Day 1
Inspired to write (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. What did Matthew do in response to Jacques’ death?
A. He fell in love with the novels of Jacques.
B. He started to consider reading an important comfort.
C. He made up his mind to become a writer.
D. He decided to write his first novel and have it published.

2. The underlined word “eager” could be replaced by ______.
A. hungry
B. clever
C. quick
D. glad

3. What is the main reason Matthew wants to be a novelist?
A. He wants to connect to people in a positive way.
B. He wants to make lots of profits.
C. He wants to be able to share his fantasies.
D. He wants to do something to honor his favorite author.



Day 2
In USA, summer ... (P4-5)
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词数。
1. Why do many Americans consider summer “the most wonderful time of the year”? (No more than 20 word)
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2. What does the underlined “those two” in Paragraph 2 refer to? (No more than 4 words)
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3. Compared with grilling, barbecuing means ______ temperature, ______ time, fire made from _____ and more ______ ______.
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4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
Sure, it honors the US war against the British, an event from distant history with almost no connection to my life.
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5. What do you think is the best time of the year? Why do you think so? (No more than 30 words)
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Day 3
Take notes, not ... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer’s study, compared to traditional way of taking notes, using laptops is likely to ______.
A. improve students’ learning efficiency (效率)
B. give students less exact copies of what the teacher has said
C. improve students’ understanding of lessons
D. make students’ notes longer but less useful

2. What can we conclude from the second-to-last paragraph?
A. Students who use laptops in class tend to have poorer eyesight.
B. Students who use laptops in class tend to be less focused on lessons.
C. Students who use laptops in class tend to communicate with each other less.
D. Students who use laptops in class tend to have less time for social media and shopping.

3. What’s Scientific American’s attitude toward the use of laptops to take notes?
A. Worried.
B. Curious.
C. Supportive.
D. Negative (反对的).




Day 4
His secret recipe (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. What did the author think of his father’s biscuits?
A. They didn’t taste good.
B. Their color was beautiful.
C. They tasted as good as his gravy.
D. They looked like the ones their grandpa had made.

2. What was the author’s mother’s attitude toward sweets?
A. Uninterested.
B. Tolerant (容忍的).
C. Negative.
D. Disgusted (感到恶心的).

3. How did the children feel when they finished a supper of biscuits with honey?
A. Happy.
B. Worried.
C. Regretful.
D. Disappointed.

4. What does the last sentence of the article suggest?
A. The author tried hard but couldn’t make biscuits like Dad’s.
B. Dad should not be proud of his biscuits and bee spit.
C. The author was curious about Dad’s biscuit recipe.
D. Dad’s biscuit recipe was not passed down to the author’s kids.





Day 5
阅读短文，掌握其大意，并从所给的A，B，C和D四个选项中选择最佳选项。
My dad left me a treasure when he died. It wasn’t a mansion or a car. It wasn’t cash or bank accounts. In the eyes of the world, my dad died a 1 man. He was a simple mechanic (技工) who worked hard to 2 his family. My dad’s 3 , rather, was in the thousand wonderful 4 that he gave me over the course of his life.
One particular one 5 in my mind today. I was just a boy playing in the backyard of a friend’s house while my 6 spent the afternoon under the hood (引擎罩) of her beat up old car trying to get it 7 again. It seemed to take 8 , and I wasn’t sure if he could bring the ancient car back to 9 this time. At long last, though, he closed the hood and turned the key in the ignition (点火装置). There was a sweet smile of 10 on his face as the engine purred (呜呜叫). There was a twinkle (闪耀) of 11 in his eye when he shook his head and 12 to accept anything for his work. And there was a quiet hum of happiness in his voice as we drove back home that day. This memory made a home in my 13 and became a priceless pearl for me to 14 .
Time and time again Dad 15 me that a good life, a kind life and a giving life is 16 one choice at a time. Not all of his choices were the right ones, 17 most of them were. He did the 18 he could. He lived the best he could. And he helped to 19 the best in me too. As I look back into that treasure trove (珍藏物) of memories that Dad left me, I realize that each one of them 20 me to live and to love: one choice at a time.

1. A. coldB. poorC. rich D. proud
2. A. startB. settle C. support D. impress
3. A. loveB. treasureC. helpD. difference
4. A. presentsB. letters C. smilesD. memories
5. A. stands outB. puts outC. picks upD. turns up
6. A. friendB. dad C. momD. brother
7. A. changingB. removing C. running D. repairing
8. A. hoursB. minutes C. secondsD. days
9. A. garageB. road C. marketD. life
10. A. surpriseB. satisfaction C. calmD. curiosity
11. A. joyB. interest C. confusion D. regret
12. A. decidedB. offered C. refusedD. forgot
13. A. houseB. heart C. headD. childhood
14. A. valueB. share C. presentD. pass
15. A. calledB. followed C. warnedD. showed
16. A. createdB. owned C. imaginedD. suggested
17. A. andB. so C. but D. unless
18. A. leastB. best C. lessD. more
19. A. build upB. bring up C. sort outD. bring out
20. A. allowed B. inspired C. leftD. expected
（答案见下期）

上期参考答案
D1 BBA
D2 ABD
D3 BDB
D4 DCAC
D5 BADB