Day 1
We all came from one... (P3)
Answer the following questions:
1.What did the writer think of diversity before she went to the US?
______________________________________

2.How does the writer think she and her classmates are different?
______________________________________

3.Why does the writer think “we are the same”?
______________________________________

4.What does the writer’s Muslim classmate do before praying?
_______________________________________

5.Does the writer think diversity is beautiful?
_______________________________________

Day 2
Life would be grim... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1.How did the Brothers Grimm write their Grimms’ Fairy Tales?
A.They made up stories by themselves.
B.They learned many stories from the Bible.
C.They collected stories from friends and old books.
D.They learned stories from other languages.
2.Why did Grimms’ Fairy Tales change in later editions?
A.Because the first edition didn’t sell well.
B.Because they were a little dark for children.
C.Because children were not interested in them.
D.Because adults didn’t like them.
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Grimms’ Fairy Tales?
A.It was the best-selling book in the German language.
B.The Brothers Grimm wrote it in 1812.
C.It has over 160 versions in foreign languages.
D.People of different ages understand the stories in the same way.

Day 3
How big is the biggest... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1.From Paragraphs 1-2, we learn that during rain _____.
A.raindrops are always the same size
B.raindrops always keep the same shape
C.raindrops will get smaller and smaller
D.when raindrops get bigger, their surface tension gets weaker
2.When raindrops reach 5mm in size, they _____.
A.look like spheres
B.will break up
C.have strong surface tension
D.are arriving at the ground
3.The last paragraph mainly talks about _____.
A.the size of raindrops in space
B.the shape of raindrops
C.astronauts’ food on a spaceship
D.a song about strange raindrops

Day 4
Pride comes before... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. From their conversation, we learn that _____.
A. the oak tree looked down on the herb
B. the oak tree and the herb were good friends
C. the herb thought the oak tree was really strong
D. the herb liked to praise himself
2. When it blew and rained at first, _____.
A. the oak tree became much stronger
B. the oak tree fell down to the ground
C. the herb stood strong
D. the herb lowered his head
3.Their different ways to face the storm tell us that _____.
A.bowing one’s head means giving in to difficulties
B.sometimes bowing one’s head makes us stronger
C.we should fight against any difficulty bravely
D.the weak are usually smarter than the strong

Day 5
Cloze
John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was 1 in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctors believed that he might 2 get well.
“He seems to have given up hope. So medicines alone won’t 3 . Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”
To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not 4 . In America, Babe Ruth was as 5 a man as the President himself, and he was the most famous baseball player.
The next day John’s father managed (设法完成) to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, as the boy
6 in his hospital room, Babe Ruth walked in. Young John could hardly 7 his own eyes!
The great baseball player sat down at John’s bedside, and said: “Now, listen, kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, 8 you must start throwing it.”
For John this was the beginning of a new life. To his doctors’ 9 , the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was able to live a healthy life – all because of the 10 of Babe Ruth．

1. A. looking B. playing
C. taking D. sitting
2. A. never B. ever
C. always D. sometimes
3. A. fit B. make
C. go D. help
4. A. easy B. lucky
C. difficult D. successful
5. A. strong B. important
C. kind D. clever
6. A. hoped B. looked
C. watched D. lay
7. A. think B. see
C. believe D. remember
8. A. though B. because
C. or D. so
9. A. luck B. surprise
C. happiness D. interest
10. A. story B. basketball C. present D. life

上期参考答案
Reading
【P3】CBCA
【P4】1. 442km 2. 1969 3. Dec 30 4. Starting station 5. 1,960 6. 100km 7. touch-screen 8. LCD televisions 9. blue and white 10. the station’s name
【P5】CAB
【P6】ACBD
Cloze
1-5 DBACB 6-10 DCADB
Word check
1. carry 2. repeat 3. fetch 4. disagree
5. connects 6. probably 7. designed 8. mistakes