Day 1

Fight discrimination (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. The author mentioned one of Liah Kaminer’s shocking memories during her sophomore year to ______.
A. show how anti-Jewish most students at her school are
B. show that anti-Jewish feelings exist among some students in her school
C. complain about the poor management of her school
D. introduce a new trend in her school
2. The underlined phrase “seeing such comments swept under the rug” probably means ______.
A. finding people stressing the importance of such comments
B. figuring out how these comments influence others
C. finding people trying to turn a blind eye to such comments
D. seeing such comments quickly spread throughout the school
3. According to Stephen Armstrong, Liah Kaminer ______ in the class on anti-Semitism.
A. did most of the teaching
B. taught her classmates about the Holocaust of World War II
C. used her personal experience to correct people’s stereotypes
D. mainly explained common misunderstandings about Jewish people
4. We can infer from the article that ______.
A. today’s American kids know little about the history of the Nazis and the Jewish people
B. Armstrong believed the special class succeeded in raising awareness of anti-Semitism at the school
C. peer-teaching methods will become popular at the school because of the success of the special class
D. Armstrong had already noticed the problem of anti-Semitism before Kaminer turned to him


Day 2
US journalism relies... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. The purpose of the first paragraph is to ______.
A. introduce the topic of the rise of Internet blogs
B. inform readers of what sources newspapers use
C. argue that Internet blogs are better than newspapers
D. draw readers’ attention to Edward Snowden’s case
2. The underlined word “inclined” in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A. curious
B. willing
C. surprised
D. serious
3. Which of the following statements about Glenn Greenwald is TRUE according to the article?
A. He has close sources inside the American government and military.
B. His political blog has a large number of readers around the world.
C. He always wanted to write for major media companies such as the Guardian.
D. He earned Edward Snowden’s trust because of his experience in law.
4. What is the article’s main point?
A. Traditional news media and Internet blogs are related.
B. Journalists always change the world for the better.
C. Edward Snowden revealed US government secrets.
D. Internet blogs are good because they support independent thought.


Day 3
Punishing kids... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined word “insult” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.
A. scare
B. challenge
C. say bad things about them
D. make them feel angry
2. Using harsh words on teens can produce negative effects because it causes them ______.
A. to no longer listen to their parents
B. to doubt their values and lose confidence
C. to become less sensitive when they grow up
D. to want to do wrong things even more
3. In their research, Professor Ming-Te Wang and his colleagues ______.
A. asked kids how often they are yelled at by their parents
B. did research on kids from both two-parent families and single-parent families
C. asked parents to make a list of their kids’ misbehaviors
D. recorded and analyzed the effects of harsh words on kids
4. What is the article’s suggestion with regard to kids’ misbehavior?
A. Physical punishment from parents won’t do long-term damage to kids.
B. Praise from parents always works and leads to good behaviors.
C. No punishment is necessary and harsh yelling has no effect at all.
D. Parents should encourage kids to make up for their mistakes through good behavior.

Day 4

Getting a bargain (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined word “haggling” can be replaced by ______.
A. arguing B. bargaining
C. performing D. insisting
2. Why don’t the British haggle generally?
A. They don’t think it is polite behavior.
B. They have sales every January.
C. They can always get a better price somewhere else.
D. They dislike openly expressing feelings or opinions.
3. The underlined phrase “you drive a hard bargain” means ______.
A. the seller has a lot of deals on offer.
B. the buyer will make a final offer
C. the stall holder is too insistent
D. the buyer doesn’t have a lot of spare money
4. What’s the author’s attitude toward bargaining?
A. Negative. B. Careless.
C. Positive. D. Critical.
5. How does the passage mainly develop?
A. By providing examples.
B. By making comparison.
C. By analyzing causes and effects.
D. By following the order of importance.

Day 5
Choose the best answer:



1. Which of the pictures shows a traffic rule?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
2. Mr Smith is at the airport. His plane to Los Angeles ______.
A. is Flight 0300 B. is on time
C. is now boarding D. has been cancelled
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the given information?
A. If a person only shows one of the signs, then there’s no need to call 911.
B. When a person has a stroke, he or she can raise at least one arm.
C. The symptoms of strokes usually last for a long time.
D. When a person has a stroke, he or she can have difficulty speaking.
4. Which of the following explanations (解释) goes with Picture 2?
A. Working to make schools safer for our children.
B. Working to keep our neighborhood clean and orderly.
C. Improving community (社区) development by connecting people, ideas and resources.
D. Working to protect the neighborhood, address crime (犯罪) and/or safety issues in our area.

上期参考答案
D1 1-4 ABBC
D2 1. landscape 2. north 3. natural
4. culture 5. politics 6. traditional 7. highlight
8. future 9. hosting 10. economy
D3 1-4 ACAD
D4 1-4 DBDB
D5 1-5 CACBC 6-10 BAADA