Day 1
Students put the pieces... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which is NOT a rule of the game mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. The player who picks up puzzle pieces must be blindfolded.
B. The player tries to find all the puzzle pieces.
C. The team members can tell the player the way.
D. The player can’t say a word during the game.

2. The activity that students hold a meeting by themselves can ______.
A. develop their abilities to organize and work with others
B. improve their speaking and reading skills
C. show their ability to make speeches
D. help them to get off topic and lose control

3. Esposito thinks the activities ______.
A. are less helpful in higher grades
B. are good for students’ development
C. are helpful only for Chinese students
D. help students know themselves better

4. From the camp, students may learn the following EXCEPT _____.
A. how to communicate with others
B. how to organize things well
C. how to work with others
D. how to deal with confusion

Day 2
Sleeping at school is... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following is TRUE about boarding schools in Britain?
A. They are cheaper than other schools.
B. Students don’t go home every night.
C. Students can stay there for just one year.
D. They usually have a course in magic.

2. According to the story, British boarding schools may be famous for their _____.
A. English books
B. English films
C. sports
D. emperors

3. From the last paragraph, we learn that _____.
A. British boarding schools were built for children without parents
B. foreign students can also go to British boarding schools
C. British boarding schools became famous because of Harry Potter
D. one third of British boarding school students are foreigners



Day 3
Evolution may be slowing... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What has happened since modern Homo sapiens appeared?
A. Human evolution has stopped.
B. Humans’ brains have changed a lot.
C. Humans have evolved faster than ever.
D. There have been few physical changes in human evolution.

2. Humans’ brains have become smaller over the last 30,000 years because _____.
A. humans are becoming more stupid
B. humans’ brains have become less effective
C. humans’ brains keep evolving over time
D. humans don’t use their brains as much as before

3. From the last paragraph, we learn that _____.
A. the movement of people around the world cuts down disease
B. humans now adapt to the environment more slowly than before
C. the biggest physical changes happened because of temperature changes
D. small genetic changes are more likely to happen than big physical changes

4. What is the main idea of the story?
A. The relationship between human brains and evolution.
B. Whether human evolution has stopped.
C. How medicine influenced human evolution.
D. The physical changes in human brains.

Day 4
Christmas gift from the... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. We can learn from the story that _____.
A. the writer made a special bag for Maria to make her happy
B. the golden chain was left to Maria by her mother
C. the gift that Maria gave to the writer was put in a special bag
D. Maria used to be quiet and sad because her mother was strict with her

2. The underlined phrase “in a flash” in Paragraph 4 means _____.
A. in fact B. in surprise
C. after a while D. at once
3. The last paragraph tells us that _____.
A. Maria wanted the writer to be her stepmother
B. Maria didn’t trust the writer before
C. the writer’s kindness moved Maria
D. the writer refused Maria’s gift

Day 5
Cloze
Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to 1 more beautiful and healthier, but also because it would make life easier.
For example, it was 2 for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor (裁缝) 3 clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special chair 4 was bigger and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated 5 sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people should treat me differently 6 I’m big. I can’t enjoy having dinner with my friends because I’m 7 getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her 8 . They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to anyone.
But now things are quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School 9 Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen (女王) who was tall and fat. Lisa 10 and practiced a lot.
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did 11 well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said “congratulations” to her. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.
Now Lisa doesn’t worry 12 being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day.”
1. A. see B. watch C. notice D. look
2. A. easy B. difficult C. wrong D. right
3. A. making B. makes C. make D. to make
4. A. who B. what C. which D. whose
5. A. her B. him C. me D. you
6. A. if B. though C. because D. as
7. A. afraid of B. interested in
C. satisfied with D. glad to
8. A. however B. instead C. though D. either
9. A. Sports B. Art
C. Science D. Environment
10. A. agreed B. disagreed C. refused D. allowed
11. A. very B. too C. such D. so
12. A. with B. about C. in D. for

上期参考答案
Reading
P3: DDCA P4-5: CADC P5: BDAC
P6: 1. For six months.
2. It was about asking for donations for the earthquake.
3. No, she didn’t.
4. 300 yuan.
5. It might bring some problems to her life but it would make a difference to those less fortunate people.
Cloze
1-5 CCBAB 6-10 ADACB 11-12 AD
Word puzzle
Across: 3. must 4. although 5. regions
Down: 1. complain 2. destroyed 6. none