【推荐1】When Mrs. Green told her pupils to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful, she thought how little these children in a(an) _______ neighborhood, had to be _______ for. Most of the _______ would draw pictures of turkeys (火鸡) or of Thanksgiving tables full of everything _______ to eat. That was what they believed was _______ them.

What made Mrs. Green _______ was David’s picture. David was so disappointed and likely to be _______ close in his shadow as they went outside for breaks. David’s drawing was _______ this:

A hand, whose hand? The class was strongly attracted by his image. “I think it must be the _______ of God ________ us food,” said one student.

“A ________,” said another, “because they ________ the turkeys.”

“It looks more like a policeman, and they ________ us.” “I think,” Lucy said ________, “that it is ________ to be all the hands that help us, but David could only draw one of them.”

Mrs. Green had almost forgotten David in her ________ at finding the class so responsive (共鸣的). Having the others working on another project, she bent over his ________ and asked whose hand it was.

David whispered, “It’s yours, Teacher.”

Then Mrs. Green ________ she had taken David by the hand from time to time; she often did that with the children. But that it should have ________ so much to David …

Perhaps, she thought this was her Thanksgiving, and everybody’s Thanksgiving—not the things given to us, but the small ________ that we give something to others.

1.

A．bettering

B．developing

C．interesting

D．worsening

2.

A．eager

B．thankful

C．ready

D．greedy

3.

A．class

B．school

C．group

D．boys

4.

A．rare

B．delicious

C．expensive

D．fit

5.

A．convinced of

B．informed of

C．warned of

D．expected of

6.

A．satisfied

B．touched

C．amazed

D．encouraged

7.

A．found

B．shut

C．hidden

D．stuck

8.

A．only

B．simply

C．clearly

D．exactly

9.

A．head

B．arm

C．hand

D．foot

10.

A．fetching

B．earning

C．sending

D．bringing

11.

A．worker

B．carpenter

C．farmer

D．banker

12.

A．raise

B．milk

C．have

D．grow

13.

A．bring

B．protect

C．watch

D．guard

14.

A．seriously

B．rudely

C．naughtily

D．noisily

15.

A．proved

B．known

C．said

D．supposed

16.

A．surprise

B．pride

C．pleasure

D．wonder

17.

A．picture

B．book

C．schoolbag

D．desk

18.

A．realized

B．wished

C．remembered

D．believed

19.

A．sensed

B．meant

C．accounted

D．affected

20.

A．ways

B．chances

C．abilities

D．hopes

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age are as you are. Not only are students in China _______ from this problem, but kids in the United States are _______ fed up with heavy school bags.
Experts are starting to _______ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags _______ too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the _______ with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, _______ 11-year-old student in the US. Rich is among the students who have _______ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, _______ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. But even with rolling backpacks, _______ up stairs and buses with them is ________ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.
But how much is too ________ ? Experts say students should carry ________ more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin ________ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should ________ with 10 percent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go ________ percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are ________ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take ________ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets or ________ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some ________ themselves suggested, to have no homework ________ !1.

A．facing

B．meeting

C．suffering

D．experiencing

2.

A．also

B．already

C．yet

D．always

3.

A．explain

B．say

C．announce

D．worry

4.

A．be

B．being

C．are

D．is

5.

A．schools

B．houses

C．stairs

D．homes

6.

A．this

B．an

C．a

D．that

7.

A．common

B．unusual

C．special

D．strange

8.

A．when

B．and

C．then

D．but

9.

A．going

B．climbing

C．getting

D．turning

10.

A．still

B．only

C．even

D．just

11.

A．more

B．very

C．many

D．much

12.

A．too

B．no

C．any

D．much

13.

A．children

B．student

C．back

D．bag

14.

A．stay

B．carry

C．take

D．bring

15.

A．about

B．under

C．before

D．beyond

16.

A．keeping

B．losing

C．missing

D．making

17.

A．home

B．class

C．school

D．city

18.

A．valuable

B．important

C．thin

D．interesting

19.

A．kids

B．teachers

C．parents

D．reports

20.

