Day1
Path to success (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to the article, both Josh and Dre ______.
A. prefer sleeping to going to school
B. had a family member pushing them
C. considered education their priority
D. changed after reading the same book

2. Why did Josh and Dre start RISE?
A. They wanted to help African-American students with their homework.
B. They wanted to promote the book The Other Wes Moore.
C. They wanted to inspire others to succeed in school.
D. They wanted to enrich students’ after-school activities.

3. The underlined sentence “It did strike a chord with me” probably means ______.
A. “I had a strong feeling about it”
B. “I felt ashamed about it”
C. “I was hurt by it”
D. “I disagreed with it”

4. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To call on people to change the situation of black male students in the state.
B. To prove what was said in the previous (上一个的) paragraph.
C. To criticize (批评) the state for doing nothing to improve the situation.
D. To show that African-American students improve a lot after joining RISE.


Day2
Saying how you are (P4)
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. Why does the question “How are you?” make people feel strange? (No more than 10 words)
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2. How do Russians usually respond to the question “How are you?”? (No more than 8 words)
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3. What will a native English-speaking friend ask if he or she wants to actually learn about someone’s life? (No more than 6 words)
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4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
Sometimes, they respond by describing their day at length or talking about a problem they’re facing.
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5. What does the author suggest people do to avoid these types of mistakes? (No more than 12 words)
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Day3
Cat people vs dog... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to the article, dog people _______ cat people.
A. perform better in school than
B. are more open-minded than
C. are more traditional than
D. have closer friends than

2. The underlined phrase “engage in” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.
A. take part inB. benefit from (受益于)
C. take little interest inD. suffer from

3. What do cat people and dog people have in common?
A. Both of them like planning ahead.
B. Both of them love traveling and adventures.
C. Both of them are imaginative and curious.
D. Both of them care about nature.

4. What can we conclude from the last two paragraphs?
A. Dog people are more likely to accept cats into their homes than cat people are to accept dogs into theirs.
B. Cat people are more likely to become dog people.
C. Neither dog people nor cat people like to accept a new pet.
D. It’s difficult to find out whether dog people or cat people will change.




Day4
Happy to be alive (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. We can conclude from the first paragraph that the author felt ______ on the train.
A. excitedB. worried
C. confusedD. displeased

2. The underlined word “weird” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. strangeB. terrible
C. comfortingD. annoying (恼人的)

3. Why did the boy kiss the author?
A. To share his happiness.
B. To make fun of him or her.
C. To make friends with him or her.
D. To celebrate his father’s recovery (康复).

4. Which of the following would the author probably agree with?
A. We should be friendly to others.
B. We should put ourselves in others’ shoes.
C. There should be no privilege in our lives.
D. We should value the simple fact that we are alive.




Day5
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。
Testing for gossip
In ancient Greece, Socrates was believed to be wise and knowledgeable. One day an acquaintance (熟人) met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just __1__ your friend?”
“ __2__ a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before __3__ me anything I’d like you to __4__ a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.”
“Triple filter?”
“That’s __5__ ,” Socrates continued. “Before you talk to me about my __6__ , it might be a __7__ idea to take a moment and filter what you’re going to say. That’s why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is __8__ . Have you made absolutely __9__ that what you are about to tell me is true?”
“No,” the man said, “ __10__ I just heard about it and...”
“ __11__ ,” said Socrates. “So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now let’s __12__ the second filter, the filter of goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something __13__ ?”
“No, __14__ .”
“So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something __15__ about him, but you’re not __16__ whether it’s true. You may still pass the test though, __ 17__ there’s one filter left: the filter of __18__ . Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?”
“No, not really.”
“Well”, __19__ Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, __20__ tell it to me at all?”
1. A. received fromB. heard about
C. wrote to D. talked with
2. A. Take upB. Pick up
C. Hold onD. Set aside
3. A. tellingB. askingC. giving D. showing
4. A. designB. share C. check D. pass
5. A. rightB. important C. simple D. difficult
6. A. familyB. friendC. partnerD. neighbor
7. A. freshB. bad C. goodD. silly
8. A. truthB. honesty C. kindnessD. value
9. A. clearB. sure C. confidentD. correct
10. A. GenerallyB. Naturally C. Especially D. Actually
11. A. Forget itB. Go ahead C. All right D. No problem
12. A. makeB. imagineC. try D. change
13. A. funB. good C. privateD. special
14. A. above allB. on the other hand C. on the contraryD. in other words
15. A. badB. great C. newD. important
16. A. confusedB. afraid C. doubtfulD. certain
17. A. ifB. becauseC. unlessD. while
18. A. trust B. balanceC. usefulness D. practice
19. A. startedB. described C. thoughtD. concluded
20. A. whyB. how C. whenD. where