Day 1
State-side snacks (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. Good table manners in America.
B. Differences between Chinese and American food.
C. The author’s impression of American food culture.
D. How to deal with different food cultures.

2. In the US, it is considered polite to _____.
A. give a tip to those who help you
B. serve all dishes together
C. serve food separately as quickly as possible
D. give waiters and waitresses a 5 percent tip

3. What can we conclude from the article?
A. Traditional American food tends to be juicy but heavy.
B. Real Chinese food is becoming popular in the US.
C. The author prefers local American food to traditional Chinese food.
D. The author thinks Chinese food tastes better and is healthier than American food.

4. What is the author’s attitude toward the modified Chinese food in America?
A. He likes its strong taste.
B. He doesn’t like the amount of sauce that goes with it.
C. He thinks it is not very healthy.
D. He thinks it would taste better if added more oil to it.


Day 2
Kids ‘trash’ British... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. What has increased the popularity of American English used by children in the UK, according to the article?
a. popular US fiction
b. modern technology
c. Shakespeare plays
d. celebrity culture
A. a, b, d B. a, b, c
C. b, c, d D. a, b, c, d

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. Teenagers in the UK prefer to use American English than adults.
B. Some punctuation marks like exclamation marks are overused.
C. Much modern technology is designed in British English.
D. “Candy” is a British word while “sweets” is American.

3. What can be concluded from the article?
A. Laura Clark is worried about the falling influence of literature.
B. Paris Hilton and Brad Pitt are more popular in the US than in the UK.
C. The research into language using was mostly done in the UK.
D. Changes in language use show the economic influence of a country.

4. What is the main theme of the article?
A. The result of a BBC short story competition.
B. The popularity of American English and possible reasons for this.
C. The effect celebrity culture has on British kids.
D. The differences between American English and British English.


Day 3
Paralyzed rats run... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Scientists used to believe that spinal injuries would ______.
A. take a long time to completely recover
B. make people unable to walk for some time
C. reduce the number of nerve fibers in the spine
D. be unlikely to be cured for the rest of the person’s life

2. According to the article, the chemicals injected into the rats’ spines, together with electric currents, _____.
A. helped activate the nerves in the rats’ spines
B. helped the rats’ injured spines to recover
C. enabled the rats’ legs to receive signals from the brain
D. made the rats’ spines regain the control over their muscles

3. How did the scientists make the rats walk again by themselves with the support of a special machine?
A. By feeding them lots of chocolate.
B. By teaching them how to walk in the right way.
C. By awaking their desire to walk toward something.
D. By injecting a chemical into them to grow new nerves.

4. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A. It won’t be long before the new technique to be used to treat paralyzed people.
B. The new technique could help paralyzed people recover in a short time.
C. The new technique could possibly help improve people’s cognitive capacity.
D. The new technique could have a better effect on paralyzed humans than on rats.


Day 4
Obama’s advice (P6)
阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题。
1. What does the underlined word “persevere” mean? (No more than 8 words)
__________________________________________
2. Where does Obama say his perseverance came from? (No more than 8 words)
__________________________________________
3. What did Obama’s grandmother do to succeed? (No more than 18 words)
__________________________________________
4. With his speech, Obama intends to _________. (No more than 15 words)
__________________________________________
5. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
I grew up as the son of a single mom who struggled to put herself through school and make ends meet.
__________________________________________

Day 5
阅读下面的广告并根据内容选择最佳的答案。

1. If you want to help others but would rather not do things face-to-face, you could apply for ______.
A. Jobs in Mind B. Hospitalityaction
C. British Red Cross D. The Place 2Be

2. Which of the following needs volunteers with practical skills?
A. Jobs in Mind. B. Hospitalityaction.
C. British Red Cross. D. The Place 2Be.

3. The last two ads have the following in common EXCEPT ______.
A. The volunteers will raise funds.
B. The events will take place in October.
C. The volunteers will enjoy wonderful views.
D. The organizers will provide material support.
(答案见下期)

上期参考答案
D1
1. selective 2. academic 3. personal
4. outstanding/famous 5. sporting/athletic
6. country 7. eyes 8. hiking 9. creative 10. lost
D2 BDCDB D3 BCDC D4 BDCD
D5 1-5 AACDB 6-10 DCCCB