Day 1
Boys a bit different in... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. The article is written to _____.
A. tell readers how to travel in the US
B. give boys some tips on staying in the US
C. introduce to readers the history of the US
D. explain the differences between the US and China
2. According to Paragraphs 2-3, we learn the following EXCEPT _____.
A. wearing a tie to a wedding party shows respect to others
B. men in the US like to follow the “ladies first” rule
C. Chinese boys are stronger than the boys in the US
D. giving a seat to the old on a bus is polite

3. In the last paragraph, the author suggests that _____.
A. the American way is always the right way
B. it’s not important to know other cultures
C. we’d better behave as we like in any foreign country
D. it’s helpful to do as the locals do, but it’s not always necessary

Day 2
Witches no longer such... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. The first sentence in Paragraph 1 is used to _____.
A. describe how witches work in movies
B. introduce the topic of the article to readers
C. ask readers to think about its meaning
D. tell readers witches are not real
2. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us about witches’ _____.
A. appearance B. hobby
C. history D. feelings
3. A long time ago, Europeans thought witches _____.
A. were only imaginations in books
B. were not the devil’s friends
C. could cause problems for the harvest
D. made good friends with King James
4. From the last paragraph, we learn that on Halloween _____.
A. beautiful witches are more popular
B. we can see young and pretty witches
C. the festival is mainly about Harry Potter films
D. most girls like to dress up as ugly witches

Day 3
Breakfast still most... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that _____.
A. scientists found out why eating breakfast is important
B. it’s easy to lose weight without breakfast
C. there’s no need to have good food for supper
D. eating breakfast makes your brain smarter
2. Which of the following is NOT true about the orbitofrontal cortex?
A. It is part of our brain.
B. It tells people to eat breakfast.
C. It decides which food we like.
D. It is active toward high-calorie food.

3. Which is the correct order for the experiment on the first day?
① The volunteers skipped breakfast.
② The volunteers had lunch.
③ The volunteers had a brain scan.
A.①②③ B.③②①
C.①③② D.③①②

4. In the experiment, the volunteers without breakfast ate about _____ at lunch.
A. 20 percent of the usual breakfast
B. 20 percent more than the usual breakfast
C. 20 percent of the usual lunch
D. 20 percent more than the usual lunch

Day 4
More to life than being... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did the father take his son to the countryside?
A. He wanted his son to enjoy the beauty of the countryside.
B. He hoped that his son could help those poor people.
C. He wanted to show his son how rich they were.
D. He hoped that his son could get a new idea of the countryside.
2. Which word can best describe the father’s feeling after hearing his son’s answer?
A. surprised B. happy
C. interested D. angry

3. What does the story tell us?
A. The rich and the poor are very different.
B. The rich and the poor should help each other.
C. The real rich are those who are rich at heart.
D. The people in the countryside live a hard life.

Day 5
Cloze
Once a king was walking around a pool with his ministers (大臣). Suddenly, he came up with (想出) an idea. He asked, “How many buckets (桶) would you need to hold all the 1 in the pool?” The ministers couldn’t give an answer. The king was angry, “You 2 answer my questions in three days!”
Three days passed, but 3 of the ministers had the answer. Just then, a child said that he knew it. The king told the ministers to 4 the child to the pool. To his surprise, the child 5 and said with a smile, “It is 6 . There is no need to go to the pool.” This made the king pleased. “All right. Let us know your 7 .” The child said, “If you know the 8 of the bucket, the answer is known. 9 it is as big as the pool, there is one bucket of water; half as big, two buckets... ” “Stop! That’s it. You have got the answer. They were thinking of things 10 the wrong way.”
Sometimes to get out of a difficulty, one must change his or her way of thinking.

1. A. fish B. flowers C. grass D. water
2. A. can B. must C. may D. will
3. A. none B. all C. one D. every
4. A. bring B. stop C. take D. make
5. A. disagreed B. agreed
C. thought D. left
6. A. easy B. important
C. hard D. impossible
7. A. question B. plan
C. answer D. problem
8. A. height B. size C. weight D. color
9. A. Because B. When
C. But D. If
10. A. by B. in C. on D. with
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上期参考答案
Reading
【P3】CDC 【P4】CAD 【P5】CDA 【P6】BADC
Cloze 1–5 BABCA 6–10 DDBCB
Word check 1–5 BACDC 6–8 BAD