A．for all

B．after all

C．in all

D．at all

【推荐1】读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Shortly after I started out as a professional baseball player in the Tri-State League, I was fired. “Frank,” the manager said ____, “whatever you do after you leave here, put some ____ and enthusiasm into your work!” Well, that was the ____ thing I expected him to say.
A week later, ____, I was introduced to the New Haven. My first day here will always ____ in my memory as a great event in my life. No one knew me in the league, so I was ____ to make myself the most enthusiastic ball player they’d ever seen. From the minute I ____ on the field, I acted like a man electrified. And I acted as if I were alive with a million ____
My biggest thrill came the following morning ____ I read in the New Haven newspaper: “This ____ player, Frank, has a barrel (桶) of enthusiasm. He ____ our boys. They looked better than at any time this season.” The newspapers began ____ me the life of the team.
Within two weeks, enthusiasm took me from $250 a month to $1850 a month—it ____ my income by 700 percent! Two years after that, I was ____ third base for the St. Louis and multiplied my income by thirty times. Enthusiasm ____ did it; nothing but enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm is by far the highest paid ____ on earth. It helps you become more successful, and ____ a healthier, richer and happier life. “To become enthusiastic—act enthusiastically.” Put this rule into ____ for thirty days and be prepared to see astonishing ____ It may easily change your entire life. Can you acquire enthusiasm—or must you be born ____ it? Certainly you can acquire it!1.

A．carefully

B．casually

C．quickly

D．firmly

2.

A．curiosity

B．life

C．experience

D．pleasure

3.

A．proper

B．other

C．last

D．only

4.

A．meanwhile

B．therefore

C．otherwise

D．however

5.

A．give out

B．keep up

C．stand out

D．look up

6.

A．determined

B．delighted

C．excited

D．moved

7.

A．glanced

B．appeared

C．queued

D．cheered

8.

A．batteries

B．machines

C．players

D．balls

9.

A．till

B．before

C．when

D．though

10.

A．healthy

B．popular

C．familiar

D．new

11.

A．inspired

B．satisfied

C．upset

D．disappointed

12.

A．showing

B．calling

C．giving

D．bringing

13.

A．included

B．made

C．took

D．increased

14.

A．introducing

B．leaving

C．playing

D．starting

15.

A．alone

B．once

C．also

D．indeed

16.

A．reputation

B．quality

C．theme

D．profession

17.

A．change

B．enjoy

C．spoil

D．admire

18.

A．field

B．memory

C．action

D．idea

19.

A．efforts

B．events

C．factors

D．results

20.

A．with

B．in

C．without

D．at

【推荐2】Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he _________ to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social _________ with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the cafe. On Saturday evenings, the cafe was _________ because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his _________. In his words, he _________ thought of changing his job.

At the age of 36, Dad married my mother. In the following spring I came _________ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt _________. She told Dad that they must make a _________.

My mother had _________ of how some famous persons fought against fate (命运) and achieved greatness and __________, just like Thomas Edison. And she __________ that I would some day become a great leader __________ men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she __________ Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and __________ a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for __________ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive (驱使) of my mother’s hope, Dad and I __________ what we have today. Dad runs a big international __________ and I am a successful lawyer __________ great fame in my country, __________ not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. __________ he got a lesson of life — sometimes we really need drive from outside.

1.

A．drove

B．walked

C．ran

D．rode

2.

A．conversations

B．activities

C．relationships

D．games

3.

A．cold

B．quiet

C．crowded

D．dirty

4.

A．life

B．entertainment

C．horse

D．beer

5.

A．often

B．never

C．ever

D．sometimes

6.

A．laughing

B．singing

C．crying

D．sleeping

7.

A．relaxed

B．unsatisfied

C．serious

D．sick

8.

A．living

B．house

C．decision

D．change

9.

A．heard

B．dreamed

C．thought

D．spoken

10.

A．honesty

B．money

C．fame

D．energy

11.

A．cared

B．knew

C．forgot

D．hoped

12.

A．training

B．ruling

C．helping

D．protecting

13.

A．warned

B．wanted

C．allowed

D．persuaded

14.

A．start

B．find

C．design

D．sell

15.

A．farther

B．higher

C．easier

D．closer

16.

A．showed

B．kept

C．lost

D．achieved

17.

A．company

B．school

C．farm

D．cafe

18.

A．suffering

B．sharing

C．enjoying

D．following

19.

A．though

B．if

C．and

D．since

20.

