【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I am anything but an athletic person. So when my boyfriend suggested that I should run the London marathon, I laughed. He laughed too. _____he laughed too long and too loud. That made me think. I ______that he didn’t believe that I could do it. That made me angry, but _____; I had to show him that I could.
On the day of the race, I _____up with about 30,000 other runners. The faster runners were at the ______, while slower runners like me were ______further back. In that way, the professional(职业的) runners and club runners were not ______down by the amateurs(业余爱好者).
At first, there were so many ______close together that we were almost falling_____each other. We could ____ run very slowly but that was a good thing because it meant that we didn’t rush off too quickly. Gradually the runners ____ out and there was more space. There were thousands of people watching us along the route and they _____ and clapped everyone, even the slowest runner. It was wonderful.
For the first 10km I felt very happy and my legs felt very ______ However, at 15km, I got a pain in my ______and running became difficult, but I kept going and the pain disappeared. At the 30km _____, I felt extremely tired, and wanted to stop, but I kept on going. I _____another 3km and then I began to feel better again.
When I finished 35km, I knew I was going to get to the end of the course______, that confidence made me feel lighter and faster and it seemed as if my legs _____over the last few kilometers. Finally I came round the last ______and saw the finishing line. I finished the race in just under four hours. The winner had completed the race in 2 hours and 10 minutes, but I didn’t ______! I had run 42km and completed my first marathon!1.

A．So

B．Or

C．But

D．And

2.

A．hoped

B．feared

C．heard

D．realized

3.

A．disappointed

B．determined

C．depressed

D．devoted

4.

A．lined

B．got

C．kept

D．made

5.

A．back

B．center

C．front

D．end

6.

A．pushed

B．prevented

C．placed

D．forced

7.

A．fell

B．slowed

C．looked

D．pulled

8.

A．judges

B．viewers

C．passers-by

D．runners

9.

A．down

B．over

C．off

D．behind

10.

A．only

B．even

C．also

D．still

11.

A．held

B．broke

C．gave

D．spread

12.

A．delighted

B．calmed

C．cheered

D．comforted

13.

A．heavy

B．weak

C．comfortable

D．convenient

14.

A．side

B．memory

C．face

D．dream

15.

A．relief

B．stop

C．sign

D．break

16.

A．took

B．covered

C．gained

D．put

17.

A．Rather

B．However

C．Instead

D．Somehow

18.

A．slid

B．jumped

C．flew

D．turned

19.

A．bend

B．route

C．part

D．road

20.

A．doubt

B．agree

C．win

D．care

【推荐2】One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that's trying to make you like everyone else. In a research, scientists made a _______and very interesting experiment.

These scientists placed 5 monkeys in a _______, with a ladder (梯子) in the middle and bananas on the top of the cage. Every time a monkey went up the ladder to get the bananas, the _______ soaked(浇湿) the rest of the monkeys with cold water. After a while, whenever a monkey _______ to climb the ladder, others would beat him up. After some time, no monkey _______ to go up the ladder for fear of being beaten. Scientists then decided to replace one of the monkeys. As _______, the new monkey instantly _______into the temptation (诱惑)and was beaten up by the rest. After several beatings, this new member _______ not to climb up the ladder even though he never learned the _______reason. Then, a second monkey was brought in and the ________ thing happened. The first monkey ________ the beating of the second monkey. The replacements ________ until the whole group of 5 monkeys had all been ________ one after another and the group was changed into another group. Even though the ________ group of monkeys never received a cold ________, they continued to beat any monkey that tried to climb the ladder. If you asked any of the new monkeys why the beatings took place, the ________ would probably be, “Well, how do I know? I ________ that’s how things are done around here!”

In our daily life we will never ________ the world if we continue to do things the way they have always been done. So try your best to be ________, and take the path（道路） the others haven’t taken. If you do that you’ll ________ make a difference or leave a big echo （回声，共鸣）behind.

1.

A．difficult

B．fundamental

C．ridiculous

D．significant

2.

A．cage

B．room

C．shelter

D．yard

3.

