Day 1
A tale of revenge (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined word “undoing” in the third paragraph probably means ______.
A. basis of someone’s success
B. cause of someone’s troubles
C. a protection against danger
D. something to show off
2. What does the novel The Count of Monte Christo focus on?
A. Dantès’ desire for success and power.
B. Dantès’ ruin after he is sent to prison.
C. Dantès’ adventure after he escapes from the prison.
D. Dantès’ revenge on the men who caused his imprisonment.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. Thanks to Faria, Dantès regains freedom and wealth.
B. Danglars replaces Dantès as the captain after Dantès is sent to prison.
C. Caderousse hates Dantès because Dantès once offended him.
D. Mondego is a greedy man who is ruined financially due to his lust for gold.
4. By saying “But the other two fare less well”, the author means that the other two ______.
A. are not as helpful as Caderousse
B. don’t deserve all they suffer
C. are punished in a more cruel way
D. are less satisfied with their lives
5. From the article, we can conclude that the author thinks that Dumas ______.
A. believed Dantès achieved justice
B. didn’t completely believe in revenge
C. aimed to use the novel to present the great ups and downs of life
D. believed Dantès had every right to ruin those who caused him to be jailed


Day 2
Daily videos (P5)
1. Why did Kuriyama decide to film one second of video every day in 2011?
A. He wanted to enter a documentary competition.
B. He wanted to share his travel experiences with his friends.
C. He wanted to inspire himself to do something more exciting the following year.
D. He wanted to better remember his life that year.
2. Which of the following is TRUE about Kuriyama’s work?
A. It included some pictures downloaded from the Internet.
B. His family members appeared in the video.
C. It lasted 16 minutes and gave the audience new perspectives on life.
D. It focused on interesting or unforgettable moments from every day of 2011.
3. By recording one second every day, Kuriyama ______.
A. became more creative and knowledgeable
B. successfully turned his dull life into exciting one
C. began to realize that he should have achieved more in the past year
D. thought carefully about the past and encouraged himself to do better in the future
4. What might be the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To call on readers to watch Kuriyama’s video.
B. To introduce Kuriyama’s original way of recording life.
C. To introduce Kuriyama’s adventurous trip in 2011.
D. To inspire readers to reflect more on the past.


Day 3
How our brains evolved (P5)
1. It has recently been found that humans are smarter than the other animals mainly because ______.
A. they are a species of primates
B. they have a much larger brain
C. their brain structure is more complex
D. they were constantly pushed to get smarter
2. According to the article, in recent human evolution, ______.
A. the brain kept growing in size to adapt to new environments
B. most regions of the brain didn’t change
C. the prefrontal cortex grew more than the rest of the brain
D. humans’ brains became increasingly simple so that humans could survive
3. What can we conclude from the article?
A. Gender makes a difference in intelligence.
B. The size of the brain has nothing to do with intelligence.
C. Species whose brain is organized properly tend to be smarter.
D. Larger brains are usually organized better than smaller ones.
4. The method the writer uses to develop the last paragraph is _____.
A. By presenting research data.
B. By giving examples.
C. By making a comparison.
D. By analyzing cause and effect．


Day 4
Playing better (P6)
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Jane McGonigal?
A. Jane suffered from unbearable pain and depression after she got the concussion.
B. Not following her doctor’s advice, Jane was left with a series of traumatic brain injuries.
C. To completely heal her brain, the author began to research the psychology of games.
D. Like most people who have traumatic brain injuries, Jane wanted to commit suicide.
2. The author discovered that when playing a game, people usually ______.
A. become more creative and responsible
B. become more willing to help others
C. avoid facing challenges
D. feel more optimistic and more open to others’ opinions
3. What does the underlined word “vanished” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Changed. B. Returned.
C. Developed. D. Disappeared.
4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Jane’s headaches faded right away after she began playing the recovery game.
B. It took more than a year for Jane to completely recover from the concussion.
C. Though there were still some symptoms left, Jane was able to deal with them positively.
D. The game Jane created was an effective cure for her depression and cognitive symptoms.


Day 5
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。
Once, long ago, there was a man who traveled from Persia to India on foot. He had __1__ been to India before. When he arrived at a village, he happened upon a fruit stand. In that village, fruit was quite __2__ because of the lack of water. The man was looking around at the fruits when he __3__ a big basket of some very red, very long fruit. It was the cheapest fruit in the shop, not expensive at all.
__4__ the man walked up to the counter (柜台) and asked: “How __5__ per kilo?” And the shopkeeper said: “Two rupees.” Two rupees in India is __6__ . The man thought to himself: “What a __7__ !” So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and began to __8__ it. But after he tried a few pieces, he screamed: “Oh, my God!” His eyes watered, his mouth burned, and his face turned__9__ . He coughed and choked and gasped for breath.
But despite his__10__ , he continued to stuff the fruits into his mouth! Onlookers __11__ their heads and laughed. One man yelled: “You’re __12__ , man! Those are chilies! People use them as a condiment (佐料). You don’t just eat them by the handful like that; they’re not fruit!” But the man replied: “No, I can’t __13__ ! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them. It’s my money!”
You probably think this man was pretty __14__ , right? Nevertheless, I bet you or someone you know makes the same __15__ on a daily basis. People invest money, time and effort into a relationship, business or job. Even when experience tells them that it’s not__16__ , and they know there’s little hope of improvement, they still __17__ because they don’t want to waste the initial investment. But this is __18__ . It is no different than being the man who continued eating chilies because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid for them.
Losing something is difficult, but it is important to__19__ the loss and move on. __20__ you’ll just keep burning your mouth on hot chilies.

1. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
2. A. common B. small C. expensive D. tasteless
3. A. noticed B. watched C. recognized D. selected
4. A. Yet B. So C. Still D. Besides
5. A. large B. long C. many D. much
6. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
7. A. bargain B. trade C. business D. regret
8. A. throw B. cut C. eat D. cook
9. A. pale B. red C. purple D. yellow
10. A. fear B. warning C. confusion D. pain
11. A. shook B. raised C. lowered D. nodded
12. A. amazing B. hungry C. crazy D. different
13. A. believe B. stop C. agree D. confuse
14. A. impolite B. humorousC. awkward D. stupid
15. A. mistake B. agreement C. impression D. explanation
16. A. changing B. working C. leaving D. helping
17. A. refuse B. worry C. ignore D. continue
18. A. illogical B. unusual C. unnatural D. incredible
19. A. remember B. improve C. recognize D. protect
20. A. Also B. However C. Thus D. Otherwise

(答案见下期)

上期参考答案
D1 1-5 DCBCA D2 1-4 CDBB D3 1-4 CABB
D4 1-4 AACB D5 1-5 BCADC 6-10 ACDAD