【推荐2】When I was 4 years old, my aunt put a pair of headphones around my ears one day. For the first time I listened to classical music. My first experience with it was ______. The moment she put those headphones on, I stopped everything and stared ______ out into the universe, ______ by what was going on between my ears.

______ her, I had an early enjoyable experience with classical music that ______ my life path. I started taking piano lessons and composing my pieces of music at 9. In high school I ______ a band with my best friends playing and recording music and it had become a huge part of my life and ______.

None of these, though, would have much story ______ without some complications. In college, I started ballroom dancing, and all of us began to pursue our individual life ______. Music took a ______ seat until one day in 2017.

It was a usual Sunday afternoon and I played a bit on the piano, but this time was a little ______. Somehow, something out of nowhere   ______ me and I was motivated for action. How could I have given up on music? I went online immediately to buy some such ______ as micophone stands, a mixer and some good microphones to start recording. The things you don’t do today will end up being the ______ of tomorrow.

So I started playing with ______, writing and posting my own pieces showing my inner thoughts online. In a few months, I had dozens of pieces published and my ______ was on fire.

As more people began to listen to my music, I got ______ feedback. They said my music made them think and relax. I told them that I could ______. For some it was even good sleep aid or a good way to ______ stress from a hard day at work. I began to realize that my music wasn’t just for me — it could heal and ______ others in a meaningful way.

1.

A．meaningful

B．magical

C．painful

D．terrifying

2.

A．unwillingly

B．firmly

C．unbearably

D．blankly

3.

A．fascinated

B．encouraged

C．bored

D．frightened

4.

A．Along with

B．But for

C．Thanks to

D．As for

5.

A．followed up

B．blocked up

C．cleared up

D．set up

6.

A．supported

B．formed

C．followed

D．quitted

7.

A．family

B．identity

C．studies

D．challenge

8.

A．map

B．elements

C．value

D．fun

9.

A．paths

B．facts

C．events

D．attitudes

10.

A．middle

B．front

C．back

D．window

11.

A．urgent

B．difficult

C．strange

D．different

12.

A．struck

B．disturbed

C．annoyed

D．shocked

13.

A．instruments

B．facilities

C．videos

D．studios

14.

A．regrets

B．tasks

C．expectations

D．failures

15.

A．patience

B．joy

C．emotion

D．satisfaction

16.

A．creativity

B．curiosity

C．courage

D．desire

17.

A．negative

B．satisfying

C．demanding

D．professional

18.

A．review

B．remark

C．relax

D．relate

19.

A．bear

B．stop

C．relieve

D．spot

20.

A．teach

B．affect

C．surprise

D．help

【推荐3】Popular Music

Popular music is also called pop. It is any type of music that a large number of people _______. It is different from folk (民间的) music, which is the _______ music and songs of common people. It’s _______ different from classical (古典的) music, which is often more formal or artistic.

There are many types of popular music, _______ rock, country, rap, rhythm and blues (or R&B), the blues and jazz.

It is very _______ for popular music to be popular for only a short time. New songs regularly _______ hit songs. Even _______ of popular music lose popularity. The styles of big band, soul, and disco are no longer as popular as they once were. _______, some songs and styles have remained popular for _______.

Popular music developed out of many styles of religious (宗教的), folk, and classical music. In the 1800s concert bands and traveling musical groups brought ________ music to more and more people.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s the United States became a(n) ________ center of popular music. Songwriters in New York City wrote many popular songs, ________ African Americans created jazz and other new forms of popular music.

In the early 1900s phonograph records (留声机唱片) appeared, so people could ________ music in their homes. ________the first radio stations began playing popular songs.

Rock and roll, a mixture of country and blues music, ________ in the 1950s. It became wildly popular with young people. Rock is ________ the best­known form of popular music.

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, radio, television, movies, and the Internet ________ popular music to grow and to change. These ________ made it possible for millions of people to hear a single ________ at the same time. They also helped to ________ popular music into the huge business that it is today.

1.

A．try

B．enjoy

C．share

D．remember

2.

A．quiet

B．light

C．serious

D．traditional

3.

A．also

B．never

C．just

D．already

4.

A．except for

B．because of

C．such as

D．instead of

5.

A．interesting

B．common

C．difficult

D．terrible

6.

A．improve

B．influence

C．control

D．replace

7.

A．players

B．writers

C．types

D．concerts

8.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Moreover

D．Anyhow

9.

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

10.

A．folk

B．popular

C．classical

D．religious

11.

