Day 1
Teen magician (P3)
阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题，注意答案不要超过题目规定的字数。
1. What is the article mainly about? (No more than 8 words)
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2. What is the key word used to describe Bart Kelly’s street magic?
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3. Use at least three adjectives to describe Bart Kelly.
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4. When the teacher said “I was blown away”, this meant “______”. (No more than 4 words)
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5. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
In videos of the trick, when the kids watching see the paper unfolded, with the bird and the numbers, their eyes widen.
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Day 2
Greeting gone wrong (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is article mainly about?
A. How to shake hands with people.
B. Rules for shaking hands in different countries.
C. The recent discussion about handshake manners.
D. Gates’ disrespectful behavior gaining attention.
2. What does the underlined word “superiority” mean?
A. a proud attitude
B. an uncertain feeling
C. a positive attitude
D. a feeling of dislike
3. The writer used Paragraphs 5 and 6 to show that ______.
A. Gates hates being bound by customs
B. Gates doesn’t like meeting with top political figures
C. Gates doesn’t care about other countries’ social rules
D. Gates’ one-hand shake was viewed by many as disrespectful
4. We can infer from the article that ______.
A. South Koreans think that it’s Gates’ right to shake hands how he wants to
B. South Koreans think that it’s improper for Gates to give a one-hand shake
C. the author suggests that readers be careful when shaking hands
D. it is very common for Asian people to give one-hand shakes



Day 3

What do animals... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. A new discovery about cats’ behavior.
B. The mirror test of animals’ self-awareness.
C. The differences between chimpanzees and other animals.
D. The different degrees of self-awareness among animals.
2. What were the results of the mirror test?
A. Most animals don’t have self-awareness.
B. Cats become more aggressive when they see the red dot.
C. The cat is a typical example of an animal with self-awareness.
D. Some animals realize that the images in the mirror are their reflections.
3. What is one disadvantage of the mirror test?
A. It doesn’t apply to all animals.
B. It cannot be used for additional research.
C. It doesn’t have any practical (实用的) meaning.
D. It can’t prove that animals lack self-awareness.



Day 4

Letter to a drink (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is author’s purpose in writing to alcohol?
A. To ask people to imagine if alcohol were a person.
B. To describe the harm alcohol did to this family.
C. To illustrate how much alcohol can hurt people.
D. To show the great fun alcohol can bring to people’s lives.
2. The underlined phrase “were intrigued by” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. were familiar with
B. were curious about
C. were disappointed by
D. were satisfied with
3. What did alcohol do to the author’s father?
A. It took his life away one night.
B. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.
C. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.
D. It made him kill two other people when driving.
4. What is the tone of the article?
A. Humorous.
B. Doubtful.
C. Indifferent (冷漠的).
D. Critical (批判的).




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，选出最佳答案。
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it got __1_ , I decided to brave the drizzle (毛毛雨) and get my car, which was parked at my office three streets away.
My friends __2_ that I shouldn’t go, as I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的). I told them that I’d be very__3_ . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she stay with another friend who __4_ help with her baby.
I walked out of the hotel and started making my __5_ to the car. At the traffic lights, a van __6_ and the passenger came out with an umbrella. __7_ I knew what was happening, he walked right __8_ me and told me he’d go with me to my __9_ . I was very embarrassed (尴尬的) and said politely that he didn’t need to, but he was very __10_ .
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk __11_ , as the ground was wet. When we got to the car park, I thanked him and he left. I did not get his name and may not even __12_ him now, after all these years. Did he __13_ stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I move __14_ after the event? I was at home when I noticed two Indian builders walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the__15_ site near my house, which was a long __16_ . I went out and passed them an umbrella. They were shocked by my gesture and could not __17_ at once. I told them they __18_ take it and keep it. They were very grateful (感激的) and __19_ me they probably wondered why a stranger would be offering such __20_ .

1. A. heavier B. stronger C. lighter D. smaller
2. A. wished B. promised C. denied D. argued
3. A. careful B. anxious C. busy D. late
4. A. received B. lost C. needed D. provided
5. A. call B. way C. mark D. excuse
6. A. passed B. stopped C. left D. turned
7. A. Until B. When C. After D. Before
8. A. round B. past C. beside D. through
9. A. hotel B. destination C. street D. school
10. A. gentle B. angry C. careful D. stubborn
11. A. more slowly B. more quickly C. directly D. cheerfully
12. A. accept B. need C. have D. recognize
13. A. purposely B. socially C. happily D. particularly
14. A. forward B. away C. back D. past
15. A. developing B. exhibition C. camping D. construction
16. A. drive B. walk C. area D. length
17. A. respond B. greet C. move D. receive
18. A. didn’t B. should C. couldn’t D. might
19. A. beyond B. except C. like D. with
20. A. points B. advice C. things D. kindness

（答案见下期）
My notes
D1: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___
D2: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___
D3: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___
D4: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___
D5: 1-5. ________ 6-10. _________
11-15. ______ 16-20. ________
上期参考答案
D1 DCDA
D2 1. south 2. destination 3. Natural 4. breathtaking
5. witness 6. warm 7. friendliest 8. variety
9. Literature 10. band
D3 CDAC D4 BABD D5 CDB