Day 1
This is a woman’s world (P4)
Answer the following questions:

1. Who is Jane Austen?
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2. Where do people celebrate the Jane Austen Festival every year?
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3. What is Austen famous for?
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4. What was Austen’s opinion on women’s marriage at her time?
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5.What is the difference between Jane Austen’s novels and other novelists’ at that time?
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Day 2
Different ways of giving (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following is TRUE of Red Nose Day?
A. It is a charity event in the US.
B. People wear red noses just for fun.
C. People do things for charity on this day.
D. It is a festival for the poor.

2. Which of the following charity events is NOT mentioned in the story?
A. Red Nose Day.
B. Earth Hour.
C. Live 8 concerts.
D. Oxfam charity shops.

3. Why did musicians perform at the “Live 8 concerts”?
A. To ask people to remember their names.
B. To help fight poverty in Africa.
C. To meet with the world leaders.
D. To become more famous.

4. What did Kofi Annan think of the “Live 8 concerts”?
A. He highly praised the event.
B. He didn’t care too much about it.
C. He was strongly against it.
D. He thought it helped poor people.


Day 3
Sci-fi dream comes true (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Who invented the first 3-D printer?
A. Charles Hull from America.
B. Four men in the US.
C. A Dutch artist, Dirk Vander Kooj.
D. Scientists from Cornell Medical College.

2. What is the correct order for people to use a 3-D printer?
① The object is formed like magic.
② Use a computer to design an object.
③ The 3-D printer spreads the material.
④ Press the “print” button.
⑤ Select a proper material.
A. ⑤④①②③
B. ⑤③④②①
C. ②⑤④③①
D. ②③⑤④①

3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The 3-D printer is as big as the universe.
B. A 3-D printer can print on any material.
C. The 3-D printer can print an artificial ear.
D. Some thieves used a 3-D printer to print a gun.

4. What does the writer think of the 3-D printer?
A. It’s not so good.
B. It’s scary.
C. We can’t live without it.
D. It’s helpful but dangerous.

Day 4

 

5. 翻译下列句子：
The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other and cover that great distance.
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6. 回答下列问题：
What shouldn’t we do when we don’t agree with our friends?
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Day 5
Cloze
On a Friday night, a young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance (通道口) of the subway station. The music was ___1__wonderful that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat.
The next day, the violinist came to the entrance again. He ___2__his hat as usual. Beside the hat there was a piece of paper. It ___3__: “George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake. You are welcome to claim (认领) it.”
Soon people went to see the words and they all guessed ___4__it could be. After a while, a man came up and said: “I knew you would certainly come here.”
“Did you ___5__ something?” the violinist asked.
“A lottery ticket.”
The violinist took out a lottery ticket with George’s ___6__on it. George took it and danced happily.
George was an office worker. He bought the lottery and won a___7__of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the violinist ___8__ his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown into his hat, too. The ___9__ was a poor college student. That morning, he was going to fly to Vienna for his education. ___10__, when he found the lottery ticket, he didn’t go as he had planned. Instead, he went to the entrance again to ___11__the owner of the lottery ticket.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay for his higher education. He said: “Although I don’t have much money, I live ___12__. If I had taken the money, I would have lost my honesty, and my happiness.”

1. A. very B. so C. too D. as
2. A. put down B. put up C. put on D. put off
3. A. wrote B. watched C. said D. spoke
4. A. who B. how C. which D. what
5. A. win B. get C. lose D. forget
6. A. name B. address C. age D. phone number
7. A. money B. award C. prize D. price
8. A. with B. for C. at D. to
9. A. office worker B. violinist C. crowd D. pianist
10. A. Instead B. However C. Though D. Besides
11. A. look after B. remind of C. wait for D. belong to
12. A. sadly B. hardly C. actually D. happily

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上期参考答案
Reading
P3: 1.Because there was heavy snow and they had to stay inside.
2.On the third day.
3.She felt happy / excited / like a happy bird.
4.It looked even more beautiful in the snow.
5.She will explore the USA as much as she can.
P4: 1. 他们也有自己专门的歌曲，常围着篝火歌唱。
2. peaceful
3. In 1920.
4. Baden-Powell’s experiences in the Boer War in South Africa led him to begin the movement.
5. Tying knots in ropes, making a fire and finding food outdoors.
P4-5: CBDD P6:BDAC
完成句子: 1. be designed 2. success 3. solving 4. dangerous 5. friendly 6. loud 7. flew 8. mind 9. received 10. annoyed/angry
Cloze: 1-5 CACDB 6-10 CADBC
6版佳句仿写1. The thief hid himself in a little house, hungry and thirsty.
2. It’s important for us to go over what we have learned.
3. As a responsible student, I should at least do what I can to help protect the environment.
4. According to the weather report, it will be pretty cold today.
5. Many workers began to realize that the boss made them work much more than they should every day.