A．monkeys

B．scientists

C．scholars

D．zookeepers

4.

A．managed

B．wished

C．attempted

D．failed

5.

A．preferred

B．intended

C．hoped

D．dared

6.

A．planned

B．expected

C．found

D．reported

7.

A．broke

B．turned

C．fell

D．ran

8.

A．learned

B．promised

C．refused

D．asked

9.

A．complex

B．funny

C．simple

D．real

10.

A．terrible

B．strange

C．same

D．fantastic

11.

A．dealt with

B．participated in

C．looked for

D．cared about

12.

A．continued

B．happened

C．stopped

D．worked

13.

A．treated

B．comforted

C．driven

D．replaced

14.

A．former

B．diverse

C．new

D．average

15.

A．banana

B．shower

C．drink

D．food

16.

A．answer

B．reason

C．explanation

D．purpose

17.

A．doubt

B．realize

C．announce

D．guess

18.

A．understand

B．influence

C．beautify

D．observe

19.

A．generous

B．successful

C．different

D．honest

20.

A．certainly

B．exactly

C．normally

D．barely

【推荐3】It was a hot Spring day. The temperatures _______ more like July than May. I headed into the store to buy my son a shirt. The air conditioning there was a welcome _______ from the heat outside.

After I made my _______ I walked back out into the heat. I got in my car but had to wait to   _______ because of all the cars lined up at the red stop light. I looked out of my car window and saw something on the pavement. A single butterfly was _______ flapping its wings but not getting off the _______. It was right in front of a truck’s tire too. Without thinking I got out of my car, held my _______ up so the truck driver wouldn’t move forward, and _______ down to look at the butterfly. One of its legs was _______ in what looked like spilt soda. I reached down and ________ as I could cupped the butterfly in my hands. I lifted its leg up and suddenly it was     ________ . I opened my hands and up it flew towards the shining sun. My own heart felt ________ as I watched it.

Now a lot of people might wonder why I would step out into   ________ like that to rescue a single butterfly. All I can say is that my heart was ________ me at that moment. And ________ I was done I felt more like my true self than I had all day.

1.

A．felt

B．stayed

C．touched

D．measured

2.

A．recovery

B．relief

C．reflection

D．selection

3.

A．decision

B．arrangement

C．purchase

D．comment

4.

A．check in

B．back off

C．speed up

D．pull out

5.

A．madly

B．quietly

C．happily

D．hopefully

6.

A．car

B．cage

C．nest

D．ground

7.

A．eyes

B．leg

C．hand

D．head

8.

A．went

B．calmed

C．slowed

D．bent

9.

A．lost

B．stuck

C．buried

D．ruined

10.

A．angrily

B．gently

C．anxiously

D．rapidly

11.

A．free

B．dead

C．violent

D．quiet

12.

A．cooler

B．heavier

C．lighter

D．sadder

13.

A．danger

B．traffic

C．panic

D．emergency

14.

A．guiding

B．protecting

C．controlling

D．persuading

15.

A．if

B．until

C．when

D．where

【推荐1】It’s been five years since I came to America. The year before I arrived, every weekend I was woken up by “Spring River in the Flower Moon Night”, ________ by my mother on a zheng.

My mom was always enchanted（着迷）by the beauty of Chinese traditional music________she never had the chance to learn a(n)______. In 2009, she got a zheng from a friend and has been playing and ______ ever since. Sometimes when I miss her, I search for the songs she used to play on the Internet. I ______ expected to hear them here in Boston.

Earlier this year, as I______ a new apartment, I met Zhantao Lin, the director of the Boston Chinese Musicians Association. At Lin’s house, I heard the ______ of the erhu. Lin later______ me to his music team and I heard the rehearse（排练）for a ______this year. It was beautiful and powerful — it ______ brought me back to my hometown in China.

