【推荐2】It was snowing _________, and the wind was blowing the snow into great piles _________ the fences at the sides of the road. In some places the piles were so big _________ they were beginning to spread right across the road, but as long as cars _________ keep moving at a proper speed, they could still manage to _________.

_______, at one point on the road there was a _________ bend in the road. There the drivers had to be very _________ to avoid getting stuck.

At last, of course, there was one who was not skillful enough and let his car stop on the corner. He _________ to drive in forward over the piles by speeding up, but the wheels slipped, and the car finished up deep in the snow and blocking the road.

The next car to reach the corner was __________ trouble too. The driver had been trying to __________ a good speed to avoid getting stuck, but he did not __________ the car blocking the road in front of him __________ he was almost on top of it. He put his brakes on hard __________ it slipped sideways into deep snow. Later car after car came round the corner too fast to stop properly, and finished up in the deep snow. Before long, there were five cars stuck as the snow __________ to fall and almost covered them.

________, a neighbour saw what had happened and telephoned the local garage, __________ sent a truck to pull the cars out of the snow. The neighbour watched as the garage men __________ them out one by one. When they reached the car which had started all the __________. the neighbor said to them, “You aren’t going to __________ that one, are you? That’s the one that has brought all this business to you today!”

1.

A．gradually

B．slightly

C．quietly

D．heavily

2.

A．on

B．against

C．over

D．about

3.

A．when

B．as

C．that

D．while

4.

A．could

B．should

C．would

D．must

5.

A．get through

B．break down

C．pass by

D．go back

6.

A．Then

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Still

7.

A．gentle

B．slow

C．sharp

D．broad

8.

A．powerful

B．skillful

C．beautiful

D．meaningful

9.

A．managed

B．failed

C．agreed

D．tried

10.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．out of

11.

A．keep up

B．slow down

C．pick up

D．switch off

12.

A．watch

B．observe

C．explore

D．notice

13.

A．when

B．until

C．after

D．since

14.

A．while

B．and

C．or

D．for

15.

A．stopped

B．began

C．happened

D．continued

16.

A．In all

B．After all

C．On time

D．At last

17.

A．who

B．which

C．what

D．that

18.

A．pulled

B．picked

C．left

D．let

19.

A．snow

B．ruin

C．trouble

D．harm

20.

A．move

B．repair

C．break

D．wash

【推荐3】One day I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my ____ Then he said, “Excuse me too ... I didn’t even____ you.” We were very ____, the stranger and I. Then we went on our ways after saying ____
But at home, a different____ is told. How we treat our____ones, the young and the old. Later, in the kitchen, as I cooked our supper, my____entered, very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I ____ at her. She left, with her little heart broken. I didn’t____ how hard I’d spoken.
That____, as I lay awake in bed, God’s quiet voice____ to me and said, “While with strangers, you are polite, ____with those you love, you didn’t do it properly. Go and look right now on the____floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she____ for you. She picked them herself--pink, yellow and blue.”
By this time, I felt____and small and now my own____fell. I quietly went to her bed, “____up, my dear daughter.” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them on the tree. I knew you’d like them, ____the blue.” I said, “I’m so____that I missed them today ... And I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way.” She whispered(低声说), “Mommy, that’s okay. I still____ you anyway.” I hugged her and said, “I love you too and love your flowers, especially the blue.”1.

A．rule

B．reply

C．step

D．truth

2.

A．see

B．tell

C．get

D．take

3.

A．nervous

B．alike

C．polite

D．confident

4.

A．welcome

B．thanks

C．hello

D．good-bye

5.

A．story

B．message

C．notice

D．activity

6.

A．crazy

B．loved

C．blind

D．brave

7.

A．mother

B．husband

C．daughter

D．son

8.

A．smiled

B．looked

C．shot

D．shouted

9.

A．lie

B．care

C．attack

D．realize

10.

A．noon

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．night

11.

A．looked

B．sang

C．spoke

D．listened

12.

A．when

B．but

C．unless

D．besides

13.

A．kitchen

B．office

C．dinning-room

D．library

14.

A．brought

B．bought

C．stole

D．sold

15.

A．excited

B．sad

C．happy

D．great

16.

A．leg

B．head

C．tears

D．feelings

17.

A．Look

B．End

C．Dress

D．Wake

18.

A．especially

B．specially

C．except

D．except for

19.

A．brave

B．lazy

C．sorry

D．excited

20.

A．hate

B．love

C．miss

D．beat

【推荐2】Windbreaks (防风林) help prevent the loss of soil. They stop the wind from blowing soil away. They also keep the wind damaging or destroying _______ . Windbreaks can be _______ valuable for protecting grain crops. For example, studies have been done on windbreaks in parts of   West Africa. These studies found that grain _______ were twenty percent higher in fields protected by windbreaks than in fields _______ them.

But here is something _______ about windbreaks. They seem to _______ best when they allow some wind to pass through the barrier of trees or plants around a _______ . If not, then the movement of air close to the ground will _______ the soil. Then the soil will be blown away.

For this reason, a windbreak is most effective if it _______ only sixty to eighty percent of the trees and plants that would be needed to make a ________ line. An easy rule to ________ is that windbreaks can protect areas up to ten times the ________ of the tallest trees in the windbreak.

There should be at least two ________ in each windbreak. One line should be large trees. The second line, right next to it, can be shorter trees or other plants with leaves. Locally grown trees and plants are considered the best choices for windbreaks. Studies have shown that some kinds of trees can grow well ________ the quality of the land is not very good. One kind of the trees is the white pine. Another is the loblolly pine. Windbreaks not only protect land and crops from the wind. Surplus (多余的) trees can be cut down and used or sold for money. Trees reduce the damaging effects of wind and rain. Their roots help protect soil from being ________ And trees can provide another valuable service for agriculture. They can provide animals with shade from the sun.

