Day 1
New way of making... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1.What does the phrase “turn down” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.accept B. refuse C. close D. reduce

2.How can kids know if they have made a good decision?
A.They turn to their teachers for help.
B.They get advice from their parents.
C.They use the four-way test.
D.They ask their friends to tell them.

3. We can tell from the story that _____.
A. teachers are not satisfied with the four-way test
B. the four-way test can help solve many problems
C. kids using the four-way test are very smart
D. the four-way test has caused many conflicts

Day 2
Weaving a magic web (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Who is the hero of the book?
A. Wilbur B. Charlotte
C. The farmer D. The baby spider.

2. How does Charlotte save Wilbur?
A. She writes words on her web to praise Wilbur.
B. She sends Wilbur to join the County Fair.
C. She helps Wilbur to win a prize.
D. She helps him to run away.

3. We can learn the following from the story EXCEPT ______.
A. what a true friend should be like
B. how the cycle of life continues
C. how to write letters on spider webs
D. that death is very sad

4. This article is ______.
A. a report
B. a book review
C. an item of news
D. a fairy tale

Day 3
Celebrating with... (P4-5)
Fill in the chart below:
 

Day 4
Often best to leave it alone (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Water in the lake became muddy after ______.
A. the wise man said he felt thirsty
B. the follower left the lake
C. some people washed clothes in it
D. several carts crossed the lake

2. The water became clear again because ______.
A. the mud was carried away by the carts
B. people stopped washing their clothes in it
C. the mud had settled to the bottom
D. the follower did something to make it
clear
3.According to the wise man, how can you keep your mind clear?
A.Give it some time to settle down on its own.
B.You’d better go to a lake and get ideas from it.
C.You have to put in a lot of effort to calm it.
D.Ask others to help you out when you are disturbed.

Day 5
Cloze
Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do housework. Because their 1 do almost everything for them at home. This is a big problem.
Joy is 14 years old. One day her parents went away 2 business, so she had to stay at home alone. At first she thought she would be happy 3 her parents were not in. She could do everything 4 she liked. But when it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt 5 . “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” she said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she 6 know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her 7 very much. At last she had to go to the supermarket and 8 some food to eat.
Many teenagers are 9 as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves 10 . They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.
1. A. parents B. brothers
C. teachers D. friends
2. A. in B. at
C. on D. with
3. A. so B. because
C. but D. until
4. A. that B. who
C. where D. when
5. A. hungry B. full
C. excited D. bored
6. A. couldn’t B. didn’t
C. might not D. wouldn’t
7. A. cousin B. aunt
C. brother D. parents
8. A. made B. buy
C. gave D. saw
9. A. the same B. difficult
C. different D. warm-hearted
10. A. actually B. carelessly
C. properly D. slowly
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上期参考答案
Reading
P2: 1. In 2004. 2. It will be difficult for them to get loans. 3. Personal credit records will only be kept for five years. 4. Because they are unfamiliar with payment policies. 5. No.
P3: BDAB P5: ABBD P6: DBDD
Cloze 1-5 DABCD 6-10 BACBD
Word puzzle
Across 4. apologize 6. unfamiliar
Down 1. protect 2. recognize
3. remind 5. position