Day 1
Want to study abroad? (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the main point of the article?
A. To give some advice on how to pass AP exams.
B. To promote the AP program at some public schools.
C. To introduce the popularity of the AP program in China.
D. To tell why many Chinese students prefer studying in America.

2. According to the article, Germantown Academy ______.
A. offers one-on-one guidance counseling for students three times a year for free
B. provides long-distance AP classes to students who apply for lessons via Skype or email
C. assigns some teachers to work at the High School Attached to Capital Normal University
D. helps the High School Attached to Capital Normal University improve its AP curriculum

3. The underlined word “surged” in Paragraph 8 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. increased sharply B. remained steady C. reduced quickly D. developed slowly

4. According to Liang Yuxue, ______.
A. all students at her school are required to take nine AP courses
B. a US education is incomparable to other countries despite the economic recession
C. besides completing a core curriculum to graduate, students at her school can also select AP courses to study
D. parents send their children to study abroad in the hope of improving their ability to think, create and innovate


Day 2
Fairy tales with a twist (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined word “enchanted” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. inspired B. fascinated
C. scared D. puzzled

2. Why did the Grimms want to collect tales and publish them?
A. To help to unite Germany as a nation.
B. To please children around the world.
C. To make people aware of German culture.
D. To realize their dreams of being writers.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. Some scenes in the Grimms’ work are cruel and bloody.
B. Love and friendship are the main themes in the Grimms’ work.
C. The Grimms’ work is in fact more suitable for adults to read.
D. The Grimms made the stories nastier than those original German fairy tales.

4. What does Philip Pullman think of the Grimms’ work?
A. He thinks highly of the Grimms’ storytelling skills.
B. He thinks some of the Grimm tales are out of date.
C. He prefers the original stories to the Grimms’ version.
D. He believes some stories could have been better if more words had been added.

Day 3
Heal the wounds (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?
A. To show the importance of gun control.
B. To seek suggestions of how school safety can be improved.
C. To awaken people’s sympathy for those victims.
D. To give exact information about what had happened.

2. Why did Obama say their hearts “are broken for the parents of the survivors as well”?
A. Their children were mentally hurt by what had happened.
B. Some of their children were badly injured.
C. The tragedy makes them scared about their kids’ safety.
D. It will be difficult for them to ease the pain of losing friends.

3. Obama delivered this speech in order to ______.
A. criticize violent crimes taking place in schools
B. encourage people to cherish their families and friends
C. state the government’s dedication to ensuring safety in schools
D. call on people to unite and help those who are suffering from the tragedy

4. Which best describes Obama’s tone in the speech?
A. Anxious. B. Sorrowful.
C. Sharp. D. Critical.

Day 4
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you saw the popular documentary, A Bite of China, then you’ll have an idea of what it’s like to take a bite of Chinese food culture. 1
The first difference from China can be summed up in the word “money”. 2 In most Chinese restaurants, you do not tip the waiters and waitresses. But in America, not tipping is considered rude. Last summer in the United States, we paid as much as 15 percent in tips in some restaurants. It seems high, but this tip rate is quite normal.
Additionally (另外), in the United States, it is considered polite for a restaurant to serve all dishes at once so everyone eats their own dish at the same time. 3 Once I ate out with my friends in a restaurant in China, and my friends had to wait for me to finish eating for almost half an hour because my meal came so much later. I personally like it that all dishes are served at the same time in the United States.
4 Steak is an American favorite and American people often ask for their steak only to be half-cooked so as to make it juicier.
American people also put lots of tasty sauces onto their plates. These complement (补充) the main ingredients of the food and make it taste even better, though they often make the food less healthy at the same time. It is common to add ketchup (番茄酱) and mustard to hotdogs, for example. Americans have tried copying traditional Chinese food in their many “Chinese restaurants”. 5 However, I dislike American-modified Chinese food because they add too much fat. Nevertheless, I recommend you to try real American food, especially if you are a meat-lover.
There are so many aspects of American food culture that it is impossible to cover all of them in a short space. We cannot know all the aspects of a certain food culture, but we can learn about it, taste it, understand and respect it – and enjoy it.

A. The American diet is a combination of many cultures and cuisines (菜系).
B. The flavor of American food is best described as “juicy”.
C. In China, dishes are served as soon as they are finished.
D. But do you know what it’s like to have a bite of America?
E. American and Chinese restaurants add different sauces to food.
F. Always remember to give tips when you eat out in America.
G. They modify Chinese food by adding much more oil to make the taste stronger.

Day 5
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette.
A. to stop B. stopping
C. to have stopped D. having stopped
2. A(n) ______ of belonging clearly had an influence on how satisfied people were.
A. sense     B. idea   
C. need      D. mind
3. –Where were you when I called at your house this morning?
–Oh, I ______ for a friend from Tokyo at the airport.
A. waited B. had waited C. was waiting D. have waited
4. He is so addicted to computer games, which ______ has a bad effect on his studies.
A. regularly B. particularly
C. usually D. undoubtedly
5. ______ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.
A. Far from B. Apart from
C. Instead of D. Regardless of
6. I’d appreciate ______ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.
A. you B. this C. it D. that
7. One condition of this job is that you must be ______ to work at weekends. 
A. available B. capable
C. acceptable D. possible
8. –Was it by cutting down staff ______ she saved the firm?
–No, it was by improving work efficiency.
A. when B. what C. how D. that
9. The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake, ______ the students to return to their classrooms.
A. enabling B. having enabled
C. to enable D. to have enabled
10. This company, as well as news organizations like The Associated Press, ______ in cell phone content.
A. is invested B. are invested
C. is investing D. are investing

（答案见下期）

上期参考答案
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D4 1-4 DCBA D5 1-3 CBB