spot, select and use tools against enemies.
C. It is the only non-primate that has been seen to spot, select and use a “comb” .
D. It has the largest brain among all carnivores.
2. How do elephants protect themselves from insects, according to the article?
A. By throwing rocks at them to scare them away.
B. By using tree branches to drive them away.
C. By wrapping sponges around their noses.
D. By breathing out bubbles to kill them.
3. Why did the grizzly bear throw away the first stone it picked up according to Deecke?
A. Because it wanted to play with the stone.
B. Because it was not covered with shellfish.
C. Because the bear wasn’t satisfied with the stone.
D. Because it had nothing like the teeth of a comb.
4. What can we conclude from the article?
A. The grizzly bear is smarter than other types of bear.
B. Deecke discovered the grizzly bear’s tool-using ability after weeks of close observation.
C. So far a total of six species have been discovered to use tools besides humans and monkeys.
D. It still remains to be seen whether all grizzly bears can select a stone in the same way.

Day4
Jobs for boys? (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the “issue” mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. The author didn’t want to be the only girl in the group.
B. The author wasn’t satisfied with the passive roles she had to play.
C. The author hoped she could design different people’s roles in the games.
D. The author preferred to be her real self in games instead of made-up roles.
2. What kind of leader was Pace, according to the article?
A. He was not a good leader of the group.
B. He was unconcerned about the needs of other group members.
C. He seldom listened to members’ suggestions and liked to give orders.
D. He was able to adapt what he did according to the needs of the group members.
3. Which of the following was TRUE of the author’s mission?
A. The girls helped her accomplish the mission.
B. The other boys gave her the help she needed.
C. She completed her mission at the price of her skirt.
D. She and Jake almost failed because their path was blocked by the girls.
4. What happened after the mission?
A. Jake told the author that it had been embarrassing.
B. The author felt so proud of herself that she burst into tears.
C. The boys agreed that the author could do things as well as the boys could.
D. Jake often embarrassed the author by joking about the situation in later years.

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。
It’s the first day of school and the teacher asks: “Who are you?” 1 do you even begin to answer a question like that?
There are many 2 answers you could give, all of which would 3 something about yourself. You could talk about your family, tell the teacher your name and age or list some of your hobbies. 4 when you answer this question, the words you choose will reveal 5 about your identity.
An identity is very hard to 6 and it can have many forms. You may 7 yourself as the cleverest in the class. Your 8 might know you as the boy next door and your friends could see you as the funniest in the group. You’re still the 9 person, but you might have 10 identity.
How do you get an identity? Are you born with it? Are you given it by your friends, family or at school? Do you create your identity for yourself? It’s a(n) 11 of all these things.
Of course, biology means your parents gave you some 12 features, like hair, skin and eye color, before you were even 13 . Parents and families are around a lot as a child grows up. So 14 of our identity – our likes, dislikes, opinions and ideas -- are 15 by them.
As we grow up, our own 16 also help form our opinions. 17 , if a person is bullied (欺侮) at school, he might become quieter or less keen (热切的) to trust people. If someone gets good grades at school, he or she might become more 18 about class and gain self-confidence. People remember their experiences, and this helps them 19 their minds about their likes and dislikes. Along the way, friends and those around us can 20 our tastes, but mostly it’s down to us as individuals.
Different people have different experiences, and this helps each person develop a unique identity.
1. A. When B. How C. What D. Where
2. A. original B. interesting
C. correct D. different
3. A. prove B. tell C. reveal D. remind
4. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise
5. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
6. A. decide B. change C. develop D. define
7. A. improve B. identify C. encourage D. promote
8. A. parents B. teacher C. neighbor D. relatives
9. A. popular B. same C. clever D. funny
10. A. some B. other C. only one D. more than one
11. A. display B. collection C. combination D. arrangement
12. A. medical B. typical C. mental D. physical
13. A. born B. taught C. identified D. informed
14. A. none B. all C. part D. most
15. A. attracted B. influenced C. supported D. inspired
16. A. emotions B. horizons C. experiences D. beliefs
17. A. For example B. In fact C. As a result D. In particular
18. A. curious B. enthusiastic C. particular D. concerned
19. A. put up B. set up C. make up D. call up
20. A. understand B. consider
C. value D. affect

上期参考答案：
D1 1-4 DBAA D2 1-4 BADC D3 1-4 CCAB
D4 1-4 BCAA D5 1-5 BADAB 6-9 DCBC