Day 1
Figuring out ways to help (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined word “distribute” in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.
A. pay a visit B. hand out
C. hold up D. pick out
2. How does Michael Gohde usually help cancer patients?
A. He goes to the communities to raise funds for them.
B. He helps them find the best treatment via the Internet.
C. He goes to cancer centers and volunteers to take care of them.
D. He gives them gifts that he buys with his own money.
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. Michael’s parents didn’t support their son spending so much time at the cancer center.
B. Michael’s mother takes pride in her son’s willingness to help those in need.
C. Michael got a part-time job at Rocky Mountain Cancer Center to help look after cancer patients.
D. It was his grandmother’s death from cancer that led Michael to care a lot about cancer patients.
4. Which of the following best describes Michael Gohde?
A. Confident. B. Fun-loving.
C. Warm-hearted. D. Serious.

Day 2
Slow Food Movement ... (P4-5)
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the article?
A. To advise readers to eat at home instead of outside.
B. To tell the story of Slow Food’s founding father.
C. To introduce the Slow Food Movement.
D. To analyze what led to the fast food trend.
2. The underlined word “counteract” in the third paragraph probably means ______. A. make up for B. work against
C. compete with D. catch up with
3. Why did Carlo Petrini start the Slow Food Movement?
A. He wanted to make people aware of the benefits of eating slowly.
B. He was worried about the negative effects of industrialization on food culture.
D. He thought people should value the time that families and friends spend dining together.
C. He believed the development of industry might help revitalize food varieties and flavors.
4. According to the article, which of the following would Althea Zanecosky be likely to agree with?
A. Generally, fast food is not as healthy and delicious as slow food.
B. We had better not have small talk when we’re eating dinner with other people.
C. It’s not only the food itself but also the time we spend dining together that matters.
D. The Slow Food Movement is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking.

Day 3
It’s probably not all luck (P5)
1. By mentioning Hand’s experience on the flight at the beginning of the article, the author intends to ______.
A. show how people usually react to coincidences
B. show that such coincidences actually happen frequently
C. promote Hand’s newly-published book on coincidences
D. make us wonder what caused that coincidence
2. What does Hand think can explain almost all coincidences?
A. Supernatural forces.
B. The laws of probability.
C. Their broader contexts.
D. The law of natural selection.
3. What did Hand believe increased his chances of sitting next to his student?
A. The limited seats on the plane.
B. The times when they booked their return tickets.
C. The fact that many of the other passengers were traveling together with others.
D. The rule that solo travelers must sit in specific areas of planes.
4. What can we conclude from the article?
A. The author believes that there are no supernatural forces at all.
B. If you bet on the same numbers each time, you will soon win the lottery.
C. Failing to see the broader contexts for events makes us fail to grasp their true probabilities.
D. Outrageous events wouldn’t happen if there were a large enough total number of events.

Day 4
More fit than ever (P6)
1. The underlined word “embrace” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. keep away from B. accept gladly 
C. communicate with D. take care of
2. What happened when the author went skiing not long after she was out of hospital?
A. Almost everybody there was inspired by her attempt.
B. She went down the mountain so fast that she hurt herself.
C. She was displeased with her performance, but she didn’t lose heart.
D. It turned out that she performed better than she had expected.
3. What message does the author want to convey with her speech?
A. Misfortune never comes alone, so be prepared.
B. People without imagination can never succeed.
C. It’s not what happens to you but how you react that matters.
D. Life is full of ups and downs and we should learn to live with them.
4. Which of the following best describes the author?
A. Patient and sensitive.
B. Humorous and ambitious.
C. Optimistic and determined.
D. Emotional and imaginative.

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。
I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I 1 a room with two double beds and a bathroom. It was way too 2 for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was 3 and my stepmother had 4 us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no 5 what to do with me. And that’s when my other family 6 .
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home 7 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I 8 with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She 9 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. 10 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 11 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.
When Su and I 12 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew 13 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to 14 his kids. By the time I went to live with the Beaches I believed that life was entirely 15 and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
16 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 17 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed by my 18 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
I 19 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 20 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

1. A. lived  B. shared
C. possessed D. bought
2. A. cheap B. noisy C. small D. limited
3. A. in trouble B. in sight
C. in place D. in parts
4. A. struck  B. removed
C. kicked D. knocked
5. A. plan B. choice
C. chance D. idea
6. A. looked after B. showed up
C. turned over D. came across
7. A. so B. because C. until D. while
8. A. worked B. traveled
C. lived D. learned
9. A. worked out B. called up
C. watched out D. made sure
10. A. As long as B. As far as
C. As soon as D. As much as
11. A. change B. problem
C. conflict D. difference
12. A. set off  B. left for
C. entered into  D. admitted into
13. A. all B. little C. something D. nothing
14. A. supply B. teach C. encourage D. raise
15. A. different B. unfair C. stressful D. hopeful
16. A. Thanks to B. In spite of
C. Except for D. But for
17. A. home B. house C. ability D. lesson
18. A. choice B. failure C. past D. present
19. A. doubt about B. rely on
C. center on D. believe in
20. A. born B. accepted
C. educated D. deserted
答案见下期

上期参考答案
D1 1-4 CCBA D2 1-3 BBA D3 1-3 CBC
D4 1-4 DCBA D5 1-3 DCB