A．Because

B．However

C．So

D．Or

【推荐1】During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a course for free, called Thinking Chess, for three credits(学分). I____the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to____a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren't____enough about free credits, news about our____was attractive enough to me. He was an international grandmaster(大师), which____I would be learning from one of the game's____. I could hardly wait to____him. Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this____was no game for him; he took it seriously. In his introduction, he made it____that our credits would be hard to earn. In order to____the class, besides other requirements, we had to write a paper on how we plan to____what we would learn in class to our future jobs and, ____, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that____and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the____. Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he____me: “The most important____that you learn when you play chess is how to make good____. On every single move you have to____a situation, understand what your opponent(对手) is doing and____the best one from among all your possible moves.” These words still make a difference today in my____as a news reporter.

1.

A．set aside

B．turned down

C．tried out

D．jumped at

2.

A．save

B．earn

C．waste

D．pay

3.

A．tired

B．worried

C．moved

D．excited

4.

A．title

B．teacher

C．textbook

D．competitor

5.

A．supported

B．argued

C．meant

D．held

6.

A．fastest

B．easiest

C．rarest

D．best

7.

A．interview

B．challenge

C．meet

D．beat

8.

A．chance

B．job

C．honor

D．emergency

9.

A．real

B．clear

C．perfect

D．possible

10.

A．attend

B．consult

C．pass

D．observe

11.

A．apply

B．prefer

C．add

D．compare

12.

A．directly

B．naturally

C．finally

D．slightly

13.

A．game

B．course

C．campaign

D．experiment

14.

A．classroom

B．distance

C．department

D．situation

15.

A．questioned

B．wrote

C．taught

D．promised

16.

A．skill

B．step

C．manner

D．fact

17.

A．grades

B．apologies

C．impressions

D．decisions

18.

A．describe

B．analyze

C．rebuild

D．control

19.

A．choose

B．signal

C．block

D．announce

20.

A．adventure

B．tradition

C．concern

D．role

【推荐2】On March 25, 2010, Kate and David Ogg heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn wasn’t going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes ____ and 14 weeks before the natural time, ____ just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to ____ the boy for 20 minutes but saw no ____. His ____ was nearly gone, and he’d stopped breathing.

The baby had just moments to live. “I saw him gasp (倒抽气), but the doctor said it was no ____,” Kate remembered. “I know it sounds ____, but if he was still gasping, that was a(n) ____of life. I wasn’t going to ____ easily.” Still, the ____ knew this was likely goodbye. “We’d accepted the fact that we were going to ____ him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last moments.”

Kate took Jamie out of his hospital blanket and ____ David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as ____ as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin ____ would improve his condition. They also talked to _____. “We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to ____ and how hard we had tried to have him.” Then something unbelievable happened. Jamie gasped again—and then he started ____. Finally, he ____ for his father’s finger. The couple’s dying boy had made it.

Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The Oggs only recently told the kids the story of their ____. “Emily burst into tears,” Kate said. “She was really upset, and she kept holding Jamie in arms . This whole experience makes you ____ them more.”

1.

A．apart

B．away

C．ahead

D．ago

2.

A．reducing

B．weighing

C．possessing

D．gaining

3.

A．calm

B．save

C．press

D．comfort

4.

A．agreement

B．treatment

C．movement

D．improvement

5.

A．energy

B．power

C．heartbeat

D．mind

6.

A．use

B．fun

C．harm

D．wonder

7.

A．practical

B．confusing

C．stupid

D．hopeful

8.

A．sign

B．track

C．pattern

D．appearance

9.

A．give out

B．give up

C．give away

D．give off

10.

A．candidate

B．defender

C．observer

D．couple

11.

A．miss

B．examine

C．lose

D．dismiss

12.

A．invited

B．warned

C．allowed

D．ordered

13.

A．hard

B．firm

C．warm

D．loose

14.

A．method

B．contact

C．solution

D．distance

15.

A．him

B．her

C．themselves

D．us

16.

A．look for

B．look at

C．look after

D．look into

17.

A．shouting

B．smiling

C．shaking

D．breathing

18.

A．reached

B．wished

C．asked

D．applied

19.

A．concern

B．survival

C．fortune

D．birth

20.

A．expect

B．treasure

C．respect

D．recognize