Day 1
Staying dry like a ... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. The author mentioned her rainy weather experience in Beijing to show that ______.
A. many foreigners have embarrassing moments living in Beijing
B. the rain in Beijing is usually much heavier than the rain in London
C. British people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese people
D. both Beijingers and Londoners have unpleasant experiences with sudden rain
2. The underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refers to “______”.
A. people getting extremely wet on rainy days
B. sudden rain leading to traffic troubles
C. people being well-prepared on rainy days
D. it only raining a dozen times per year
3. The underlined word “chaos” in Paragraph 6 probably means ______.
A. doubt B. excitement
C. joy D. disorder
4. The tone of the article is ______.
A. humorous B. optimistic
C. objective D. annoyed
5. What is the main idea of the article?
A. Beijing-style rain and London-style drizzles both bring chaos.
B. Everything in Britain was made in China.
C. Why the umbrella is the best symbol of Britain.
D. What British people use a brolly for.


Day 2
Rodents that feel ... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. A new finding about rats.
B. How regret starts in the human brain.
C. How rats make decisions and later regret them.
D. The differences between rats’ and humans’ regrets.
2. Which of the following about the study on rats is TRUE?
A. The rats could choose only one restaurant along the “restaurant street” to eat.
B. The rats were patient enough to wait at each restaurant at the beginning.
C. The rats learned to wait at restaurants once they had been disappointed by their choices.
D. The rats learned to go back to previous restaurants when they didn’t like the food at later ones.
3. Rats feel regret differently from humans in that ______.
A. theirs have no effect on their future decisions
B. they don’t think about their problems for too long
C. they don’t discuss their mistakes with others
D. they don’t try to make their situations better



Day 3
Potato for a pet (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. When Shane asked for a puppy, what was his father’s reaction?
A. He was strongly against it.
B. He left the decision to the author.
C. He wanted to make the decision later.
D. He wanted to give him a surprise, so he said “no”.
2. Why did Shane carry a potato around wherever he went?
A. Because he believed it was a pet.
B. Because he was protesting (抗议) against his father.
C. Because he believed his mother when she said it would turn into a puppy.
D. Because he hoped it would make his father change his mind.
3. What made Shane’s Dad change his mind?
A. The author kept begging him.
B. Shane’s birthday was coming.
C. The thought that Shane had a potato for a pet worried him.
D. He asked around and found that a puppy was not troublesome.
4. Which of the following set of words best describes the author, as she is shown in the article?
A. Smart and loving.
B. Generous and patient.
C. Spoiling and dishonest.
D. Protective and worried.



Day 4
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you could go back in time and talk to your younger self, what would you say? That is the question that Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock raised when she gave a commencement speech to the 2014 graduating class at Easton Charter High School in New Orleans, US, on May 19.
The Gravity actress summed up the lessons she’s learned from the past and shared some important tips to lead a happy life. 1
Stop worrying so much. Stop being scared of the unknown, because anything I worried about didn’t happen. Other stuff happened but not what I had worried about. 2
Raise the bar higher. I only remember the moments when I tried beyond what I thought I could do. Nothing is a failure. 3
When someone you care about hugs you, hug them back with two arms. When you embrace (拥抱) someone with two arms, it allows you to lean on somebody and you always need someone to lean (依靠) on.
If someone doesn’t want to play with you, it’s OK. 4 Go find someone who is going to want to play with you and appreciates what you have to offer.
Go find your joy. Are you going to have a good day or are you going to have a great day? 5 It’s what you’re going to remember in the end. You’re not going to remember how you worried, the what-ifs, the whys, or who wronged you. It’s the joy that stays with you.
A. It’s completely up to you.
B. Read on and be inspired.
C. Not everyone is going to love us.
D. Whether it’s bungee jumping or just calling a new friend, let yourself do something you fear doing.
E. The unknown, we can’t do anything about.
F. It’s just not supposed to work out that way because something better is supposed to come along.
G. Sometimes, it’s good to forget about doing things, just do nothing and relax.




Day 5
阅读下面的材料，并根据内容选择最佳选项。
International Weather Forecast
(January 18th, 2010)
Paris Weather
·Today: Plentiful sunshine. High 59F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
·Tonight: Generally clear. Low near 35F. Winds light and variable.
·Tomorrow: A mainly sunny sky. High 59F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.
·Tomorrow night: A mostly clear sky. Low 36F. Winds light and variable.
New York Weather
·Today: Cloudy with rain and snow showers. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 40%.
·Tonight: Rain and snow showers this evening changing to rain showers overnight. Low 34F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 60%.
·Tomorrow: Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High around 45F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
·Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. Low 29F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
London Weather
Today: Cloudy and windy. High 56F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph
·Tonight: Partly cloudy and windy. Low 43F. Winds W at 20 to 30 mph.
·Tomorrow: Windy with occasional light rain. High 58F. Winds SW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
·Tomorrow night: Cloudy and windy. Periods of light rain early. Low 54F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Sydney Weather
·Today: Cloudy with periods of rain. High 73F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.
·Tonight: Rain. Low near 70F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
·Tomorrow: Showers in the morning with isolated thunderstorms arriving in the afternoon. High 78F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
·Tomorrow night: An isolated thunderstorm possible during the evening, then occasional showers overnight. Low near 70F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
1. Which city has the strongest wind on January 19th?
A. Paris. B. New York.
C. London. D. Sydney.
2. There will be thunderstorms in Sydney on ________.
A. the evening of January 18th
B. the afternoon of January 18th
C. the morning of January 19th
D. the afternoon of January 19th
3. If you go on a tour on January 18th, which of the following places of interest is the most favorable according to the weather report?
A. The Eiffel Tower.
B. Statue of Liberty.
C. Big Ben.
D. The Sydney Opera House.

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上期参考答案
D1 CAA
D2 1. Because they get time off from school and they can enjoy hot weather and barbecue with friends and families.
2. Hamburgers and hot dogs.
3. lower, longer, wood, smoky flavor
4. 当然，这一天是纪念美国反对英国的战争，是个历史久远，和我的生活几乎没关系的事件。
D3 DBD
D4 ACAD
D5 1-5 BCBDA
6-10 BCADB
11-15 ACBAD
16-20 ACBDB