Day 1
Masking the smog (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. From Paragraph 2, we learn that _____.
A. China is the most polluted country in the world
B. Xi’an is the most polluted city in China
C. more blue sky means less air pollution
D. the air pollution problem is PM2.5 pollution

2. Paragraph 4 mainly talks about ____.
A. how to fight air pollution
B. how people keep healthy in January
C. why it’s easy for people to get ill in January
D. the health problems that air pollution brings about

3. According to the article, we can stop air pollution by the following EXCEPT _____.
A. driving cars less
B. burning gases but not coals
C. making full use of resources
D. cutting down on energy use

4. From Wen Jiabao’s report, we learn that _____.
A. the environment has improved a lot since Wen was in office
B. many people feel disappointed with the air pollution problem
C. the air pollution problem is the government’s task
D. the government will try its best to solve the air pollution problem

Day 2
Secrets in store at sea shore (P3)
Fill in the table below:
Who discovered it Anne Fogleman
 

Day 3
Keep an eye on how... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. From Paragraph 2, we learn that Jiang Xiaoshan died because _____.
A. he was too excited for the games
B. he hadn’t slept for 11 nights
C. he had a heart attack when watching TV
D. he had some other health problems

2. Which of the following can’t explain why people who don’t get enough sleep can get ill?
A. Their body stops measuring sugar levels.
B. Their immune system becomes weak.
C. They may feel more stressed.
D. They become too fat.

3. According to Paragraphs 3-4, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Fat people are likely to sleep for longer hours.
B. People with poor memories usually sleep less.
C. A person may get stupider without enough sleep.
D. The longer you sleep, the cleverer you become.

4. Paragraph 4 tells us that ______.
A. the way people sleep keeps improving
B. ancient people didn’t know the right way to sleep
C. we should learn from ancient people’s way of sleeping
D. we should make sure that we get enough sleep

Day 5
Love is never a burden (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The traveler felt very _____ on his way to the sacred shrine.
A. proud B. happy
C. tired D. hopeful

2. From the first paragraph, we learn that the girl _____.
A. hoped the man could help her
B. showed great care for the boy
C. thought the boy was too lazy
D. didn’t think the mountain road was difficult

3. According to the story, we learn that ____.
A. the man was not as strong and healthy as the girl.
B. what the man carried was heavier than the boy.
C. the girl thought that her brother was very light
D. the girl didn’t feel tired because she loved her brother

Day 6
完形填空
Mr Brown, a teacher in a school, often fell asleep in class, but he didn’t want his _1_ to know and do that. One day he fell asleep in _2_ again. When he _3_ , one of the boys, Tom asked him: “ 4 did you fall asleep in class just now, dear sir?”
Mr Brown’s face turned _5_ . “I... I... The Sun-god (太阳神) asked me to visit him in my dream,” he said.
Tom wanted to say something, but he said nothing. The next day, Tom also _6_ in class.
When the teacher saw him, he woke Tom up and asked him: “Why did you fall asleep in class and not _7 _ me, Tom?”
Tom answered with a smile on his face. “The Sun-god asked me to _8_ him, too.” The teacher became _9_ when he heard this and asked: “What did he _10_ to you, then?”
“He told me he didn’t see you yesterday.”

1. A. teachers B. students
C. parents D. friends
2. A. bed B. hospital
C. class D. office
3. A. come up B. stood up
C. set up D. woke up
4. A. Why B. When
C. Who D. Where
5. A. blue B. red
C. yellow D. white
6. A. sat B. stood
C. slept D. dreamed
7. A. hear of B. listen to
C. look at D. look up
8. A. help B. kill
C. teach D. visit
9. A. angry B. happy
C. pleased D. interested
10. A. speak B. talk
C. say D. tell

短文填空

choose them easy communicate close
Are you the only child in your family? If you are the most important person in your parents’ hearts, they are the_ 1_ people to you in the world. However, many teenagers like you have trouble _2_ with their parents. They always complain (抱怨) that their parents say too much instead of listening to what they’re thinking. When they do something wrong, getting away from parents seems to be the only
_3_ . In fact, what your parents do just shows love for you. They love you more than they love _4_ . Whenever you need help, they are always there, standing by you. Try to put yourself into their shoes, and you’ll understand them _5_ .

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上期参考答案
Reading
【P2】 CDB
【P3】 1. the United States
2. experience Chinese culture 3. a few places
4. striking the gong 5. lion and dragon
6. backstage 7. cultural identity 8. great way
【P5】 BDAB 【P6】 CDAB
任务型阅读
1. beliefs, opinions
2. I should correct myself and apologize to those that I have offended.
3. 你要设身处地为别人着想。
4. B
5. You’d better not ask others questions about their age, sex and families.