Day 1
Don’t get stressed (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did Kangkang leave home for four days?
A. Because the air was not fresh.
B. Because he wanted to travel to another city.
C. Because he felt stressed out over exams.
D. Because he couldn’t fall asleep.

2. Which of the following can make people relax?
1.Sharing thoughts with friends.
2.Listening to music.
3.Sharing thoughts with friends.
4.Taking on big jobs.
5.Reading a book.
6.Spending some time alone.
A. 1245 B. 2356
C. 2345 D. 1234

3. What can we learn from the story?
A. When people’s lives are disrupted, they may feel stressed.
B. Students in Shanghai get stressed out very easily.
C. We shouldn’t get rid of stress just because it is bad.
D. Too much stress makes people active and study harder.


Day 2

Getting ready for life in... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. For the students, what was the main purpose of going to the University of New Mexico?
A. To do some sightseeing.
B. To listen to a lecture.
C. To search for some information.
D. To meet some new friends.

2. What did the writer think of the conversation with the history teacher?
A. Boring. B. Enjoyable.
C. Terrible. D. Useless.

3. Why did the students go to the computer lab?
A. To learn to use the databases.
B. To play computer games.
C. To read some newspapers and books.
D. To learn more about history.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. The students took a bus to get there.
B. The students had to wear school uniforms that day.
C. The students felt nervous and tired during the trip.
D. The students enjoyed the trip a lot.


Day 3
Touching on a new age... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Haptics technology can help robots _____.
A. see B. smell
C. feel D. taste

2. What’s the problem with using robotic machines in operations?
A. Surgeons cannot see what the robot is doing.
B. Surgeons cannot control the robot’s action.
C. The robot cannot imitate the surgeon.
D. The robots don’t feel anything.

3. We can tell from the story that Neo is _____.
A. a system which works like a surgeon
B. a machine which works on a surgeon’s head
C. a robot which works inside a patient’s body
D. a screen which a surgeon watches

4. What will happen if scientists from the Los Angeles-based SynTouch succeed?
A. Robots will be able to feel like humans.
B. Robots will be able to think and talk like humans.
C. Robots will be smarter than humans.
D. Robots will become the masters of the world.


Day 4

Making a habit out of success (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did Jordan attempt 20 times before he missed a shot in the advert?
A. Because he didn’t work hard enough.
B. Because he was not careful enough.
C. Because he was too tired.
D. Because success was a strong habit for him.

2. What do many people wrongly think of success?
A. They think it is easy to maintain.
B. They think it needs too much action and focus.
C. They think it is impossible to establish the habit of success.
D. They think it doesn’t require too much work.

3. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. We should never miss a shot.
B. Trying to fail is necessary.
C. We should make success a habit.
D. Success is not easy to achieve.


Day 5

Cloze
Christopher was in the car with his mother, father, little sister Rosie and little brother Mac. Suddenly, his father drove into a big stone. The family’s car fell down a hill into a river, and__1__upside down.
Christopher, then 12, swam __2__ a broken window and got out of the water. Then he saw the rest of his family were __3__ in the car – in the water.
He took a big breath and swam back to __4__ them. Christopher moved Mac to a safe place and then __5__ back to get Rosie, who was still inside the car.
Christopher had to __6__for her seatbelt (安全带) because he could not see anything. He took the seatbelt off, and then went up for __7__ . Finally he went back to__8__ her out of the car.
Finally the whole family was saved. Christopher’s father was badly hurt in the __9__ and was taken to a nearby hospital.
Christopher’s mother Beryl told CNN: “When I got to the side and looked back, I thought Christopher and Rosie had gone. I thought they were __10__. Then I saw Christopher come up out of the water like a dolphin, and I could see he had Rosie. I shouted across the river, ‘I’m so proud of you.’”
Christopher, from England, said: “I didn’t think about it and only knew I had to get them out. I was __11__, but it was all happening so fast, and I didn’t really think about the __12__ .”

1. A. stopped B. went C. landed D. burnt
2. A. near B. away C. to D. through
3. A. already B. still C. only D. never
4. A. tell B. move C. carry D. save
5. A. walked B. ran C. swam D. drove
6. A. feel B. look C. ask D. care
7. A. tool B. water C. food D. air
8. A. push B. pull C. lead D. put
9. A. festival B. matter C. accident D. family
10. A. dead B. alive C. disappointed D. hopeless
11. A. hurried B. frightened C. expected D. tired
12. A. speed B. exercise C. safety D. danger

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上期参考答案
Reading
P1: BDC P5: BCB
P6: DCAC Day 4: DCDC
Day 5: 1-5 BACDC 6-10 AABCD 11-12 DB
PVI: 短文填空:
1. uncomfortable 2. between 3. space 4. sounds
5. shouting 6. next 7. While 8. newspapers 9. different 10. more
阅读还原：B E D C
PVII: 任务型阅读表达：
1. afraid/ terrified
2. made me scared/ scared me
3. 我害怕得不敢睁开眼睛也不敢动，直到这个声音停止了。
4. When she heard the strange sound, she went into the bathroom.
5. Because she was afraid that something would happen to her mother.
回答问题：
1. His father was a fisherman.
2. When the weather was bad he would drive the writer to school in his old truck./ The writer got to school in his father’s old truck.
3. He felt embarrassed.
4. He decided/thought he was too old for a goodbye kiss.
5. His father died at sea./ His father went to the sea and never came back.