Day1
Listening Cafe 听力测试

听两遍,选择正确答案。
1. What does Steven like best?
A. Taking long walks.
B. Climbing mountains.
C. Breathing fresh air.

2. What animal does Steven like best?
A. Cats.
B. Dogs.
C. Birds.

3. Where is the duck tour?
A. In Washington.
B. In New York.
C. In Boston.

4. How do people feel when staying
with Steven?
A. Bored.
B. Happy.
C. Sad.

Day2
Rising issue of smog problems (P4)
Choose the answer:
1. What is the main cause of smog
according to Chai?
A. Setting off too many fireworks.
B. Burning too much coal and oil.
C. Too many cars in big cities.
D. Too many factories and companies.

2. Which of the following is NOT included
in Chai’s suggestions towards reducing
smog?
A. Using cleaner energy.
B. Cleaning coal and oil.
C. Using gas and electricity.
D. Replacing coal with wind energy.

3. What can we tell from the story?
A. Only factories produce heavy smog.
B. Only the government can control smog.
C. Smog can’t be controlled by ordinary
people.
D. Living a green life can help reduce smog.

4. What’s Chen Jining’s attitude towards
Chai’s film?
A. He didn’t watch it.
B. He thought highly of it.
C. He disagreed with it.
D. He criticized it.


Day3
Leaping in time to keep up... (P5)
Choose the answer:
1. Why does a leap second have to be
added in some years?
A. Because this year is shorter than the
previous one.
B. Because we need to have more time.
C. Because the Earth is slowing down.
D. Because it can help make a leap year.

2. In a leap year, there is an extra day in
_____.
A. JanuaryB. February
C. MarchD. December

3. What’s the negative effect of adding a
leap second?
A. It makes the day longer than the previous
one.
B. It causes some recording errors for
companies.
C. It makes people stay up late.
D. It does harm to people’s health.

Day4


Best Christmas present (P6)
Choose the answer:
1. The author was not happy on Christmas
Eve 1881 because _____.
A. he was worried that his father was still
not back
B. it was the beginning of a new year and he
didn’t want to grow up
C. he couldn’t have the Christmas gift he
wanted
D. he didn’t want to be dragged out in the
cold

2. The father decided to help the Jensens
because _____.
A. he learned from Widow Jensen about her
trouble
B. he saw the little child looking for wood
out in the cold
C. he realized Widow Jensen had to raise
more children than he did
D. he saw their neighbors were not nice
or helpful

3. The writer finally understood his father
when _____.
A. he saw the difficult situation the family
was in
B. he put down the bag on the table
C. Widow Jensen invited them into her
house
D. he saw how moved Widow Jensen was by
their gifts

4. What did the writer learn from that
Christmas?
A. Helping those in need makes us feel good.
B. Christmas gifts are unimportant for poor
people.
C. We should get along with people around
us.
D. Being helpful sometimes brings people
good luck.



Day5
Cloze
Everybody dreams. Some people think dreams can tell us about the future. Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. It’s like our 1 is talking to us. Why are dreams 2 strange and hard to understand? Some people think our brain uses 3 to talk to us. When we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 4 meaning. Lots of people help others 5 their dreams. They find that dreams tell us about our 6 and fears.
These days, many scientists 7 that dreams are very important. During the day, we have many 8 , and our brain receives a lot of information. When we dream, our brain 9 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 10 . As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams.

1. A. bodyB. spirit
C. brainD. heart
2. A. neverB. seldom
C. everD. often
3. A. symbolsB. examples
C. numbersD. sounds
4. A. specialB. serious
C. similarD. dangerous
5. A. finishB. forget
C. understandD. continue
6. A. hopesB. rights
C. positionsD. abilities
7. A. replyB. believe
C. doubtD. worry
8. A. experiencesB. dreams
C. mistakesD. inventions
9. A. passes onB. looks into
C. throws awayD. asks for
10. A. feelingsB. stories
C. livesD. memories

上期参考答案

【Listening Cafe】BAABC
听力原文
Penguins are among the most popular of all birds. They only live in and around the South Pole and the continent of Antarctica. No wild penguins live at the North Pole. Though many people imagine a small, black-and-white animal when they think of penguins, these birds actually come in a variety of sizes. The smallest penguin species is the little blue penguin. These birds weigh only 1 kg. The largest penguin is the emperor penguin. It weighs 27-40 kg. According to a report, there are 19 different kinds of penguins and none of them can fly. Penguins only eat meat. They have to be able to survive in some of the Earth’s coldest and windiest conditions. They can spend up to 75 percent of their lives in the water. They do all of their hunting in the water. Penguins are great swimmers and have thick layers of fat to protect them from the bitter cold. Even in their freezing cold habitats, penguins still have to watch out for predators such as killer whales and seals.
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【P6】BAAD
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