Day 1
Ebola fighters win (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. The causes of, and cures for, Ebola.
B. How harmful Ebola is to human beings.
C. How to protect ourselves from Ebola.
D. The Ebola outbreak and the fight against it.
2. How long did it take Brantly to recover from Ebola?
A. About a month.
B. About three months.
C. About six months.
D. About a year.
3. Which of the following about Ebola is TRUE according to the article?
A. This is the first time that Ebola has broken out in Africa.
B. People are well prepared for Ebola after several outbreaks of the disease.
C. Almost half of Ebola victims would die if not properly treated.
D. The people fighting Ebola are heroes who are protecting the world.
Day 2
Freeman is new ... (P4-5)
阅读短文并根据文章内容完成表格，每空一词。
Topic: Martin Freeman and his new movie
About the movie It is the 1. ______ part of the Hobbit movie trilogy, and it came out in the US on Dec 17.
The main character Bilbo Baggins is one of fantasy’s most 2. ______ heroes.
In the movie, he helps the dwarves to get their kingdom back from the dragon Smaug, and also fights an 3. ______ group of enemies.
He shows that true heroics is not the 4. ______ of fear, but having that fear and doing something anyway.
Difficulties Freeman once had He used to be overshadowed (使逊色) by Benedict Cumberbatch, his co-star in Sherlock.
He seemed to be 5. ______ to take the role in the Hobbit trilogy because of his role in Sherlock.
His 6. _____ and habits
He is known for being outspoken and is described as “7. ______ and mean”.
He is so old school that he doesn’t use 8. ______ much, so he prefers his scripts to be mailed to him rather than e-mailed.
He doesn’t drive, and he’s not 9. ______ in hanging out with celebrities at clubs.
He said he always saw the world in a 10. ______ way and learned not to care about being criticized.

Day 3
Cuteness can be ... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Grumpy Cat is mentioned at the beginning of the article to ______.
A. introduce the topic of Internet sensations
B. show how popular it is on the Internet
C. introduce the topic of cute animals
D. prove that cute animals can bring benefits to their owners
2. What was the main finding of the study at Hiroshima University?
A. Seeing cute animals could cheer people up.
B. Seeing cute things could help people concentrate.
C. People concentrated better after seeing anything pleasant.
D. People performed better after seeing pictures of cats and dogs.
3. The underlined word “deliberately” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. happily
B. carefully
C. relaxedly
D. actively

Day 4
An inspired sale (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The boy clerk seemed to be ______ his job.
A. tired of
B. disappointed with
C. experienced in
D. proud of
2. What does the underlined sentence suggest?
A. Too great an enthusiasm for one’s job will kill a career.
B. It’s difficult to stay enthusiastic about something for long.
C. A person needs to look for the novelty in a job.
D. Staying enthusiastic about a job will lead to success.
3. According to the author, many shop clerks ______.
A. frequently try to inspire themselves to be creative
B. do not think they need to present the goods they sell in an attractive way
C. show no or little pleasure in serving their customers
D. become mechanical in their work because they don’t see a way to improve
4. What was the author’s aim in writing this article?
A. To share an interesting shopping experience.
B. To tell the story of a successful young salesperson.
C. To inspire the young to go about their work with zeal.
D. To call upon sales people to become more creative in their work.

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，选出最佳选项。
When I first stepped into my empty dormitory (宿舍) two years ago, I was sure of a few things. Firstly, I realized that I didn’t 1 anybody at the school. Secondly, I knew that I wanted to get good 2 . And thirdly, I wanted to 3 my life with new classmates, without my parents around.
Everything was new and it 4 me in the beginning. But that fear quickly 5 . In fact, two of my other 6 ended up causing me more difficulties. I knew that it was hard to devote a lot of time to my classes and to my 7 life at the same time. But I wanted to do well in both. I knew this would be a 8 , but I didn’t realize 9 of one it would be until classes began.
I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dormitory. Often, 10 finishing my homework before it was due (应交的期限), I went upstairs and had an ice cream with my roommate. I always finished it the next day between classes. I knew this wasn’t very good and the grades I 11 showed that I wasn’t putting in enough effort.
I decided that I needed to find some sort of balance. So I created a schedule (进度表) that would 12 my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, 13 I was only 14 to follow it for a few days. A 15 like that was too much pressure (压力).
So I tried another 16 . Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week. Then, 17 the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do 18 I had time.
This is how I have 19 my time since then. I'm glad that I’ve learned to 20 things and it has helped prepare me for the future.

1. A. know B. meet
C. recognize D. like
2. A. classes B. grades
C. experience D. luck
3. A. enjoy B. value C. fill D. change
4. A. excited B. encouraged
C. surprised D. frightened
5. A. finished B. forgot
C. disappeared D. lost
6. A. things B. ideas C.surprises D. goals
7. A. social B. friendly
C. career D. volunteer
8. A. challenge B. job
C. chance D. time
9. A. how much B. how many
C. what D. which
10. A. as for B. instead of
C. as well as D. except for
11. A. demanded B. took
C. received D. accepted
12. A. cut B. put
C. divide D. build
13. A. while B. but
C. and D. also
14. A. easy B. possible
C. free D. able
15. A. balance B. schedule
C. term D. decision
16. A. project B. type
C. class D. plan
17. A. under B. behind C. for D. up
18. A. unless B. if
C. until D. so
19. A. chosen B. managed
C. wasted D. worked
20. A. do B. fix
C. balance D. complete
上期参考答案
D1 BCDA
D2
1. She had always loved watching and playing football, so she tried out for the position of kicker when the boys’ kicker graduated.
2. Her background in soccer made it hard for her to time her kicks.
3. They have supported her and helped her to progress in practice.
4. 这不是一个简单的任务，每天投入时间训练，需要有和所有男生竞技的体育精神，但至少对我来说，这些都很值得。
D3 ADB D4 CDCB
D5 ABC