A．safe

B．strange

C．important

D．unusual

12.

A．and

B．but

C．since

D．so

13.

A．create

B．record

C．turn up

D．listen to

14.

A．Once

B．Soon

C．Recently

D．Finally

15.

A．changed

B．continued

C．increased

D．appeared

16.

A．still

B．only

C．again

D．even

17.

A．taught

B．expected

C．helped

D．warned

18.

A．examples

B．inventions

C．advantages

D．activities

19.

A．word

B．answer

C．notice

D．song

20.

A．make

B．bring

C．introduce

D．add

【推荐1】I experienced great bitterness five years ago. At that time, my father _______ from an accident. As the eldest son, I had no _______ but to drop out of school and work in a factory. I didn’t dare to ask for more, just hoping to _______ my two younger brothers. However, that’s not a(n)_______ thing, for I couldn’t afford to _______ their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night. Without my father’s protection, I _______ I was only a slave to the life.

Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a _______ day. I walked slowly in the _______. Suddenly the rain stopped. I _______ my head and found that “the sky” was in fact an umbrella. Then I heard a deep ________. “Why not ________ without an umbrella?” a one-leg man with a walking stick said to me. “If you run, you would get less wet.” His words ________ me deeply. He told me he once had dreamed of being a policeman, but an incident ruined his ________. Later he became a promoter (促销). Though his work was demanding and did’t suit for his ________, he still thought every outing was a wonderful start to him. He stated that he felt ________ he didn’t lose his ________ and still “ran” on the road of life.

Inspired by his words, I became an insurance agent. After two years’ ________, I did well and my family turned better ________. I got the time to return to my senior school, and eventually succeeded in my entrance to ________.

Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the rainy season of your life, there will be a ________ sky ahead of you!

1.

A．died

B．survived

C．suffered

D．recovered

2.

A．possibility

B．chance

C．choice

D．success

3.

A．get on with

B．give up

C．separate from

D．bring up

4.

A．difficult

B．awful

C．easy

D．wonderful

5.

A．pay

B．avoid

C．lend

D．calculate

6.

A．imagined

B．observed

C．explained

D．realized

7.

A．sunny

B．rainy

C．windy

D．cold

8.

A．shop

B．room

C．street

D．school

9.

A．nodded

B．raised

C．shook

D．buried

10.

A．sound

B．voice

C．noise

D．song

11.

A．run

B．jump

C．dance

D．dig

12.

A．pleased

B．embarrassed

C．frightened

D．astonished

13.

A．health

B．job

C．family

D．dream

14.

A．eye

B．leg

C．hand

D．ear

15.

A．delighted

B．annoyed

C．disappointed

D．sad

16.

A．achievement

B．failure

C．money

D．courage

17.

A．struggle

B．rest

C．relaxation

D．hesitation

18.

A．completely

B．immediately

C．gradually

D．partly

19.

A．participation

B．university

C．competition

D．society

20.

A．colorful

B．strange

C．grey

D．bright

【推荐2】When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by _________ and words. He used to come downstairs to _________ .

The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked _________ on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already _________ for him. Usually he said nothing,   _________ once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith. I would love _________ if you buttered my bread on both sides.” He read the paper all through breakfast.

Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea.” If a single knock followed, that meant, “More _________ , please.”

_________ a breakfast he said, “Boots.” The paper was spread (展开) for him over the _________ of an arm chair. Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him,   __________ cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot __________ he said, “Bus.” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and __________ there. Her job was to __________ a bus when it came. It came __________ sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat, hat.” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it __________ for him. __________ girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. “Handkerchief, pipe (烟斗).” They were brought and put, with his tobacco (烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said __________ “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was __________ reading the paper. He didn’t put it down __________ he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.

How lucky a man was to have a wife and five __________ .

1.

A．noises

B．shouts

C．knocks

D．screams

2.

A．meal

B．lunch

C．dinner

D．breakfast

3.

A．once

B．twice

C．over

D．again

4.

A．baked

B．buttered

C．cooked

D．boiled

5.

A．but

B．and

C．then

D．so

6.

A．better

B．more

C．much

D．even

7.

A．tea

B．paper

C．bread

D．butter

8.

A．After

B．Before

C．During

D．Over

9.

A．side

B．front

C．back

D．top

10.

A．fresh

B．freely

C．free

D．freshly

11.

A．finishing

B．finished

C．to finish

D．finish

12.

