Day 1
Hard times for teen ... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. By mentioning Cleia Kim’s experience at the beginning of the article, the author intends to ______.
A. explain why Kim was eager to find a job
B. inform readers of the importance of work experience
C. give evidence for the claim that it’s difficult for US teenagers to land a job
D. introduce how American teenagers usually seek jobs
2. The underlined phrase “fared poorly” in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.
A. were poorly paid
B. became less ambitious
C. didn’t do well in their work
D. had poor luck with finding a job
3. It can be concluded from the article that since the 2000s, ______.
A. all Americans have found it more difficult to find jobs
B. the number of high school dropouts has risen in the US
C. US teens and young adults have been the biggest sufferers in the job market
D. many Americans over 55 have stopped working because of the recession
4. What can we infer from the article?
A. It is hard for those with limited work experience to get good jobs in the US.
B. Waiters and coffee baristas are popular positions with US college graduates nowadays.
C. Many young people were forced to give up further education because of the recession.
D. A college degree is considered by US employers to be more important than work experience.

Day 2
Stay tough (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To list common stereotypes about the UK.
B. To fight common misunderstandings about the UK.
C. To analyze what makes British people grumpy and negative.
D. To list some differences between Americans and British people.
2. Which of the following statements might Ricky Gervais agree with?
A. Britons like challenging the underdog more than Americans do.
B. Americans are more optimistic and realistic than British people.
C. Britons are more comfortable with life’s losers than Americans.
D. Bad weather in the UK is the main thing that makes Britons grumpy.
3. The underlined phrase “interfere in” in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. think about B. benefit from
C. get in the way of D. have a positive effect on
4. Why does Michael Caine think British people are not cold?
A. They can be heartbroken, and they cry too.
B. They are well-mannered and unwilling to disturb others.
C. They care a lot about what other people think of them.
D. They are taught to face hardships by themselves.
5. With the example of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, the author intends to ______.
A. explain why British people tend to be cold
B. reveal that Britons don’t intrude on others’ space
C. present a way in which British people hide their emotions and feelings
D. show how not giving in to emotions can help one to get through a tough time

Day 3
Creating new body parts (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the man with the nose on his arm?
A. His nose has been on his arm since he was born.
B. The new nose didn’t appear on his arm until he got cancer.
C. The new nose will be relocated to his face once it’s fully grown.
D. He is receiving an operation to remove the nose growing on his arm.
2. What is the correct order of steps for making an artificial nose?
a. Make a hollow glass mold of a nose.
b. Implant the object into the patient’s arm.
c. Fill the mold with a special polymer material.
d. Make the stem cells grow in the polymer “nose”.
e. Take the stem cells from the patient’s stomach and grow them in a dish.
A. a, c, e, d, b B. a, e, d, c, b
C. a, b, e, d, c D. b, a, c, e, d
3. What is the most difficult part of growing a new body part?
A. Using polymer materials to form the shape of a body part.
B. Implanting the fully-grown part into the patient’s body.
C. Designing a polymer material that will be accepted by the human body.
D. Making the stem cells grow to cover the structure of the mold.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. The procedure of making organs with special polymer materials is simple.
B. These new techniques will soon be used to make different organs for patients.
C. So far, a handful of patients’ bodies have successfully accepted lab-made organs.
D. The new techniques cannot be used to make things like windpipes, lungs or livers.

Day 4
Wearing them out (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined word “quirks” in the first paragraph probably means ______.
A. art of matching B. unusual habits
C. special skills D. something recycled
2. Which of the following was a problem that one of the author’s children had?
A. Her oldest daughter couldn’t put up with seams on her socks.
B. Her son didn’t like to wear tennis shoes.
C. Her youngest daughter refused to wear long sleeves, even in winter.
D. Her middle child hated the sound corduroy made when it rubbed together.
3. How did the author’s husband react to the new shirt the author bought for him?
A. He didn’t like it at all.
B. He liked its style but not its color.
C. He considered it too expensive.
D. He said it was exactly the type he had wanted.
4. Which of the following statements best describes the author?
A. She is strict with her children.
B. She has good taste in fashion.
C. She is tolerant, thoughtful and good-natured.
D. She doesn’t like to set rules for her children.

Day 5
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. ______ his poor eyesight, Depp had never given a thought to acting, but he did want to make music.
A. Regardless of B. Owing to
C. Other than D. In case of

2. ______ his latest movie Transcendence, which will come out on April 18 in China, the US actor visited Beijing on March 31.
A. To promote B. Promoting C. Promoted D. Promote

3. But it wasn’t until Pirates of the Caribbean in 2003 ______ he really made the Hollywood A-list.
A. when B. which C. that D. where

4. You had better ______ some time every day for sports so that you can keep in shape.
A. set aside B. take up C. put away D. give out

5. I ______ about what you said and I’ve decided to take your advice.
A. thought B. was thinking C. had thought D. have been thinking

6. Mobile phones have become essential to our lives. ______, some say that the ways people are using them today are out of control.
A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Somehow

7. Parents and children should communicate more to ______ the gap between them so that they can understand each other better.
A. open B. narrow C. widen D. leave

8. He believed that human emotions are much richer than that, ______ is why he and his team decided to use advanced computer technology for further investigation.
A. it B. this C. which D. that

9. When we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to ______ time.
A. catch up with B. keep up with
C. keep track of D. lose track of

10. People in the flesh ______ more attention than a gadget, so wherever possible, do not allow your phone to distract you in face-to-face situations.
A. pay B. deserve
C.focus D. win
(答案见下期）

上期参考答案
D1 1-4 ABCD D2 1-4 ACCB D3 1-4 DBCA
D4 1-3 BCC D5 1-3 BDB