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作者:21ST
时间:2012-10-19

Day1
Winning words (P1)
阅读短文并根据文章内容填空,每空一词。
 

Topic: Nobel Prize 1. ______ in Literature, Mo Yan
Basic information
 
He was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong province, the 2. ______ of Confucius and ghost author Pu Songling;
He is the youngest of four children.
 
His early experiences He grew up listening to folk tales about gods, spirits and foxes;
He dropped out of school at the age of 12 and started to work;
He was 3. ______ for books although he worked for a whole day;
He worked for others in 4. ______ for books;
He began to read 5. ______ after he left his hometown, including works of writers from all over the world.
 
His opinion of writing Reading triggered his 6. ______ and gave him a way with words;
His love of reading helped him write;
He read with a(n) 7. ______ for the style of the writing beyond reading for 8. ______;
9. ______ others never made a unique writer;
He has to get away from other writers to avoid 10. ______ himself.



Day2
Move to the city? (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. What can we learn about megacities from the article?
A. They are big cities with more than 1 million people.
B. There are more megacities in developed countries now.
C. Fewer people will choose to live in megacities in the future.
D. We do not know whether megacities are as good as people think.
2. What are the problems with megacities according to the article?
a. heavy traffic
b. housing problems
c. serious pollution
d. low energy efficiency
A. a, c B. b, c, d
C. a, b, c D. a, b, c, d
3. Why is Seoul in South Korea mentioned in the article?
A. To show the role that planning plays in making a successful megacity.
B. To prove Asian countries have been improving in managing megacities.
C. To show how pleasant megacities can be in the future.
D. To give an example of megacities that has failed.
4. What is the main point of the article?
A. To explain why it is not a good idea to live in megacities.
B. To explore the advantages and disadvantages of megacities.
C. To look at how people can enjoy life in megacities.
D. To examine the global development of megacities.

Day 3
Learn to love yourself (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to _____.
A. tell a sad Greek myth about lost love
B. explain where the word “narcissism” comes from
C. explain why being narcissistic can harm our health
D. warn people not to be self-obsessed
2. The underlined word “disapproval” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. agreement B. argument
C. dislike D. dishonesty
3. According to the text, low self-esteem _____.
A. can make teenagers self-centered
B. is the result of putting others before oneself
C. has nothing to do with how a person was raised
D. can give teenagers mental health problems
4. It is suggested in the article that ______.
A. people should admire their reflection in the mirror
B. people should be confident and appreciate their good qualities
C. people should put others before themselves
D. people should be more self-centered

Day 4
Make a difference (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. How did the boy feel when he first knocked on the old man’s door?
A. Excited. B. Sad.
C. Scared. D. Silly.
2. What can we conclude from the article about the old man?
A. He was sad because he felt alone.
B. He preferred dog figurines to real dogs.
C. He found his neighbors unfriendly.
D. He longed for (渴望) friendship with others.
3. When the boy knocked on the door again, ______.
A. the old man was impatient with him
B. the old man refused to open the door
C. he didn’t think the old man would open it
D. he wanted to sell a magazine to the old man
4. With the story, the author tries to show us that ______.
A. smiling is the best way to make others feel comfortable
B. we should help strangers if they are angry
C. being kind to others can have a positive effect on our lives
D. you need to do something special if you want to make friends

Day 5
阅读短文,并从后面所给的选项中选出最佳选项。
Who is the richest person in the US? The 1 is still Bill Gates.
Forbes magazine released a 2 of the richest people in the US last month. Microsoft’s chairman Bill Gates, 56, came first for the 19th year 3 . His 4 has grown to $66 billion (416 billion yuan).
5 does Gates spend this huge amount of money? Forbes magazine 6 him as “the planet’s most generous (慷慨的) person”. He and his wife 7 the largest charitable foundation (慈善基金) in the world, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. They have 8 $28 billion through the foundation so far.
9 Gates never finished college, his foundation has made education one of its key areas of 10 . It works to 11 public education and fund college scholarships (奖学金). But Gates also believes that “the way you get that knowledge” and “proving your knowledge” are very 12 things. Going to college is not the only way to gain 13 .
Another key area of the foundation is 14 . Gates’ mother died of cancer. This made him want to help people with 15 , especially in developing countries. One key focus of the foundation now is providing poor people with 16 toilets. Two thirds of the world’s population does not use flush (用水冲洗的) toilets and this is a major factor in the 17 of diseases.
Family is very 18 for Gates, but he will not 19 a lot of money to his children because he doesn’t think “that amount of money would be good for them... They have to find their own way. They will have to find a(n) 20 and go to work,” he said during an interview with the Daily Mail last year.
1. A. result B. answer C. center D. choice
2. A. report B. story C. list D. series
3. A. in a row B. in a way C. in line D. in particular
4. A. value B. price C. charge D. fortune
5. A. How B. When C. What D. Where
6. A. impressed B. described
C. respected D. remembered
7. A. pick up B. put up C. turn up D. set up
8. A. set aside B. taken over
C. given away D. saved up
9. A. Although B. Since C. Once D. When
10. A. belief B. focus C. direction D. solution
11. A. direct B. enjoy C. change D. improve
12. A. different B. difficult
C. simple D. necessary
13. A. training B. practice C. knowledge D. experience
14. A. education B. health C. hospitals D. communities
15. A. troubles B. worries
C. disabilities D. diseases
16. A. cool B. safe C. cheap D. large
17. A. spread B. treatment C. study D. course
18. A. helpful B. comfortable
C. important D. interesting
19. A. show B. save C. earn D. leave
20. A. job B. family C. interest D. chance
(答案见下期)

上期参考答案
D1 BDAC
D2 1. It was different from the karaoke in Britain.
2. By not putting down their names on the list to perform.
3. It made her feel carefree/relaxed/ She enjoyed the time/She had great fun.
4. 在英国,大部分唱卡拉OK的人都已经醉得站不起来了,而在这里,人们喝着茶,享受音乐,更是一种社交方式。
D3 DAC D4 DCAC D5 ABD


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