Day 1
Thread a career (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to the article, Zambra decided to change her major because ______.
A. she believed a career in pharmacy had no future
B. she wasn’t satisfied with her current living conditions
C. she suddenly realized her true interest lay elsewhere
D. her self-designed prom dress turned out to be a success
2. Zambra’s mother was ______ her decision to change major.
A. supportive of
B. doubtful of
C. puzzled by
D. disappointed with
3. We can learn from the article that Zambra ______.
A. is good at learning languages
B. was not a good student before moving to the US
C. gained inspiration from paintings in art galleries
D. balances her studies with her hobbies
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Zambra’s future plans?
A. She will soon graduate from high school.
B. She will start her own clothing line at home.
C. She wants to help girls from similar backgrounds realize their dreams.
D. She wants to sell the outfits she has designed to pay for her college education.

Day 2
Expat language... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. The author mentioned her conversation with an American colleague at the beginning to ______.
A. show how she gets along with American colleagues in the office
B. explain how to clear up misunderstandings between colleagues
C. introduce the difference between British and American English
D. describe what her life looked like after she came to Beijing
2. The underlined sentence “the cloud seemed to lift from her mind” in Paragraph 4 means ______.
A. she became confident of herself
B. she was not sure what to do next
C. she felt excited for what she heard
D. she came to understand the situation
3. What can we infer from the article?
A. American people don’t care much about British English.
B. “Subway” means the same in British English and American English.
C. Non-English speakers can’t tell British English from American English.
D. American English seems more popular due to American TV or movies.
4. The author is ______ language differences.
A. amused at B. troubled by C. careless about D. confused by

Day 3
Mass-ive discovery (P5)
阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题,注意答案不要超过题目要求的词数。
1. Translate the following sentence into Chinese:
Physicists like Newton and Einstein made new discoveries step by step and slowly the bigger picture would become clear. ________________________________________________________
2. What was the function of the “Higgs boson”? (No more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________
3. What does the underlined phrase “keep a low profile” in the fifth paragraph mean? (No more than 8 words)
________________________________________________________
4. What is the significance of the discovery of the “Higgs boson”? (No more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________
5. Please explain how you are inspired by Peter Higgs. (No more than 20 words)
________________________________________________________

Day 4
Music that moves (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did the author’s mother say so at the end of Paragraph 1?
A. She believed her husband had the ability to save her world.
B. She thought her husband could always get strength from his violin.
C. She was unhappy that her husband loved his violin more than her.
D. She believed music has the power to save the world.
2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. At first Mr Nordyke was too shy to play the violin.
B. The neighbors often dropped in to hear Mr Nordyke’s music.
C. Mr Nordyke’s music entertained and encouraged friends in the community.
D. The farmers realized Halley’s Comet would not destroy the earth after listening to the music.
3. From the last three paragraphs, we could see that Mr Nordyke was a ______ person.
A. generous and optimistic
B. popular and creative
C. sensitive and determined
D. energetic and humorous
4. What is the main idea of the article?
A. One father’s everlasting love of a violin.
B. A father’s popularity in the community.
C. How one man used his violin to make a difference.
D. How farmers fought threats of comet and boll weevils.

Day 5
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，选出最佳选项。
My six-year-old granddaughter, who is called Caitlyn, stopped with me at a cake shop to buy some treats. As we were going out of the door, a young teenage boy was ___1___in.
This young man had___2 ___hair on the sides of his head and a patch of blue hair on top of it. He had a nose ring, which was___3___to a ring he was wearing in his ear by a___4___. He held a skateboard under one___5___and a basketball under the other.
Caitlyn, who was walking ahead of me,___6___when she saw the teen. I thought he’d___7___ her, and she’d frozen on the spot. I was___8___. My angel went back to the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I was___9___with the young man. I stepped___1 0___and let him pass. His___11___was a polite, “Thank you very much.”
On our way back home, I praised Caitlyn for her___12___in holding open the door for the young man. She didn’t seem to be troubled by his___13___, but I wanted to___14___. Once we had spoken I realized it was me who needed to___15___the way I had responded.
The___16___thing Caitlyn noticed about the teen was the fact that his arms were___17___. He would have had a hard time___18___the door.
I saw the partly shaved head, the strange___19___, the rings and the chain. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading towards a closed door. In future, I hope I am as___20___as her and not so judgmental about others.

1. A. looking B. rushing C. breaking D. coming
2. A. much B. no C. less D. more
3. A. joined B. added C. attached D. applied
4. A. chain B. rope
C. jewel D. thread
5. A. hand B. arm
C. foot D. leg
6. A. cried B. ran
C. shouted D. stopped
7. A. known B. recognized
C. scared D. attracted
8. A. angry B. wrong
C. worried D. curious
9. A. hand in hand B. neck and neck
C. side by side D. face to face
10. A. back B. aside C. over D. up
11. A. response B. action C. performance D. expression
12. A. approach B. custom C. manners D. interest
13. A. appearance B. character
C. interruption D. impression
14. A. cheer up B. make sure
C. calm down D. hold on
15. A. give up B. work out
C. answer for D. think about
16. A. a first B. last
C. only D. simple
17. A. broken B. strange C. short D. full
18. A. closing B. opening C. knocking D. finding
19. A. hairstyle B. expression
C. clothing D. skateboard
20. A. careful B. positive
C. considerate D. tolerant

6版聚沙成塔练习参考答案：
1. On the Great Wall we saw a breathtaking view.
2. Mom encourages me to actively take part in all kinds of out-of-class activities.
3. We should spare no efforts to fully develop ourselves.
4. Everyone had brought snacks and drinks, which we piled high on the tables like a banquet.
（答案见下期）