Day 1
Online star (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. Where did Charlie get the inspiration for his first YouTube video?
A. His roommate Alex’s advice.
B. Oprah Winfrey’s program.
C. A YouTube video uploaded by another teenager.
D. The exams material he was preparing for.
2. According to Charlie, the popularity of his YouTube videos lies in the fact that ______.
A. they describe the boring life many people suffer from
B. he is willing to challenge himself to perform dangerous acts in his videos
C. his understanding of boredom helps him make his videos great fun
D. his videos combine dramatic scenes with musical performances
3. What is the article mainly about?
A. How YouTube influences teenagers’ lives.
B. Charlie McDonnell and his YouTube videos.
C. How to become famous online overnight.
D. How to escape from the boredom of your life.


Day 2

Being a good friend... (P4)
阅读短文并根据文章内容填空，注意每空只能填一个词。
 

Day 3
Peek into your future (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. In the book The New Digital Age, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen mainly ______.
A. introduce significant digital technology developments of the last two decades
B. note what people should watch out for with their online activities 20 years from now
C. discuss the positive and negative influences of the high-tech age on people’s lives
D. compare the life in the high-tech age with that during ancient times
2. Which of the following supports the idea that the digital age could be “a curse in disguise”?
A. People might change their schedules on short notice.
B. People might get handy tips on how to make delicious snacks online.
C. People might easily have conversations with strangers in foreign countries.
D. People might suffer from financial loss when their identity information is given away.
3. By saying “we are what we tweet”, the author suggests that ______.
A. people should separate their online lives from their real lives
B. careless online activities might lead to unexpected results
C. people will have difficulty hiding their real identities from others in the digital age
D. online activities will help people learn more about themselves
4. Which of the following statements might Eric Schmidt agree with?
A. The disadvantages of the digital age outweigh the profits and advances it will bring in.
B. New technologies will develop much faster and replace old ones sooner than we expect.
C. The Internet has helped improve the lives of people around the world.
D. Dangerous online materials are to blame for the tragedy of the Boston bombings.


Day 4
Being connected (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to this excerpt?
A. The author suggests using cell phones at funerals to reduce people’s grief.
B. People who text or send e-mail during meetings are impolite to the speakers.
C. Some things the devices do today were predicted by people several years ago.
D. Electronic devices have reduced the time that people previously used to think about those around them.
2. From the last paragraph, we can conclude that the author thinks ______.
A. phones make people’s lives more convenient
B. phones help connect people to faraway places
C. phones make it easier for people to make better use of their time
D. phones help people control where they focus their attention
3. Which best describes Sherry Turkle’s tone in this excerpt?
A. Proud. B. Inspiring.
C. Concerned. D. Optimistic.


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。
Many times my friend June would say, “If I ever get rich, I’m getting a completely new wardrobe and moving into a bigger apartment.” I thought that her chances of becoming rich were about as __1__ as mine. But a few years ago, to everyone’s __2__ , June did come into a large inheritance (遗产).
At first June said very little about the money. As the initial (最初的) shock __3__ , she became excited. June is a great believer in making__4__ , so I wasn’t surprised to find her writing down all the ways she would spend her new __5__ .
As time went on, what had been midway down the column was now at the__6__ . At last, I said to her, “You know, it isn’t __7__ to spend all your inheritance at once. Take some__8__ ; think about it.” “I know, I know,” she answered with a little bit of__9__ .
Then one morning June called. “I’ve __10__ how I want to use my new inheritance. I want to see what you think,” she said. This wasn’t something I __11__ , but we had been friends for so long that I agreed to listen.
As we sat, June __12__ a sheet of paper on the table. To my great surprise, she had written only two words: “charities (慈善)” and “grandchildren” – in that order. __13__ I had vowed (发誓) to keep quiet, I couldn’t keep from __14__ how she came to this decision.
“Well,” she said, “I took your__15__ and thought about it.” She added, “Helping others means a lot to me, so I’m hoping this __16__ will help people in need.”
I __17__ : “But what about the big apartment you most hoped to have?”
“At first it was __18__ , but it doesn’t seem as important any more,” she answered with a smile.
Then June __19__ her hand, and I could see a few words written in tiny letters at the bottom of the page. After having a look at the small print, I burst into __20__ . June had written: “AND one new wardrobe.”
1. A. poor B. good C. lucky D. hard
2. A. surprise B. joy C. curiosity D. disappointment
3. A. fell B. developed C. disappeared D. changed
4. A. suggestions B. headlines C. promises D. lists
5. A. wealth B. holidays C. opportunities D. neighbors
6. A. bottom B. middle C. top D. side
7. A. difficult B. necessary C. funny D. important
8. A. time B. chances C. schedule D. break
9. A. hope B. regret C. money D. anger
10. A. noticed B. decided C. recognized D. imagined
11. A. took advantage of B. looked forward to
C. found interesting D. looked up to
12. A. collected B. passed C. spread D. printed
13. A. Though B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Otherwise
14. A. talking B. asking C. seeking D. forgetting
15. A. comment B. praise C. congratulations D. advice
16. A. award B. lesson C. gift D. toy
17. A. continued B. interrupted C. wondered D. screamed
18. A. weird B. amazing C. hard D. simple
19. A. shook B. switched C. turned D. moved
20. A. laughter B. tears C. confusion D. whispering

上期参考答案
D1 1. To promote yoga to young American students.
2. Yoga helps them relax from stress.
3. 1) Yoga is strongly connected with religion.
2) Yoga is only suitable for girls.
3) Yoga is just about sitting quietly.
4) Yoga practice doesn’t make you sweat.
4. 很多学生表示他们在这次活动之前对于瑜伽并不熟悉，而其他的学生曾因在练习陌生的动作时遭遇挫折而中途放弃。
5. The rising popularity of yoga among American youth.
D2 1-4 CCBB D3 1-4 CDDC
D4 1-4 CCDA D5 1-3 CDB