【推荐1】I glanced at the magazine covers while paying for some goods. Then I _______ Taraji P. Henson confidently on the cover of a magazine. The caption _______ : “All I can be is me.” Considering that I run a non-profit organization _______ positive perception(认识) of the body and encouraging people to accept their bodies，I’m _______ about that it took me so long to know it.

I used to make _______ to my mom that she looked young for her age; her skin didn't have lots of _______, and she had few age spots. But I suddenly realized with a _______ eye that day that I had been _______ forcing a young value system on my mom. So I _______ for telling her that, and she accepted with a smile.

I want my mom to grow old, feel the ________ to age and enjoy everything during the process. It’s a privilege to grow older. ________, we lose sight of this when we are ________ with countless perfect pictures of aging women and anti-aging fever. The phenomenon ________ a larger cultural problem that the perfected and forever ________   appearance has become the norm -- or ________ the popular norm.

Now I value the ________ older women have acquired through their life experiences. I believe we need to celebrate them for what they’ve ________ in life. I want to see older women ________ as themselves with loose skin, grey hair, and everything else that comes.

Wanting to be ________ to others isn’t a bad want, but our culture’s addiction to staying young has destroyed an entire age group of women. To restate the magazine’s ________, let women actually be themselves.

1.

A．noticed

B．thought

C．admired

D．watched

2.

A．wrote

B．read

C．showed

D．concluded

3.

A．learning

B．promoting

C．influencing

D．representing

4.

A．pleased

B．satisfied

C．worried

D．embarrassed

5.

A．appeals

B．donations

C．responses

D．comments

6.

A．wrinkles

B．marks

C．scars

D．blackheads

7.

A．cautious

B．sharp

C．fresh

D．cold

8.

A．consciously

B．aimlessly

C．suddenly

D．unintentionally

9.

A．sighed

B．apologized

C．scared

D．complained

10.

A．freedom

B．urge

C．duty

D．risk

11.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．However

12.

A．surrounded

B．crowded

C．frozen

D．buried

13.

A．describes

B．worsens

C．indicates

D．handles

14.

A．confident

B．youthful

C．fashionable

D．gentle

15.

A．at length

B．at last

C．at least

D．at most

16.

A．beauty

B．honor

C．peace

D．wisdom

17.

A．lost

B．abandoned

C．weathered

D．changed

18.

A．show up

B．show off

C．hold on

D．hold back

19.

A．important

B．similar

C．attractive

D．unique

20.

A．cover

B．caption

C．theme

D．picture

【推荐2】My niece (侄女) Kate is 9. Being fat and not doing well at school, she is often made fun of at home,and therefore she has developed some ________ in adults, who in turn usually don’t put high ________ on her.

Yesterday Kate and I went to an art exhibition, where paintings from kids with disabilities were being ________. Kate has ________ eyes, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She also volunteered to help ________ the chairs and table for a sharing meeting, and ________ helped me fetch my bag from another room, something that ________ happens at home as she’s usually ________ to her iPad.

Then we went to a bookshop, where I ________ a book written by a mom ________ her journey with her autistic (孤独症的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly introduced the book to Kate. It ________ me that she was truly interested. She kept asking me to tell more stories about the friend in the book who ________ with small things in life. Even when I was off the topic, she made ________ for more about this boy. This is the first time I’ve seen her so ________ a single topic. Usually when she talks to me, she tells about events at school and at home without a clear focus (中心). I’m touched that the life of an unknown ________ has found its way into this little girl’s ________.

I’m thankful for the ________ of the book, for the beauty that my niece ________ to me, and for the time we had together. I hope that I can keep seeing clearly the ________ things in her, so that whenever the not-so-kind world puts her down, I can ________ her how truly wonderful she has always been.

1.

A．pride

B．distrust

C．judgment

D．belief

2.

A．hopes

B．positions

C．grades

D．limits

3.

A．sold

B．collected

C．displayed

D．protected

4.

A．sharp

B．big

C．beautiful

D．careful

5.

A．design

B．clean

C．register

D．arrange

6.

A．cheerfully

B．bravely

C．impatiently

D．anxiously

7.

A．always

B．even

C．seldom

D．again

8.

A．related

B．glued

C．referred

D．used

9.

A．borrowed

B．bought

C．published

D．exchanged

10.

A．making

B．paying

C．visiting

D．describing

11.

A．embarrassed

B．concerned

C．surprised

D．confused

12.

A．struggles

B．helps

C．comes up

D．does away

13.

A．decisions

B．requests

C．noises

D．changes

14.

A．conscious of

B．loaded with

C．proud of

D．concentrated on

15.

A．passenger

B．artist

C．author

D．stranger

16.

A．dream

B．view

C．heart

D．imagination

17.

A．power

B．review

C．purpose

D．conclusion

18.

A．predicted

B．explored

C．presented

D．sent

19.

A．small

B．wonderful

C．difficult

D．funny

20.

A．warn

B．promise

C．question

D．remind

【推荐3】Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computers in the school he works in. I think it is a___________school except for the fact that the school didn't have computers.