1.

A．crops

B．houses

C．camps

D．factories

2.

A．exactly

B．highly

C．slightly

D．hardly

3.

A．harvests

B．areas

C．prices

D．supplies

4.

A．around

B．without

C．beside

D．with

5.

A．serious

B．wrong

C．obvious

D．interesting

6.

A．sell

B．look

C．grow

D．work

7.

A．lake

B．field

C．village

D．city

8.

A．leave

B．block

C．lift

D．follow

9.

A．contains

B．divides

C．raises

D．serves

10.

A．straight

B．solid

C．beautiful

D．green

11.

A．measure

B．obey

C．break

D．remember

12.

A．weight

B．height

C．cost

D．value

13.

A．lines

B．rows

C．trees

D．kinds

14.

A．even if

B．in case

C．as if

D．now that

15.

A．built up

B．cut off

C．taken off

D．washed away

【推荐3】I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it. I went there for camping with my parents. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to EI Capitan, a huge rock of 3, 300 feet straight up. I touched that ________ rock and knew immediately I wanted to ________ it. That has been my life’s ________ ever since—climbing the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my home.

About 7 years ago I started seeing a lot of waste,________ beer cans, empty boxes, around the area. It’s beyond me why visitors started respecting the place less and treated such a beautiful ________ place this way.

I made an attempt to clean the place myself, but the job was too ________. I would spend an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so tired of it that I had to ________ an idea to change the situation.

In 2018, together with some climbers, I set a ________ for a cleanup. On that day, more than 300 people appeared there. Over three days we ________ about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was ________ how much we were able to achieve. I couldn’t believe the difference we made—the ________ looked clean!

Each year these climbers come for the ________ from everywhere. In 2022 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash.

There are many people around us who are ________ with their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by ________ rather than complaining. We need to teach by example. After all, everybody has his ________ to protect the environment.

1.

A．deep

B．mysterious

C．giant

D．slim

2.

A．perform

B．signal

C．climb

D．compose

3.

A．failure

B．passion

C．contest

D．admiration

4.

A．like

B．as

C．except

D．with

5.

A．homelike

B．lifelike

C．industrial

D．firm

6.

A．professional

B．minor

C．small

D．big

7.

A．put up with

B．come up with

C．keep up with

D．team up with

8.

A．place

B．date

C．figure

D．plot

9.

A．required

B．received

C．shot

D．collected

10.

A．complex

B．visual

C．tense

D．unbelievable

11.

A．park

B．lake

C．garden

D．campus

12.

A．cleanup

B．stage

C．ceremony

D．party

13.

A．content

B．dissatisfied

C．busy

D．confident

14.

A．working through

B．working out

C．taking action

D．taking off

15.

A．request

B．cause

C．balance

D．duty

【推荐1】Everybody always says that parenthood is a learning curve (曲线), and it really is, in more ways than one. My recent discovery is that you can never imagine how big and complex the inner world of a three-year-old is, _________ as a mom. Yesterday afternoon I went to _________ Nicole from her daycare center. On the way home, she looked joyful in the beginning, telling me about the daytime activities, while later when peace and quiet came back to her, she looked _________.

After we got off the bus, there was still 15 minutes of _________ along a hill to our apartment. She asked me where her daddy was, I told her that daddy was still _________. She accepted the fact, and _________ with “Oka...” somewhat unhappily.

On the way back, she was not so _________ as usual. Sometimes she _________ to walk, and stood in the middle of the road. Sometimes she stepped _________ to the grassland and tried to kick off the snow __________ the bare grass could be seen. And she kept silent all the way. __________ we arrived. All of a sudden she burst into tears and lost her __________ outside the door. “Why are you crying so sadly? Tired?” The last sentence caused an even louder __________“Mommy can’t carry me! Daddy carry me! Dad...!”

My __________ came out when I heard the words. What a sweet and __________ girl she is! One month ago I had a bad movement when carrying her up and __________ my waist. I remember that I couldn’t move at all when the accident happened and this certainly scared her. After that I __________ long-term lower back pain till now and couldn’t carry: her. It is __________ that she knows everything.

No wonder (难怪) she asked me where her daddy was, for it is __________ that normally comes to her help in a(n) __________ like this. And that was why she kept silent all the way but finally 1ost control when arriving home. Dear parents, do you still think that out children know nothing or little about our world?

1.

A．but

B．still

C．even

D．or

2.

A．get up

B．pick up

C．make up

D．sign up

3.

A．tired

B．determined

C．confused

D．annoyed

4.

A．sliding down

B．hanging about

C．working out

D．climbing up

5.

A．leaving

B．missing

C．working

D．struggling

6.

A．smiled

B．argued

C．sighed

D．breathed

7.

A．cooperative

B．patient

C．calm

D．graceful

8.

A．decided

B．refused

C．attempted

D．pretended

9.

A．forward

B．aside

C．back

D．out

10.

A．unless

B．until

C．whether

D．after

11.

A．Finally

B．Hurriedly

C．Clearly

D．Actually

12.

A．balance

B．heart

C．temper

D．sight

13.

A．cry

B．noise

C．sound

D．scream

14.

A．comments

B．sweat

C．anxiety

D．tears

15.

A．naughty

B．strange

C．honest

D．caring

16.

A．hurt

B．shook

C．designed

D．damaged

17.

A．got over

B．suffered from

C．swept away

D．recovered from

18.

A．powerful

B．awkward

C．obvious

D．disastrous

19.

A．she

B．I

C．him

D．he

20.

A．environment

B．process

C．failure

D．situation