A．stood

B．sat

C．waited

D．lay

13.

A．drive

B．start

C．catch

D．stop

14.

A．late

B．early

C．later

D．earlier

15.

A．open

B．opened

C．openly

D．opening

16.

A．The other

B．Other

C．Another

D．Others

17.

A．both

B．all

C．neither

D．either

18.

A．still

B．already

C．yet

D．always

19.

A．when

B．until

C．then

D．unless

20.

A．girls

B．children

C．ladies

D．daughters

【推荐3】I live in Watts in South Central L. A. and I’m a fat girl. There are many fast food stores near my home and my mom _______ buys hamburgers for dinner. I’ve tried to talk her so many times into buying something _______. But she just doesn’t have time to do it. So I have to make better _______ for myself.

To _______ more, I talked to Andres Chopin, a student at Jefferson High School which is part of an after-school program where students learn to _______ and where they’re taught how to eat healthily. Andres said it’s _______ to eat wholefoods (纯天然食品), like vegetables, fruit and whole grains. Processed foods don’t _______ you as many nutrients. He told me to prepare food for myself, _______ I had never cooked before. I thought, “I may not be a good cook, but I can stop myself from eating things that are _______ for me.”

I learned from Andres to look more ____________ to food labels for ingredients (成分) that I know are bad for me. Now I ____________ more about which foods I can eat more and which I should eat less. I’ve been eating more fruit and I’m doing better about not going into the ____________ to see what there is to eat after I’ve already eaten.

____________ a habit that you’ve had since you were young is not easy. I want to lose ____________ in a healthy way, something I can control for the rest of my life. With time and self-control I know I can ____________ it. I can take two ways looking in the ____________ at myself — feeling bad about myself or encouraging myself to ____________. I choose to encourage myself.

After a month I ____________ 10 pounds. I’m not going to ____________ trying to eat better. The changes I’ve made ____________ me to keep on going. I can still do better.

1.

A．rarely

B．never

C．sometimes

D．often

2.

A．special

B．fresh

C．healthy

D．delicious

3.

A．results

B．decisions

C．methods

D．promises

4.

A．practice

B．receive

C．try

D．learn

5.

A．train

B．serve

C．cook

D．buy

6.

A．better

B．funnier

C．harder

D．simpler

7.

A．provide

B．cost

C．produce

D．give

8.

A．since

B．but

C．as

D．so

9.

A．useless

B．normal

C．fit

D．bad

10.

A．impatiently

B．completely

C．closely

D．actively

11.

A．know

B．appreciate

C．forget

D．admit

12.

A．restaurant

B．bedroom

C．kitchen

D．store

13.

A．Designing

B．Forming

C．Judging

D．Breaking

14.

A．temper

B．fat

C．weight

D．pressure

15.

A．feel

B．make

C．get

D．take

16.

A．mirror

B．window

C．book

D．plate

17.

A．diet

B．prepare

C．change

D．move

18.

A．gained

B．killed

C．challenged

D．lost

19.

A．continue

B．stop

C．consider

D．keep

20.

A．encourage

B．attract

C．require

D．allow

【推荐3】Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Micheal Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man _______ the character?
Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to _______. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t _______ a traditional path.
Miller didn’t take a _______ road to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in theatre or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only _______ experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the _______ to Hollywood.
Miller has always been _______. Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a _______ of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be _______ one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he got to Hollywood. ________, he worked as a production assistant. Not what you would __________ from a Princeton graduate.
However, it all paid off for Miller __________. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good ________.
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers ________ his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.
With a golden globe nomination(金球奖提名) and another season of Prison Break under his belt, Miller seems ready to ________ all of Hollywood.1.

A．beside

B．behind

C．outside

D．after

2.

A．talk with

B．go after

C．get along with

D．figure out

3.

A．go

B．walk

C．follow

D．step

4.

A．direct

B．special

C．wide

D．correct

5.

A．graduation

B．performance

C．production

D．education

6.

A．role

B．move

C．decision

D．movie

7.

A．strange

B．outstanding

C．different

D．successful

8.

A．mixture

B．result

C．mystery

D．representative

9.

A．other

B．either

C．another

D．the other

10.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Finally

11.

A．respect

B．make

C．indicate

D．expect

12.

A．in the end

B．in particular

C．as a whole

D．as a result

13.

A．film

B．actor

C．drama

D．guy

14.

A．recognized

B．made

C．recorded

D．remembered

15.

A．end up

B．take over

C．turn up

D．turn over