Day1
End of car culture? (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. The traditional driving culture in America.
B. The decreasing numbers of young car drivers in America.
C. The impact of the Internet on the US automobile industry.
D. How young Americans are changing the ways they connect with their friends.
2. By listing figures in the second paragraph, the author intends to prove that _____.
A. it’s becoming harder to get a driver’s license in America
B. young people in America are driving less than they were before
C. the US automobile industry is facing great challenges
D. cars are not as important as they were in the lives of Americans
3. What might be the factors discouraging young people from driving in America according to Michael Sivak?
a. Economic pressure.
b. Cars no longer seeming cool.
c. Wider use of the Internet.
d. Less contact between friends.
e. More transport options in cities.
f. A higher percentage of young people living in cities.
A. a, b, c, e B. b, c, d, f C. a, c, e, f D. a, e, d, f
4. What can we conclude from the article?
A. Automobiles are no longer popular among young people in many countries.
B. There are a decreasing number of young drivers in developing countries.
C. There is greater market potential for cars in European countries than in Asian countries.
D. The convenience of the Internet may have reduced people’s need for face-to-face communication.

Day2
Will’s world: beer... (P5)
1. In Paragraph 1, the author intends to _____.
A. show how absurd ancient and modern comedies can be
B. invite people to try the BBC 60 second Shakespeare website
C. explain why some teachers don’t tell you about Shakespeare’s comedies
D. show that Shakespeare’s stories are not how many people expect them to be
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. Shakespeare’s language is actually easy to understand.
B. Shakespeare wrote more comedies than he wrote tragedies.
C. Both A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet are like teen romances in different ways.
D. Shakespeare wrote for people in the sixteenth century and not many of his works are suitable for us to enjoy now.
3. To enjoy Shakespeare’s plays, you can _____.
A. create your own 60-second Shakespeare
B. start by getting familiar with the language
C. start by reading newspaper adaptations of Shakespeare’s works
D. try to understand the main plot or just enjoy the parts you like

Day3
Quake makes no waves (P5)
1. The earthquake that struck off the coast of northern Sumatra recently _____.
A. was the largest earthquake ever recorded
B. was less serious than had been expected
C. was followed shortly after by a terrible tsunami
D. was a repeat performance of the 2004 earthquake that happened there
2. What was the reason for the earthquake on April 11 according to scientists?
A. One part of the Earth’s crust slid under another.
B. The Earth’s crust in this area is very thick.
C. Two parts of the sea floor slid past one another.
D. Two parts of the sea floor collided together.
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. Sumatra is a place where earthquakes and active volcanoes frequently occur.
B. A “strike-slip earthquake” is likely to result in giant waves and tsunamis.
C. The earthquake that hit Japan last year was a typical “strike-slip earthquake”.
D. The recent earthquake was predicted in advance and so caused little damage.
4. What can we conclude from the last two paragraphs?
A. Strike-slip earthquakes tend to result in a long period of aftershocks.
B. There are still worries that the recent earthquake might be followed by aftershocks.
C. When an earthquake happens, the stress along a fault line is completely released.
D. When the stress along a fault line is redistributed, the chances of there being an earthquake are reduced.

Day4
Not a guys’ film (P6)
1. In the first paragraph, the author shows his _____ the girly film.
A. disappointment at B. rejection of
C. annoyance at D. surprise at
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. The author was the most determined of the three not to talk about the film.
B. All three guys thought they should keep secret the fact that they had watched the film.
C. The three guys could not believe they had preferred The Notebook to Fight Club when they had watched it the night before.
D. The author was worried that the fact that he and his friends had enjoyed a “girly” film cast doubt on their masculinity.
3. What, according to the author, was the worst thing that could happen to them?
A. Other students would make fun of them for not being manly.
B. Other students would find out that they had borrowed the movie.
C. The teacher would announce the matter in class.
D. The girls would sense the author’s strange behavior.
4. From the article, we can conclude that _____.
A. the writer realized that his fears were unfounded
B. the three boys finally acknowledged that they had watched the film
C. only women can ever enjoy chick flicks
D. girls care a lot about how manly boys are

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。
I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I 1 a room with two double beds and a bathroom. It was way too 2 for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was 3 and my stepmother had 4 us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no 5 what to do with me. And that’s when my other family 6 .
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home 7 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I 8 with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She 9 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. 10 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 11 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.
When Su and I 12 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew 13 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to 14 his kids. By the time I went to live with the Beaches I believed that life was entirely 15 and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
16 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 17 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed by my 18 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
I 19 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 20 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.
1. A. lived B. shared C. possessed D. bought
2. A. cheap B. noisy C. small D. limited
3. A. in trouble B. in sight
C. in place D. in parts
4. A. struck B. removed C. kicked D. knocked
5. A. plan B. choice C. chance D. idea
6. A. looked after B. showed up
C. turned over D. came across
7. A. so B. because C. until D. while
8. A. worked B. traveled C. lived D. learned
9. A. worked out B. called up
C. watched out D. made sure
10. A. As long as B. As far as
C. As soon as D. As much as
11. A. change B. problem
C. conflict D. difference
12. A. set off B. left for
C. entered into D. admitted into
13. A. all B. little C. something D. nothing
14. A. supplyB. teach C. encourage D. raise
15. A. different B. unfair C. stressful D. hopeful
16. A. Thanks to B. In spite of
C. Except for D. But for
17. A. home B. house C. ability D. lesson
18. A. choice B. failure C. past D. present
19. A. doubt about B. care about
C. center on D. believe in
20. A. born B. accepted
C. educated D. deserted

（答案见下期）
D1 1-4 CBDA D2 1-4 DAAB D3 1. economical 2. equal 3. process 4. machines 5. smooth 6. dipped 7. worn 8. brass 9. reduce/save 10. Hang
D4 1-4 CCAC D5 1-5 BCADC 6-8 BDA