Day1
No more best friends? (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. What’s the new rule in some London schools?
A. Students must not have friends.
B. Best friends must not be separated.
C. Students must play in large groups.
D. Students must have a best friend.

2. According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of having only one best friend?
A. You may not go out with other people.
B. You will not make other friends.
C. It makes your world limited.
D. You will learn how to deal with pain.

3. What does the word “it” refer to in the last paragraph “rather than trying to take it away”?
A. Parents’ protection.
B. Children’s solutions.
C. The rule against making best friends.
D. The pain of losing a best friend.

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Gaynor Sbuttoni disagrees?
A. It’s normal to have happy and unhappy things in life.
B. Separating from friends does not cause pain.
C. It’s not right to take pain away from children.
D. Children must learn to deal with pain.

Day2
‘Lawn stars’ help their... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why didn’t the Paynes take care of their lawn?
A. Because they were retired and not in charge anymore.
B. Because it was too much work for them to do.
C. Because their neighbors wanted to do community service.
D. Because the local school was good at remodeling lawns.

2. Students did the following to remodel the yard EXCEPT _____.
A. passed out flyers
B. signed up for volunteer work
C. collected money to buy tools
D. helped the retired couple move away

3. The twins came to help remodel the yard because ______.
A. the 74-year-old man was very kind to them
B. they were in the community service class
C. they thought it was exciting to be landscapers
D. two people were needed to move stones or bricks

4. How did Glenn Payne feel when the new yard was finished?
A. He felt upset.
B. He thought it was nothing.
C. He was moved.
D. He was too excited to say a word.

Day3
Phew! 2012 isn’t really... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Scientists found _____ in the Mayan ruins.
a. some Mayan paintings
b. some hieroglyphic texts
c. the Mayan calendar
d. some Mayan books
A. ab B. ac C. ad D. bc

2. According to the passage, December 21, 2012 is NOT ___.
A. the last day of a cycle
B. a day to “turn the page”
C. the end of the Mayan calendar
D. the day before a new cycle starts

3. We can learn the following from David Stuart’s words EXCEPT _____.
A. a new cycle will start on December 22, 2012
B. there will be many new cycles after December 22, 2012
C. the Mayan calendar will keep going for many years
D. the end of the world will happen billions of years from now

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Maya, an ancient civilization, was famous for its study of astronomy.
B. The Mayan calendar tells when the world started and when it will end.
C. The world will not come to an end on December 21, 2012.
D. Scientists have some new information about Mayan civilization.


Day4
My grandma’s strong... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The grandmother didn’t choose the first doctor because _____.
A. he was not kind and friendly
B. he had never done such an operation
C. he talked too much about the risks
D. he was afraid to do the operation

2. The second doctor’s words might have made the grandmother feel _____.
A. nervous B. angry C. worried D. relaxed

3. We can tell from the story that the grandmother _____.
A. wanted to be the second doctor’s mother
B. had a heart attack during the operation
C. lived nine more years after the heart operation
D. lived through the operation by the second doctor

4. What can we learn from the story?
A. Doctors are better at operating on their mothers.
B. A positive attitude can change a person’s life.
C. A good doctor cares for his patients’ health.
D. An active grandmother can bring happiness to her family.


Day5
Cloze
Have you ever seen an advertisement (广告) that says: Learn a foreign language in six weeks, _1_ your money back? Of course, it never _2_ quite like that. The only language easy to learn is the _3_ language. And think how much _4_ is needed for that. Before World War II, people usually learned a foreign language to
_5_ the literature (文学) of another country. Now most people want to speak a foreign language. Every year, millions of people start learning one.
How do they do it? Some people try at home with books and tapes (磁带), while _6_ go to evening classes or _7_ TV programs. If they use the language only two or three times a week, learning it will _8_ a long time. Some people try to learn a language _9_ by studying for six or seven hours a day. It’s much _10_ to learn a language in the country where it is spoken. But most people are unable to do this, and many people _11_ do so because it costs lots of money. Machines and good books can be very _12_, but they cannot do the student’s work. Whether the language is learned quickly or slowly, it is hard work.
1. A. so B. or C. and D. but
2. A. looks B. shows C. works D. acts
3. A. second B. foreign C. father D. mother
4. A. practice B. money C. play D. life
5. A. work B. study C. write D. follow
6. A. other B. the other C. others D. another
7. A. join B. read C. see D. watch
8. A. spend B. take C. pay D. use
9. A. fast B. slowly C. shortly D. simply
10. A. harder B. stronger C. weaker D. easier
11. A. mustn’t B. choose not to
C. would rather D. like to
12. A. interesting B. hopeful
C. successful D. helpful

Word Check



Choose the best answer:
1.Remember to _____ the lights before you leave the classroom.
A. close B. turn off C. shut D. turn down

2. The policeman asked the child not to cross the street until the traffic light _____ green.
A. reached B. changed C. turned D. seemed

3. Some of the stickers belong to me, _____ the rest are his and hers.
A. when B. since C. because D. while

4. John fell asleep _____ he was listening to the music.
A. after B. before C. while D. as soon as

5. ______ you don’t give up, your dreams will come true.
A. As long as B. As soon as
C. As well as D. As far as

6. ____ the heavy rain, we didn’t go camping last Sunday.
A. Thanks to B. Because of C. Instead of D. As for

7. – Why hasn’t Mr Li come to work today?
– _____ he has gone to Beijing to have a meeting.
A. So that B. Because of C. Though D. Because

8. Don’t tell a lie, little boy! You should be a/an _____ child.
A. active B. outgoing C. honest D. shy

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上期参考答案
Reading
【P2】ABDD 【P3】ABC 【P5】ADBB
【P6】BDAC
【Cloze】1-5 CABCB 6-10 DDACB 11-15 CDABA
Wordcheck 1-5 DBDCA 6-8 ACA