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by_________an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the poor level of education for children in Ghana. People were_________that Owura made sure each button (按钮) was drawn correctly.

Owura wanted the students to_________what life with a computer could be like someday. He would come to school half an hour ahead of_________every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was_________off to start the next class, so he had to repeat it the next day!

Owura's efforts were_________when Microsoft (微软公司) took_________of his act. They first took him to an international educators' meeting in Singapore. He made a_________about his teaching methods at the meeting. He__________a standing ovation (起立鼓掌) after the speech.

Importantly, Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies__________computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher's__________the world took notice and responded with__________to them.

“Your work has really__________the world. At Microsoft, we believe that educators are heroes. They__________influence the lifelong skills of their students,” said Anthony Salcito, vice president at Microsoft.

1.

A．final

B．dusty

C．normal

D．personal

2.

A．operating

B．repairing

C．describing

D．drawing

3.

A．worried

B．disappointed

C．afraid

D．amazed

4.

A．start

B．imagine

C．rebuild

D．harm

5.

A．line

B．culture

C．schedule

D．deadline

6.

A．rubbed

B．called

C．cut

D．shown

7.

A．selected

B．rewarded

C．simplified

D．affected

8.

A．care

B．charge

C．place

D．notice

9.

A．plan

B．speech

C．decision

D．medal

10.

A．decreased

B．replaced

C．received

D．contained

11.

A．lent

B．sold

C．gave

D．applied

12.

A．doubt

B．pains

C．humour

D．efforts

13.

A．wisdom

B．kindness

C．honesty

D．pride

14.

A．inspired

B．stuck

C．formed

D．comforted

15.

A．directly

B．briefly

C．quickly

D．rarely

【推荐1】第三部分：完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to   36   an artificial tree for us and     _37   it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a   38   . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree   39 . We decided to wait one more day.
Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk   40   a box under a counter. He   41   that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no   42_   on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.
After putting the   43   on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was   44     and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his   45   at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could   46   play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man   47   to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to   48   the package.
At home in Mannheim, we were busily   49   to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't   50   a workable solution. We were ready to give up   51   the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long   52   carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in,   53   it was Christmas Eve and he was   54   to get home to his own family.
The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the   55   of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."1.

A．sell

B．buy

C．deliver

D．bring

2.

A．send

B．pass

C．carry

D．take

3.

A．surprise

B．hunger

C．pleasure

D．panic

4.

A．leaf

B．trunk

C．stand

D．branch

5.

A．watched

B．caught

C．spotted

D．broke

6.

A．directed

B．whispered

C．realized

D．confirmed

7.

A．delivery

B．customer

C．money

D．letter

8.

A．present

B．tree

C．mail

D．package

9.

A．crowded

B．small

C．noisy

D．normal

10.

A．friends

B．colleagues

C．relatives

D．companions

11.

A．really

B．confidently

C．kindly

D．patiently

12.

A．overcame

B．agreed

C．astonished

D．struggled

13.

A．fetch

B．transform

C．post

D．consult

14.

A．solving

B．explaining

C．trying

D．worrying

15.

A．come across

B．come back to

C．come upon

D．come up with

16.

A．while

B．when

C．as

D．since

17.

A．slim

B．beautiful

C．thick

D．heavy

18.

A．but

B．so

C．because

D．or

19.

A．in surprise

B．it, the, way

C．in a hurt7

D．in lime

20.

A．sight

B．back

C．corner

D．scene

【推荐3】Dear ______,

It is the first time for my beloved son to step out of his home where he is happy and safe. The school life is going to be strange and ______ to him for a while. And I wish you would take care of him with enough ________.

So far, he's been ________ of his own room. He's been boss of the back yard. I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to ______ his feelings.

______, things seem to be different now. Today, he is required to walk down the front steps, say goodbye to me and start on his great ________ that will probably include wars, tragedy and ________. To live his life in the world in which he has to live will ________ faith, love and courage.

So, World, I wish you would take him ________ his young hand and teach him things he will have to know. Teach him — but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶人) there is a _______; that for every dishonest politician, there is a ________ leader; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of books. Give him quiet time to _______ the mysteries of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills. Teach him it is far more honorable to _________ than to cheat. Teach him to have ________ in his own ideas, ______ everyone else tells him they are wrong. Teach him to _______ his strength and brains to the highest bidder (投标人), but never to put a price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a ________ crowd, and to stand and ________ if he believes he's right. Teach him kindly, World, but don't spoil him, because only the _______ of fire makes fine steel.

This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice little fellow.

Yours

Sally

1.

A．World

B．School

C．Headmaster

D．Friend

2.

A．interesting

B．amazing

C．challenging

D．concerning

3.

A．determination

B．kindness

C．patience

D．courage

4.

A．manager

B．monitor

C．king

D．instructor

5.

A．explore

B．contain

C．express

D．comfort

6.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．However

7.

A．adventure

B．experience

C．revolution

D．inspection

8.

