Day 1
Win in ‘the Windy City’ (P3)
阅读短文并根据文章内容填空，注意每空只能填一个词。
 

Day 2
In rainy London, ... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. The author mentioned her rainy weather experience in Beijing to show that ______.
A. many foreigners have embarrassing moments living in Beijing
B. the rain in Beijing is usually much heavier than the rain in London
C. British people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese people
D. both Beijingers and Londoners have unpleasant experiences with sudden rain
2. The underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refers to “______”.
A. people getting extremely wet on rainy days
B. sudden rain leading to traffic troubles
C. people being well-prepared on rainy days
D. it only raining a dozen times per year
3. The underlined word “chaos” in Paragraph 5 probably means ______.
A. doubt B. excitement
C. joy D. disorder
4. The tone of the article is ______.
A. humorous B. optimistic
C. objective D. annoyed
5. What is the main idea of the article?
A. Beijing-style rain and London-style drizzles both bring chaos.
B. Everything in Britain was made in China.
C. Why the umbrella is the best symbol of Britain.
D. What British people use a brolly for.

Day 3
LEDs shine more... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following is an advantage of incandescent light bulbs over LED bulbs?
A. Longer lifespan. B. Lower cost.
C. Brighter color. D. More varied shapes.
2. The author mentioned the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony in the article to ______.
A. suggest LED bulbs can create great visual effects
B. show that more uses have been found for LED bulbs
C. explain what made the opening ceremony a success
D. increase people’s interest in traditional Chinese culture
3. We can infer from the article that ______.
A. LED bulbs might soon replace incandescent light bulbs
B. incandescent light bulbs will be improved in the near future
C. incandescent light bulbs are more suitable for the decoration of buildings
D. LED bulbs work better in electronic devices than incandescent light bulbs
4. What is the main idea of the article?
A. How LED bulbs gained attention.
B. The disadvantages of incandescent light bulbs.
C. How light bulbs changed our way of life.
D. Incandescent light bulbs vs LED bulbs.

Day 4
Knowing yourself (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Journaling helps people improve their mood.
B. The author has been journaling since he was a teenager.
C. Meditation is beautiful and easy to master.
D. By meditating, the author becomes more mentally healthy.
2. What is the author’s third suggestion?
A. Make the best of upsetting situations.
B. Don’t let the situation act upon you.
C. Don’t trust your first reaction to problems.
D. Taking a deep breath is a good way to calm down.
3. The tone of the article is _________.
A. persuasive B. objective
C. serious D. admiring

Day5
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming for a legal career and dreaming of sitting on the Supreme Court bench. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed __1__ and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, a(n) __2__ woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that __3__. But one year after I entered college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw (退出) from college to __4__ her. This meant that school and my personal dream would have to __5__.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family from a __6__ of adopted (领养) and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. A year later came our second adopted boy. __7__, the following year, we adopted son number three. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can __8__ how totally occupied (忙碌的) I became, raising four boys under the age of eight! Our home was a complete zoo – a joyous zoo. Not surprisingly, I never did __9__ it back to college full-time. But I never __10__ my dream either. I had only one option: make it work. That meant taking as __11__ as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling __12__ about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to __13__ home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to __14__. But I knew I should set a(n) __15__ for them to follow for the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years, but I got my college degree!
I am not __16__ , just single-minded. It always __17__ me that from the __18__, challenges look huge, but when you’re in the midst of them, the same ones seem __19__. Not everything you want arrives in your life in one day. It’s a(n) __20__. Remember: little steps can lead to big dreams.
1. A. judge B. student
C. housewife D. dreamer
2. A. sensitive B. ordinary
C. amazing D. curious
3. A. plan B. goal
C. decision D. record
4. A. care for B. search for
C. care about D. stand for
5. A. drop B. wait
C. expect D. keep
6. A. connection B. relation
C. combination D. comparison
7. A. Therefore B. Then
C. Otherwise D. Finally
8. A. imagine B. hope
C. imply D. doubt
9. A. take B. make
C. manage D. get
10. A. put up B. picked up
C. cleaned up D. gave up
11. A. few B. little
C. much D. many
12. A. satisfied B. inspired
C. confused D. guilty
13. A. go B. leave
C. return D. stay
14. A. break B. continue
C. quit D. relax
15. A. leader B. alarm
C. example D. challenge
16. A. proud B. special
C. responsible D. usual
17. A. hurt B. occurred
C. struck D. troubled
18. A. end B. bottom
C. outside D. inside
19. A. normal B. funny
C. unbearable D. strange
20. A. experiment B. solution
C. performance D. process
（答案见下期）
6版练习参考答案
1. The swimmers jumped into the sea, screaming and laughing despite the freezing cold.
2. A concert was held in my school to raise money for people in the flood-hit areas.
3. Now that we are aware that human activities can lead to natural disasters, we should stop doing harm to nature.
4. If we only take short-term measures, we will not prevent the smog from returning.