Day 1
China stronger on the... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. From the article, “Carrier Style” _____.
A. copies the horse-riding dance Gangnam Style
B. is more popular than Gangnam Style in the world
C. is a stance officers use to guide the aircraft carrier Liaoning
D. is a stance that officers use when the J-15 fighter jet takes off

2. According to Paragraph 6, which is NOT true about the J-15 fighter jet?
A. It is a kind of very large plane.
B. It can fly from and land on an aircraft carrier.
C. It can carry many kinds of missiles and bombs.
D. It can fly for a long time without refueling.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. It’s easy to land a fighter jet on a carrier.
B. The runway for the J-15 is longer than that for a normal jet fighter.
C. The J-15 keeps a speed of about 300km per hour during landing.
D. The aircraft carrier Liaoning works well with the J-15 fighter jet.

Day 2
Lonely genius brought... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined word “deaf” in Paragraph 1 means “_____”.
A. unable to hear
B. unable to see
C. unable to write
D. unable to speak

2. Beethoven wrote the piece Für Elise probably after _____.
A. Therese Malfatti spoke of her love to him
B. he made friends with Therese Malfatti
C. Therese Malfatti told him she didn’t love him
D. Therese Malfatti fell in love with another man deeply

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Beethoven after 26?
A. His music style changed a lot.
B. He was not as popular as before.
C. His music pieces were worse than before.
D. He felt so hopeless and gave up writing music.

Day 3
How deep is the sand in... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following about the Sahara is TRUE?
A. The depth of the sand is the same in different places.
B. The top of the sand is heavy and wet.
C. Wind from different directions helps build sand piles.
D. There is a lot of wind every day in the desert.

2. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to _____.
A. the bedrock
B. the light sand
C. a mountain or a plateau
D. the desert

3. According to the article, _____ make up the most of the desert.
A. bedrocks
B. mountains and plateaus
C. oases
D. piles of sand

Day 4
One door closes, another... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did the man stay on this island?
A. He tried to test his skills to live there.
B. His ship had an accident at sea.
C. He liked the beauty of this island.
D. His friends left him on this island.

2. What did the man do on this island?
A. He did nothing but worry every day.
B. He tried every means possible to call for help.
C. He built a house to save himself first.
D. He did something to enjoy himself there.

3. Those people found the man because _____.
A. he made a fire as a signal to call help
B. they found some food on this island
C. they saw his little house on the island
D. a fire accidentally happened
4. What does the story tell us?
A. A bad thing can turn into a good one.
B. Accidents always mean good luck.
C. Everything can go well in the end.
D. Saving yourself is better than asking for help.

Day 5
Cloze
Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池塘). The king then told his people that one person 1 each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be 2 of milk.
After 3 the order (命令), everyone went home. As one man prepared (准备) his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just
4 a glass of water and put that into the pond instead. 5 it was dark at night, no one would notice it. So he quickly went and put the water into the pond and 6 home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his 7 , the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea
8 that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that 9 will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so 10 yourself and make a difference.
1. A. at B. from
C. on D. with
2. A. filled B. empty
C. crowded D. full
3. A. giving B. learning
C. hearing D. finishing
4. A. use B. like
C. buy D. drink
5. A. If B. Because
C. While D. After
6. A. left B. came
C. went D. arrived
7. A. surprise B. sadness
C. luck D. worry
8. A. by B. to
C. as D. of
9. A. others B. another
C. none D. neither
10. A. face B. care
C. help D. change
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上期参考答案
Reading
【P3】 1. In her American friend’s home. 2. It is a holiday for families, just like Mid-Autumn Festival in China.
3. It includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes and assorted vegetables.
4. They started to take turns to say the things they were thankful for.
5. Yes, it is.
【P4】 DBA 【P5】 CDA 【P6】 CACD
Cloze
1-5 CBADB 6-10 CDACA
Word puzzle
Across 2. invented 4. says 5. stop
7. promise
Down 1. change 3. discovered
5. supplies 6. where