Day 1
Making magic with muppets (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did the students of Jenks Middle School put on muppet shows?
A. Because they loved children in local kindergartners.
B. Because they wanted to do something for the community.
C. Because they wanted to earn some pocket money.
D. Because this was a kind of homework for them.

2. What is the most difficult part of putting on a muppet show?
A. Deciding on the scripts.
B. Making muppets.
C. Cutting footballs.
D. Working the muppets.

3. We can tell from the story that _____.
A. kindergarten students didn’t like the muppet shows
B. students learned what responsibility meant
C. making muppet shows is easy and meaningful
D. the students turned to teachers for help because they messed up



Day 2

Ways to stop bird flu... (P4-5)
Fill in the chart below:

 

True or false:
_____ 6. People who have infected with the H7N9 virus cannot escape death.

_____ 7. Influenza A H7 viruses mainly spread from people to people.

_____ 8. People cannot be infected with H7N9 virus through breath.

Day 3
Cloning helps save animals (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. From the text, we learn that the gastric brooding frogs went extinct mainly because ______.
A. they couldn’t give birth through their mouths
B. more and more large animals moved to Queensland
C. their living space became smaller and smaller
D. they wanted to live outside rainforests

2. The word “landmark” in Paragraph 4 means ______.
A. new way
B. experiment
C. starting point
D. important moment

3. Which is NOT true according to the text?
A. The reborn frog’s embryos were able to live for only a few days.
B. The reborn frog’s embryos grew into big frogs as expected.
C. Mike Archer is confident of cloning extinct animals in the future.
D. A cloned animal has the same DNA as the original one.


Day 4

Keep your eyes to the skies (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. A buzzard can’t fly through the open roof of a cage because _____.
A. it is too big and heavy to fly up
B. it feels the space is too small to start the flight
C. it gets used to living in the cage without a roof
D. it would like to spend the rest of his life in the jail

2. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that ______.
A. the bat is a kind of smart bird
B. the bat can take off quickly on flat ground
C. the bat flies only at night
D. the bat can only take off from a higher place

3. Which is NOT true about the bee?
A. The bee doesn’t try to find a way to escape.
B. The bee will die if it isn’t taken out of the cup in time.
C. The bee always wants to escape from the cup near the bottom.
D. The bee doesn’t see the way out at the top.

4. What’s the purpose of the story?
A. Many people are like the buzzard, the bat and the bee.
B. Animals will also give up when in trouble.
C. We should try new ways to deal with difficulties.
D. We should solve problems by ourselves.

Day 5
Cloze
Tim joined the Science Club last summer. One day he was given a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels; he was told to go home and __1__them all to his dad. However, Tim’s mom knew that his dad wasn’t good at making things and decided that she would read the __2__ and let Tim do the work.
A few days later the block of wood was turning into a car that Tim__3__ named “Blue Lightning”. Then he and his mother went to a car race together. But when they __4__ there, Tim found that all the other cars were made by “father-son” partnership (合作).
The race began. One by one the cars were knocked out until it __5__ to the final (决赛) between Tim and Jimmy. Just before the race, Tim asked __2__ they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish. After a long minute, Tim said that he was __7__ .
People cheered as the race began. Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down the road while Tim was surprised at the great__8__ of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second __9__ Jimmy’s. Tim jumped up and down with__10__ .
Soon the club manager came over and asked him, “So, Tim, your wish was to __11__ , right?”
“Oh no, sir,” he replied. “I just wished that I wouldn’t cry if I lost.”
Children sometimes __12__ adults with unexpected ideas. When Tim first saw the other cars, he didn’t cry out, “Not fair! Other children had their fathers’ help!” Tim didn’t wish for victory in the race; instead he wished for courage.

1. A. send B. return C. lend D. give
2. A. instructions B. passage C. message D. explanations
3. A. easily B. carefully C. proudly D. kindly
4. A. lived B. got C. met D. passed
5. A. ran B. moved C. came D. rushed
6. A. whether B. why C. when D. where
7. A. sure B. ready C. tired D. sorry
8. A. effort B. energy C. speed D. value
9. A. past B. over C. after D. before
10. A. excitement B. sadness C. agreement D. achievement
11. A. change B. break C. leave D. win
12. A. satisfy B. surprise C. please D. encourage


上期参考答案
Reading
P4:BBCD
P4-P5:BCBD
P6:ACCB
短文填空：1. come from 2. exercise more 3. three times a week 4. is good for 5. go away
完形填空：1-5 CBDAC 6-10 CCAAB 11-15 BDADB