Day1
British people say... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. We can conclude from the article that personal space ______.
A. is totally different from animals’ territorial behavior
B. is a physical thing but it can also relate to our senses
C. is measured at about one meter in China
D. doesn’t vary much in different cultures

2. According to the article, for Brits, ______.
A. it is unusual and uncomfortable to take buses
B. it is common to be stared at by a foreigner
C. personal space should not be invaded
D. being face-to-face with others is all right

3. Why are Chinese people comfortable with close contact, according to the article?
a. Chinese people are used to packed situations.
b. In China most families are large.
c. Chinese people are brought up in an intimate environment.
d. Chinese people prefer to share others’ personal space.
A. a, b B. b, c C. a, c D. b, d

4. What is the article mainly about?
A. We are who we are because of our countries and cultures.
B. Personal space means something different to Chinese people and Brits.
C. Visiting China is, for many Brits, stepping outside their comfort zone.
D. The author’s shocked by the closer interaction that Chinese people have.

Day2
Should we be... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What can we conclude from the first two paragraphs?
A. Boys can do better in exams when they are nervous.
B. Girls can do better in exams when they are nervous.
C. Boys can do better in exams when they are confident.
D. Girls can do better in exams when they are confident.

2. According to Tamar Icekson, male students ______.
A. often don’t care about good grades
B. benefit more from being optimistic than girls
C. are good at judging their test scores
D. sometimes prepare less for tests than they should

3. The underlined word “conscientious” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. honest B. open-minded
C. hardworking D. creative

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. It is the most important thing to be confident in exams.
B. There is a cause-and-effect relationship between students’ attitude and their grades.
C. Being confident doesn’t necessarily (必定) mean that students get good exam results.
D. Girls who are pessimistic often work harder and get higher grades than optimistic ones.

Day3
Listen to yourself (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. When the two frogs fell into the hole, ______.
A. the first frog was too weak to take any action
B. the other frogs treated the two frogs differently
C. the other frogs felt sorry for them but could do nothing
D. the second frog understood other frogs’ remarks wrongly

2. Which of the following best describes the second frog?
A. She was a wise frog.
B. Others’ opinions would have influenced her.
C. She was disabled but she tried to make it up with hard work.
D. She was a frog with strong will, no matter what others say.

3. What is the main message in the article?
A. Others’ criticisms don’t make any sense.
B. Sometimes we should put others’ opinions aside.
C. A positive mind is more important than others’ advice.
D. Sometimes disabled people can achieve more than healthy ones.


Day4
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Greeting someone, saying goodbye – these situations fill me with unease (不安). You have a second to make a dangerous decision. One peck (轻吻)? Two pecks? Three? No kisses at all? Why, I think, as I crash (撞到) into the other person’s face, why can it not be as simple as a handshake?
A survey by the soap company Radox in May showed one in five Brits now feels a handshake is “too formal”, according to the Daily Mail. __1__ For one third of people the alternative (另一个选择) was a hug, for 16 percent a kiss on the cheek.
British people are known to be reserved (保守的) unfriendly, some would say. __2__ But the super-British handshake is no longer fashionable. We want to be more like our easygoing Mediterranean (地中海的) neighbors who greet each other with kisses and hugs.
The trouble is, we still find it a bit awkward. What does a married man do when greeting a married female friend, for example? __3__
Guys don’t tend to kiss one another; my male friends in Britain go for the “manly hug”, taking each other stiffly (不自然地) in one arm and giving a few thumps (用力拍) on the back with words like “Take it easy, yeah?”.
__4__ Unlike the French, who comfortably deliver three, our cheek-pecks usually end in embarrassed giggling (咯咯笑): “Oh, gosh, sorry, I didn’t mean to kiss you on the lips, I never know where to aim for first!”
__5__ Even the handshake had its problems: don’t shake too hard, but don’t hold the other person’s hand too limply (无力地) either, and definitely don’t go in with sweaty (出汗的) hands.
Maybe it’s better to leave it at a smile and a nod.

A. How should someone younger greet someone older?
B. Is it polite to kiss a foreigner when you meet for the first time?
C. Some 42 percent said they never shook hands when greeting friends.
D. Handshakes used to work for us because we didn’t have to get too close.
E. But then it’s never been easy for us poor, uncomfortable Brits.
F. Handshakes are still considered the most popular way of greeting in Britain.
G. The biggest questions, if you do decide to kiss, are how many times and which cheek first.

Day5
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. _____ Belgian animated movie, Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage, which hit the cinema on Sept 30, starts with _____ old Sammy telling his life-long adventures.
A. The; the B. The; an
C. The; / D. A; the
2. Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to ______ them too hard.
A. draw B. strike
C. rush D. push
3. I could probably remember more about those days with my father if I _____ years trying to forget them.
A. haven’t spent B. didn’t spend
C. hadn’t spent D. don’t spend
4. Bieber admits in his ______ diaries that he didn’t grow up hoping to be a pop star.
A. 13-chapter B. 13 chapter
C. 13-chapters D. 13 chapters
5. Anonymous (匿名的) reporting makes ____ safer for students to complain without fear of revenge.
A. it B. that
C. / D. this
6. Her shoes ______ her dress; they look very well together.
A. suit B. agree
C. compare D. match
7. This cake is very sweet. You ____ a lot of sugar in it.
A. should have put B. could have put
C. might have put D. must have put
8. Jim passed the driving test, ____ surprised everybody in the office.
A. this B. that
C. which D. it
9. Lucy has _______ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.
A. succeeded B. finished
C. included D. achieved
10. I prefer _____ there rather than _____ by bus.
A. walking, going B. to walk, go
C. walking, to go D. to go , going
（答案见下期）
上期参考答案
D1 BABD
D2 1. must 2. guide 3. Bible 4. production
5. nowhere 6. turned 7. menu/menus 8. wandered
9. advantages 10. Chances
D3 CACB D4 CDAD
D5 1-5 BBACD 6-10 BAABC
11-15 DADBA 16-20 CADCB