DAY1
Talking Tom app ... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is main purpose of the article?
A. To explain why Talking Tom is so successful.
B. To encourage more people to download Talking Tom.
C. To tell the story of how the Talking Tom apps were created.
D. To introduce the idea of amusing apps like Talking Tom.

2. Why are adults crazy about Talking Tom, according to Gigaom?
A. It reminds them of their childhood.
B. It satisfies their need to keep a pet.
C. It teaches them how to take care of others.
D. It is a mobile toy that can interact with them.

3. Which of the following about Talking Tom is TRUE according to the article?
A. It is the first talking character app.
B. You can play any game you want on it.
C. It is more educational than entertaining.
D. The sharing of video clips makes it more fun.



DAY2
Is sharing bad for you? (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What did Yale University’s studies mainly prove?
A. Shared joy is half a joy.
B. Shared sorrow is a double sorrow.
C. People who like to share turn out to be more joyful.
D. People prefer to share joy rather than sorrow with others.

2. How did the researchers from Yale University prove their idea?
A. By listing a few numbers they found.
B. By comparing the results of two studies.
C. By citing (引用) studies by other researchers.
D. By taking a survey of college students.

3. What can be concluded from the article?
A. Bitter chocolate tastes better when you share it with others.
B. You might find it less exciting if you celebrate with others.
C. It’s better to keep your low spirits to yourself.
D. People are more easily affected by what strangers do around them than by their friends.




DAY3
Paying the price (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. What did Martha Cothren do on the first day of school?
A. She invited the principal to her class.
B. She asked the students to pay for their desks.
C. She asked the students to take their desks out of the classroom.
D. She made the students have classes without desks.

2. During the last period of the day, ______.
A. only a few students earned their desks
B. some veterans appeared in the classroom
C. a TV news crew tried to get answers from Martha Cothren
D. students found that it was fun to sit on the floor

3. What did Martha intend to teach the students?
A. Grades and behavior do not matter to students.
B. Students should study hard no matter what conditions they are in.
C. Students should cherish what veterans have earned for them.
D. Students should learn from veterans to be willing to help others.



DAY4
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。
For many students in the US, the first day of school this year was even stranger than usual. 1 They now have to wear clothes that meet a new dress code (规范).
According to the handbooks of all high schools in Allentown, Pennsylvania, students must wear short- or long-sleeve polo shirts and khaki or black pants. Skinny jeans, leggings (紧身裤), and open toe shoes are not allowed.
2 About 57 percent of American public schools now have a “strict dress code”, up from more than 47 percent a decade earlier, said USA Today.
3 “It takes away the daily fashion show” and makes students more equal, school safety consultant (顾问) Ken Trump told USA Today. But others say that uniforms (制服) make students less individual (有个性的).
While school uniforms have been a popular topic to discuss recently in the US, however, in the UK they are still a tradition.
School uniforms in England were first introduced in the 16th century when Henry VIII was the king. The UK Department of Education “strongly encourages schools to have a uniform”.
4 Schools sometimes even have “Mufti” days on which students can wear their own clothes if they give money to charity (慈善机构).
5 Many “children hate them”, according to Aisha on the BBC Newsround website. Ask UK students why they wear a school uniform and their answer will most likely be, “because we have to”.

A. Allentown schools are not alone.
B. It was all because of one extra school rule.
C. And the uniform is now a strong part of school culture in the UK.
D. And it causes a lot of trouble if students wear their own clothes.
E. Some students don’t mind wearing similar clothes every day.
F. Students in the US and UK have different opinions about school uniforms.
G. However, the tradition does not mean that school uniforms are popular there.




DAY5
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. It ______ that this method didn’t work well.
A. turned on B. turned in
C. turned around D. turned out
2. Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything first time. The teacher will ______ the main points at the end.
A. reserve B. review
C. remind D. remember

3. Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people – they also need to be trained.
A. simply B. partly
C. seriously D. equally

4. The driver was not ______ for the accident; it was raining heavily.
A. having blamed B. blaming
C. to blame D. take the blame

5. Your house is always so neat – how do you ______ it with three children?
A. manage B. serve
C. help D. develop
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The man was very sad because his cat was 6. ______ (die). He put the cat on his lap (大腿部位) and cried. The cat asked: “Where do you think I’ll be when I leave you?”
The man shook his head 7. ______ (help).
“Close your eyes, man,” the cat said.
The man did 8. ______ he was told.
“Where is it that you most often see me?” asked the cat.
“I see you ... on my favorite chair ... on my desk ... on the pillow next 9. ______ my head at night.”
“Then, 10. ______ you wish to see me, all you need to do is close your eyes,” said the cat.
Then the cat asked the man to pick up a piece of string (绳子) and bring the two ends of the string together.
“One end is my birth and the 11. ______ is my death. Now that you’ve made a circle,” said the cat. “12. ______ any point along the string appear to be worse or 13. ______ (good) than any other part of the string?”
The man looked at the string, 14. ______ (shake) his head. When he looked up, the cat was gone.
The man cried and closed his eyes. He saw the cat in his bed, on his desk and on the pillow. He opened his eyes and through his tears looked down at the circle of string in his hand.
One day, not long after, there was a new cat on his lap. She looked very 15. ______ (difference) from his earlier beloved cat and, yet, at the same time, very much the same.


My notes
D1: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______
D2: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______
D3: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______
D4: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___
D5: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___
6. ___ 7. ___ 8. ___ 9. ___ 10. ___
11. __ 12. __ 13. ___ 14. ___ 15. ___

上期参考答案
D1 1. 1999 2. end 3. printed 4. save/protect 5. dislike
6. respect 7. dream/goal 8. inspired 9. decade
10. bittersweet
D2 BCDD D3 DAB
D4 BCCB
D5 1-5 ABCAB 6-10 CCDDB
11-15 BDBBA 16-20 DACDC