Day 1


Why we love food photos (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To explain why some restaurants want to ban food photo sharing.
B. To analyze the reasons people like to share food photos online.
C. To convince people to focus more on the meal than on photographing it.
D. To criticize the growing popularity of food photo sharing online.
2. The underlined word “brimming” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. supplied  B. packed
C. divided D. decorated 
3. What factors have driven the explosion of food photo sharing on social networking sites according to the article?
a. The fun of taking photos during mealtime.
b. People’s desire to show who they are on the Internet.
c. People’s belief that sharing is more fun than the experience of eating itself.
d. People’s busy schedules which make it hard for them to meet their friends.
e. People’s wishes to build closer relationship through photos.
A. a, b, c B. b, c, d C. a, d, e D. b, d, e
4. What is the author’s attitude toward sharing food photos online?
A. Supportive. B. Worried.
C. Objective. D. Unfavorable.


Day 2

Power of youth (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined words “a mission” in the first paragraph probably refer to “______”.
A. having fun and hanging out with friends
B. being a boy wizard to save the Earth
C. working to save all of mankind
D. acting as a leader of the Formics
2. Earth’s military leaders want to choose youths to be warriors because they think ______.
A. youths are smarter and more fearless than adults
B. youths are more willing to take risks in space
C. youths have sharper intuition and quicker reactions than adults
D. youths adapt to new battle environments more quickly than adults
3. What is the main thing that makes Ender stand out from his peers according to the text?
A. His height and size. B. His intelligence.
C. His positive attitude. D. His determination.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. The movie intends to encourage people to try to be what they want to be and never give up.
B. Ender is able to defeat Earth’s enemies because he possesses a super power that enables him to read his enemies’ minds.
C. The movie discusses a variety of issues such as the effects of violence and the importance of morality and humanity during wartime.
D. Ender’s success proves that a good leader should have intelligence and insight and make full use of his or her teammates’ talents.


Day 3

How plants keep warm (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. Why plants are not afraid of the winter chill.
B. The ways that plants survive cold weather.
C. Changes in plants’ water transport system in winter.
D. How plants evolve to keep up with climate change.
2. According to the article, if a plant freezes in the winter, ______.
A. it produces more living tissues to stay alive
B. its leaves quickly fall out and its roots begin to die
C. lots of air bubbles form in its water transport system
D. its water transport system could be blocked in the spring
3. How do oak trees usually survive the cold winters? 
A. By dropping their leaves before winter.
B. By narrowing their water transport cells.
C. By widening their water transport cells.
D. By leaving only the seeds alive and growing from the seeds in the spring.
4. What are scientists worried about when it comes to plants according to the article?
A. Plants may not be able to adapt to the increasingly cold climate.
B. Human activities might have a great impact on the pace of plants’ evolution.
C. Plants may not be able to evolve fast enough to adapt to human-caused climate change.
D. The strategies plants develop are not good enough to protect them against cold.

Day 4

Every coin counts (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The author felt disappointed when he found that the pickle jar was gone.
B. The author and his wife were both grateful for what his parents had done for him and his daughter.
C. The author’s parents put the pickle jar back in their room to remind themselves of the hard years.
D. The author felt embarrassed whenever his father mentioned the pickle jar to him and his wife.
2. The story’s main lesson is that ______.
A. any difficulties can be overcome with the support of your family
B. a dream is never far away as long as people keep up with it faithfully
C. parents teach us much more through their actions than through their words
D. saving is always a good virtue to pass down to the next generation
3. Which words best describe the author’s father?
A. Humorous and patient.
B. Quiet yet loving.
C. Generous and talkative.
D. Proud but strict.
4. The pickle jar in the story represents ______.
A. advice of parents
B. determination to reach a goal
C. healthy family relations
D. one’s purpose in life


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。
Once there was a king who received a gift of two wonderful falcons (隼) from Arabia. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the 1 birds to his head falconer (养鹰者) to be 2 .
Months passed and one day the head falconer 3 the king that though one of the falcons was flying 4 , soaring (上升) high in the sky, the other bird had not 5 from its branch since the day it had arrived.
The king ordered healers and sorcerers (巫师) from all over the land to 6 the falcon, but no one could make the bird 7 . He presented the task to members of his court, 8 the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved. Having 9 everything else, the king thought to himself, “It may be that I need someone more familiar with the 10 to understand the nature of this problem.” So he cried out to his court, “Go and get a 11 .”
In the morning, the king was 12 to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, “ 13 me the doer of this miracle (奇迹).”
The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, “ 14 did you make the falcon fly?”
With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, “It was very 15 , your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was 16 .”
We are all made to fly – to realize our incredible 17 as human beings. But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, hanging on to the things that are 18 to us. The possibilities are 19 , but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We 20 to the familiar, the comfortable, the boring. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre (平庸的) instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling (令人满足的).

1. A. curiousB. precious C. scared D. clever
2. A. exhibitedB. painted
C. trainedD. appreciated
3. A. delightedB. informed C. promisedD. questioned
4. A. clumsilyB. obviously C. strangelyD. excellently
5. A. eatenB. sung C. movedD. waken
6. A. tend toB. watch for C. drive awayD. pick up
7. A. danceB. sing C. eatD. fly
8. A. untilB. so
C. butD. as
9. A. learnedB. tried C. preparedD. understood
10. A. birdB. kingdom C. rules D. countryside
11. A. farmerB. gardener
C. falconerD. soldier
12. A. embarrassedB. thrilled
C. anxiousD. relaxed
13. A. TellB. Award
C. Create D. Bring
14. A. WhenB. Why C. HowD. Where
15. A. strangeB. easy C. hardD. common
16. A. flyingB. jumping C. sittingD. crying
17. A. needsB. desires C. knowledgeD. potential
18. A. properB. familiar C. unusualD. similar
19. A. endless B. limited C. changeableD. uncertain
20. A. applyB. refer C.directD. stick