Day 1
Spend carefully (P2)
Answer the following questions:
1.When was the database of people’s bank credit records set up?
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2.What happens if people have poor credit records?
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3.What’s the new change for people’s credit records?
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4.Why do many people have bad credit records according to Lin Caiyi?
__________________________________
5.Did Lu Zhengwei think five years is long enough for credit analysis?
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Day 2
The real high school musical (P3)
Choose the best answer:

1.Which word has the closest connection to the word “mean” in Paragraph 2?
A. good B. bad C. young D. dead

2. What happens when the CEO pays a visit?
A. The boss finally gets promoted.
B. The CEO praises the three women greatly.
C. The CEO dislikes the boss.
D. The boss obeys all of the CEO’s rules.

3. What did the author do in the musical?
A. She was in the music band.
B. She played the leading role.
C. She was a stage worker.
D. She was an audience member.

4. How did the author feel after the show?
A. angry B. proud
C. tired D. unhappy

Day 3
You say hurricane, we say... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Where do hurricanes usually appear?
A. In the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
B. In the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
C. In the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
D. In the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

2.Why does the US have the most tornados of any country?
A.Because it is surrounded by oceans.
B.Because there are no huge mountains in the middle.
C.Because it has extremely cold weather.
D.Because it has extremely hot weather.

3.Which of the following was the cause of Hurricane Sandy?
A.Powerful thunderstorms.
B.Unusually warm water temperatures.
C.Heavy snow and flooding.
D.The unusual Arctic weather system.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Tornados form on the sea.
B. Hurricanes often hit China.
C. Hurricanes happen when warm air meets cold air.
D. Hurricanes and typhoons form on the sea.

Day 4
Forgive but don’t forget (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did Will’s mother send him to his grandma’s for the summer?
A. Because she didn’t love Will any more.
B. Because she didn’t have enough money for Will.
C. Because she was too busy to look after Will.
D. Because she couldn’t get on well with Will.

2. How did Will’s grandma punish him for his mean words?
A. By asking him to do the housework.
B. By asking him to pound nails into a board.
C. By beating him heavily.
D. By sending him away.

3. When did Will apologize to his grandma?
A. As soon as he pounded the first nail into a board.
B. After his grandmother hugged him.
C. After he pulled out all the nails in the board.
D. After he pounded some nails into the board.

4. What lesson did Will’s grandma want to tell him?
A. He should forgive those people who he loves.
B. He’d better learn to appreciate others’ apologies.
C. People will love him more if he apologizes.
D. People still get hurt somehow even if he has apologized.

Day 5
Cloze
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?
Paul James, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. James had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of
__1__ classmates.
“I was wrong. It was very different and much
__2__ than talking to my classmates during playtime,” James said. “I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom __3__.”
James is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same __4__: they can talk about their ideas freely __5__ their best friends after class, but can’t speak in public. According to Mrs Green, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools pay more attention to writing instead of __6__.
Mrs Green hopes schools can give students more chances to open their __7__, such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to.__8__ he also has some advice for students. “During your free time you should __9__ more. When you’re speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you’re talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly,” Mrs Green said. “That 10 for a fine public speech and you’ll feel confident.”

1. A. her B. my C. your D. his
2. A. harder B. easier
C. better D. later
3. A. slowly B. quickly
C. sadly D. happily
4. A. answer B. subject
C. problem D. question
5. A. except B. beside
C. from D. with
6. A. listening B. speaking
C. reading D. singing
7. A. mouths B. eyes C. minds D. hearts
8. A. But B. So C. And D. Or
9. A. play B. practice C. write D. watch
10. A. reports B. keeps
C. hears D. makes

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上期参考答案
Reading
P2: BCCD
P3: F T T F F
P4-5: DDBC
P6: CCDB
Cloze: 1-5 AACBD 6-10 CBCDB 11-12 CC
Word puzzle
Across: 2. polluted 3. suffering 4. probably 6. since 7. absolutely 8. description
Down:1. journey 5. research