Day1
Screen readers (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. What are the disadvantages of fragmented reading according to the article?
a. It takes up too much time.
b. It is too shallow.
c. It makes people lazy about remembering things.
d. It’s hard to deal with the large amounts of information you get from fragmented reading.
A. a, b B. b, c C. c, d D. a, d
2. How does Tian Zhiling think people should read?
A. They should make the most of their time on the bus to read on digital devices.
B. They should spend days reading whole novels at a time.
C. They should read on digital devices but also read quality books.
D. They should read in an interactive and fun way rather than in the traditional way.
3. What can we conclude from the article?
A. More Chinese people read this year than in 2010.
B. Students should force themselves to read in order to get high marks.
C. Reading on a digital device is harmful to people’s physical health.
D. The changes in people’s reading habits partly mirror the changes in society.
4. What is the main point of the article?
A. The results of a national reading survey.
B. An explanation and analysis of a new trend in reading.
C. The worldwide trend toward digital reading.
D. A call to return to traditional deep reading.

Day2
Boys get baking (P3)
阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题。
1. What did high school boys think about taking classes in home economics in the past? (No more than 10 words)
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2. What is the main thing taught in FACS classes? (No more than 6 words)
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3. How do teachers help students prepare for careers during the class? (No more than 14 words)
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4. How do teachers make use of technology in FACS classes? (No more than 12 words)
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5. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
And with the obesity problem and the fact that we eat out more, we talk more about what you can make from scratch that’s going to be more nutritious.
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Day3
Dino death... (P5)
1. Which of the following might be a reason why dinosaurs went extinct according to the article?
a. A large asteroid hitting the Earth.
b. Climate change.
c. Plants dying out.
d. Disease.
e. Not being able to fly.
A. a, b, c B. a, b, d
C. b, c, d D. b, d, e
2. Some people believe that volcanic eruptions caused _______.
A. a 180-kilometer-wide crater to form in Mexico
B. deadly diseases to spread among dinosaurs
C. dust and greenhouse gases, which caused climate change
D. the sun’s radiation to be blocked from reaching the Earth
3. What disadvantages did dinosaurs have compared with other animals?
A. They fed on meat-eating animals.
B. They were too small as babies.
C. They ate meat whereas other animals ate plants.
D. The shell of their eggs was too thick to let air in.
4. What is the main point of the article?
A. To introduce possible theories explaining the extinction of the dinosaurs.
B. To introduce several possible ways to bring dinosaurs back to life.
C. To explain what exactly happened 65 million years ago on the Earth.
D. To prove that birds evolved from certain types of dinosaurs.

Day4
Close together (P6)
1. What did Sara do to help Lola understand her illness?
A. She asked Lola to help cut her hair.
B. She distanced herself from Lola before it became even worse.
C. She asked Lola to record a video of her.
D. She took Lola to the hospital to meet other patients.
2. What does the underlined phrase “bonded over the event” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. made fun of the event
B. lost heart during the event
C. took advantage of the event
D. became closer through the event
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The family decided to upload the videos online just to share their experiences.
B. Lola feels she can encourage her mother by watching the videos together.
C. The family are trying to make good of their experience.
D. Sara didn’t care about losing her hair because it was just part of the course.
4. What is the main point of the article?
A. Cancer is no longer a dreadful (可怕的) disease.
B. Get any help necessary to fight cancer.
C. Something terrifying can be turned into a positive experience.
D. Recorded videos are good for keeping family memories.

Day5
1. If you want to have your book published and sold well, you’d better visit ______ for more information.
A. www.ScreenwritingRiches.com
B. www.HollywoodWritersStudio.com
C. www.profpress.com
D. www.ivyhousebooks.com
2. Which of the following lists its charge clearly?
A. ScreenwritingRiches.
B. HollywoodWritersStudio.
C. Professional Press.
D. Icy House Publishing Group.
3. A songwriter who hopes to win cash could send the works to ______.
A. Edlee Music
B. Song Partners
C. MK productions
D. Majestic Records
4. A songwriter who wants to sign a contract (合同) with a company could send the works to ______.
A. Edlee Music
B. Song Partners
C. MK productions
D. Majestic Records
（答案见下期）
上期参考答案：
D1 1. close 2. engineering 3. teacher-student
4. Communities 5. experience 6. trust 7. exams
8. encouraged 9. Challenge/Difficulty 10. select
D2 DDC D3 BACC D4 BACA
D5 1-5 ABADC 6-10 DAAAB
11-15 CCBDB 16-20 DABBC