Day 1
Popular kids (P1)
Choose the best answer:
1. We can learn from the article that Gabriella Conti’s research mainly focuses on ______.
A. the income level of American high school graduates
B. the influence of people’s social lives during high school on their lives after graduation
C. the factors that make certain students popular in American high schools
D. the connection between students’ intelligence and academic performance

2. Which of the following statements might Kathleen Boykin McElhaney agree with?
A. Popularity, friendship, intelligence and hard work are all essential for students’ future success.
B. School is not the only place where students can develop their social skills.
C. Students with high IQs tend to make more money when they grow up.
D. People’s life situations in their mid-30s are mostly determined by their popularity in high school.

3. The underlined word “overstated” in Paragraph 7 probably means ______.
A. explained how something really works
B. made something seem more important than it really is
C. predicted something with really serious results
D. made something turn out worse than it should have


Day 2
Club for foodies (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要求的词数。
1. How does the author describe the number of clubs at her school? (No more than 10 words)
________________________________________________2. List three benefits that the author gets from the Food for Thought club. (No more than 25 words)
______________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What does the underlined word “potluck” probably mean? (No more than 10 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese:
At first, we poured so much crepe batter into the pan that we ended up with thick, gooey masses of batter, but an hour of practice later we were all licking our lips contentedly, having mastered the art of making sufficiently thin and tasty crepes.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5. What club activities at your school interest you the most? Why? (No more than 30 words)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Day 3
Monkeys, face to face (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. We can learn from the article that monkeys mainly recognize each other by their ______.
A. smells
B. voices
C. body shapes
D. facial appearances

2. Which of the following statements about monkeys’ face patterns is TRUE according to the article?
A. Larger monkeys have more complex face color patterns.
B. Monkeys living in smaller groups usually have simpler, plainer face patterns.
C. Monkeys with colorful face patterns usually take higher social positions within groups.
D. Colorful face patterns keep monkeys safe from predators.

3. The author explains the research findings by ______.
A. quoting experts’ comments
B. giving examples
C. using research data and numbers
D. putting them in different words

4. What is article mainly about?
A. The social lives of monkeys.
B. The different factors that determine monkeys’ face patterns.
C. How monkeys tell each other apart.
D. A comparison between the face patterns of monkeys and those of human beings.

Day 4
Don’t go under (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following statements about June is TRUE according to the article?
A. She used to be a swimming athlete years ago.
B. She has been swimming recently to lose weight.
C. She overcame her fear of water with the help of a lifeguard.
D. She was afraid of causing trouble for others even when she was in danger.

2. Which of following correctly describes the order of June’s experiences in the pool?
a. June made her way to the middle of the pool.
b. June started to have headaches and have difficulty breathing.
c. June jumped into the water to cool herself down.
d. June nodded to the lifeguard.
e. June arrived at the side of the pool and leaned against the side.
A. caedb
B. cabed
C. cbaed
D. cbade

3. What does the underlined word “overwhelm” probably mean?
A. confuse
B. crush
C. push
D. surprise

4. With the story, the author mainly intends to show us that ______.
A. people should learn to accept failures in their lives
B. people should have faith in themselves when they are in trouble
C. people should learn to use stress to encourage themselves
D. people should never be too embarrassed to ask for help when they need it

Day 5
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1. Her fluency in English gave her an edge ______ other girls when she applied for the job.
A. than B. in C. of D. over
2.  He telephoned the travel agency to_______ three plane tickets to London.
A. order B. arrange C. take D. book
3. Peter had intended to take a job in business, but he ______ that plan after he had an unpleasant experience in Canada in 2010.
A. had abandoned B. abandoned C. abandon D. will abandon
4. We ______ and thanked you for your timely aid when we were in trouble.
A. acknowledged B. obeyed C. promised D. required
5. Happily for his mother, John is working harder to ______ lost time.
A. make up for B. keep up with
C. make use of D. live up to
6. My grandfather is as ______ as a young man. He hates sitting around doing nothing all day.
A. smart B. energetic C. fashionable D. sensitive
7. However, that doesn’t mean he or she will live a proud and happy life ever after, ______ Katniss Everdeen is about to discover in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
A. that B. where C. as D. when
8. John lost his job last week because of his ______ attitude toward his work.
A. fantastic B. casual C. determined D. responsible
9. Sorry, I am too busy now. If I ______ time, I would certainly go for an outing with you.
A. have had B. had had
C. have D. had
10. The Harry Potter books are quite popular; they are in great ______ in this city.
A. quality B. progress C. production D. demand

Key for P1: It makes a splash (水飞溅).


上期参考答案
D1 1-3 CBA
D2 1. He couldn’t put up with his teammates bullying him in the locker room. 2. They help rookies to become accepted by the team and deal with mental stress. 3. 尽管球员们被训练得身体强壮足以应对激烈的比赛，“仍然还是有很多人会在压力面前畏缩而无法应对比赛带来的心理压力”，杰克逊说。
4. Old players bond with rookies through tough love but they never overdo it.
5. It helps strengthen the bonds between players and make them both physically and mentally tough.
D3 1-4 DDBC D4 1-4 AADD D5 1-3 DBB