A．sorrow

B．relief

C．fortune

D．luck

9.

A．weaken

B．require

C．strengthen

D．increase

10.

A．at

B．in

C．on

D．by

11.

A．hero

B．commander

C．performer

D．competitor

12.

A．powerful

B．faithful

C．distant

D．valuable

13.

A．reserve

B．replace

C．solve

D．survive

14.

A．respond

B．admit

C．fail

D．win

15.

A．mercy

B．basis

C．reasons

D．confidence

16.

A．as if

B．even if

C．in case

D．for fear

17.

A．attach

B．devote

C．apply

D．sell

18.

A．local

B．total

C．fierce

D．noisy

19.

A．affect

B．signal

C．fight

D．bargain

20.

A．test

B．temperature

C．flame

D．spread

【推荐1】Dad loved children. And he always wanted a_______ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us all to visitors.

Once, Dad_______ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, “And this is our_______model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all, we are _______ the 1953 model some time next month.”

But what he_______ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _______ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not_______Mum and Dad._______, Dad called out over his shoulder, “You _______ the second baby up from the front here, Mister.”

Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure whether he was telling us the________. Mum, who was a psychologist, once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the ________. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was________ except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been ________. When he pointed at the child that had been ________, Mum looked at him calmly and said, “That’s not one of ours, dear. He ________ next door.”

1.

A．rich

B．lovely

C．close

D．large

2.

A．surprisingly

B．nervously

C．generously

D．proudly

3.

A．dearest

B．smallest

C．latest

D．youngest

4.

A．ordering

B．selling

C．expecting

D．improving

5.

A．hated

B．enjoyed

C．cared

D．hoped

6.

A．doubtfully

B．excitedly

C．calmly

D．directly

7.

A．counting

B．naming

C．showing

D．reading

8.

A．Immediately

B．Carefully

C．Angrily

D．Easily

9.

A．saw

B．missed

C．forgot

D．left

10.

A．truth

B．story

C．adventure

D．accident

11.

A．lecture

B．house

C．office

D．activity

12.

A．expensive

B．regular

C．correct

D．fine

13.

A．troublesome

B．careless

C．active

D．quiet

14.

A．found

B．caught

C．punished

D．wounded

15.

A．goes to

B．belongs to

C．works

D．plays

【推荐2】I know what courage looks like. I saw it on a flight I took six years ago, and only now when I look back can I ______ it without tears filling eyes.

Our flight ______ the Orlando Airport one morning. But immediately upon take-off, it was ______ that something was wrong. The aircraft was bumping(颠簸) up and down. All the ______ travelers looked around with knowing smiles. If you ______ much, you see these things and learn to act ______ about them. However, we did not remain calm for long.

Minutes after we were ______, our plane began falling quickly. The pilot soon made a serious ______. “Attention, please! Weare having some difficulties. Our computers show that the control system has ______. We will return to the Orlando Airport. Our ______ will prepare you for a bumpy landing.” In other words, we were about to crash. Many travelers looked obviously ______ now. No one faces death without fear, I thought.

Then several rows to my left, I heard a woman’s voice, speaking in a(n)______ conversational tone. All around, people cried. Many ______. Finally, in this situation I saw her talking to her child. The woman, was ______ at the face of her daughter, who looked four years old. The child listened closely, sensing the ______ of her mother’s words. The mother’s gaze(凝视) held the child so focused that she seemed ______ by the sounds around her.

Finally, I ______ them and could hear this soft sure voice with the tone of ______. Over and over again, the mother said, “I love you. Remember, whatever happens, I love you always.” Fortunately, our landing gear(起落架) held at last and our touchdown was not a(n)______.

However, the voice I heard that day never ______. That mom showed me what a real hero looks like.

1.

A．dream of

B．make up

C．speak of

D．focus on

2.

A．destroyed

B．left

C．missed

D．greeted

3.

A．clear

B．surprising

C．important

D．pleasing

4.

A．excited

B．young

C．energetic

D．experienced

5.

A．shop

B．practice

C．fly

D．read

6.

A．calmly

B．politely

C．cautiously

D．curiously

7.

A．in a row

B．on the spot

C．in the air

D．on the go

8.

A．decision

B．speech

C．apology

D．announcement

9.

A．recovered

B．failed

C．worked

D．reset

10.

A．attendants

B．travelers

C．customers

D．standers-by

11.

A．disappointed

B．frightened

C．thrilled

D．confused

12.

A．normal

B．informal

C．exciting

D．nervous

13.

A．laughed

B．talked

C．wrote

D．screamed

14.

A．glaring

B．staring

C．pointing

D．smiling

15.

A．fun

B．content

C．importance

D．signal

16.

A．attracted

B．troubled

C．stricken

D．untouched

17.

A．approached

B．ran

C．looked

D．turned

18.

A．bravery

B．comfort

C．helplessness

D．relief

19.

A．beginning

B．exception

C．accident

D．joke

20.

A．returned

B．existed

C．lasted

D．faded