(51)__is also part of Lin’s daily routine. Besides performing, he passed on his love of the erhu to his _______. I went to one of Lin’s classes and met 9-year-old London Turk. I asked him _________he chose to learn the erhu. “It’s much ______ to learn than the violin,” he said. Perhaps Turk hasn’t really started to_______ the beauty of the erhu, but his mother has always loved the instrument. “There are so many beautiful things in Chinese________: the music, the language, and the art. So we just try our best to let him have a ______ to explore it,” she said.

I _______my mom for giving me a chance to immerse（使沉浸）myself in the Chinese musical world. The music makes me feel relaxed. It can also _______me of my homesickness. If you listen to one piece, you will _______its uniqueness, power, and beauty.

1.

A．directed

B．written

C．played

D．invented

2.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

3.

A．trade

B．instrument

C．language

D．trick

4.

A．responding

B．inspecting

C．pretending

D．performing

5.

A．never

B．still

C．already

D．only

6.

A．looked after

B．looked at

C．looked up

D．looked for

7.

A．story

B．name

C．sound

D．cry

8.

A．introduced

B．recommended

C．guided

D．followed

9.

A．competition

B．performance

C．game

D．conference

10.

A．suddenly

B．recently

C．nearly

D．secretly

11.

A．Reading

B．Composing

C．Teaching

D．Exercising

12.

A．workmates

B．friends

C．parents

D．students

13.

A．how

B．where

C．when

D．why

14.

A．longer

B．easier

C．safer

D．smarter

15.

A．consider

B．ignore

C．appreciate

D．expect

16.

A．culture

B．economy

C．literature

D．medicine

17.

A．place

B．chance

C．duty

D．desire

18.

A．forgive

B．blame

C．beg

D．thank

19.

A．remind

B．inform

C．cure

D．warn

20.

A．experience

B．ensure

C．express

D．explain

【推荐2】There was a boy that dreamt of becoming the world’s best violinist. To achieve his life goal, he travelled to a faraway land where the famous and best violinist of all time _________.
The apartment he was directed to was in an old, lonely place. There was no evidence of life at all. The young man was _________ and turned to leave. _________ he heard someone coughing from within.
The famous violinist was very old and _________. He refused to teach the young boy, who also refused to _________. The boy played his violin in the yard, and this he did for three nights _________ the old man could not bear it any more. He came out on the fourth night and began to _________ the boy. Under his instruction, the _________ student’s musical skills rapidly improved.
Years passed by. Now the old man asked the boy to _________ an important competition. It was the best violin competition in the world. The young man was among hundreds of __________ from all over the world. The __________ lasted for days. On the day he played, everyone was deeply __________. First, the boy was so young, but no violin player could have played __________. Second, the boy was focused on one __________ and never looked elsewhere till he finished. Third, tears came down his focused eyes but his __________ was not drawn away from the music. He was __________ the winner.
Only the boy knew the __________ for his success in the competition. __________ learning from the best violinist the world ever knew, his teacher had come in person that day to __________ him. The old man stood in the dark where he wasn’t __________ to anyone around. The old violinist died few days later.1.

A．performed

B．lived

C．toured

D．lay

2.

A．bored

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．satisfied

3.

A．Still

B．Also

C．Thus

D．Then

4.

A．weak

B．polite

C．kind

D．strict

5.

A．leave

B．talk

C．learn

D．play

6.

A．so

B．unless

C．if

D．till

7.

A．punish

B．persuade

C．beg

D．coach

8.

A．slow

B．gifted

C．kind

D．quiet

9.

A．take part in

B．look forward to

C．stay away from

D．come up with

10.

A．judges

B．students

C．competitors

D．fans

11.

A．program

B．event

C．concert

D．lecture

12.

A．annoyed

B．moved

C．hurt

D．concerned

13.

A．better

B．quicker

C．harder

D．louder

14.

A．book

B．model

C．direction

D．question

15.

A．hand

B．eye

C．interest

D．attention

16.

A．announced

B．known

C．shown

D．predicted

17.

A．prize

B．wish

C．way

D．reason

18.

A．Without

B．Besides

C．Through

D．By

19.

A．find

B．comfort

C．support

D．visit

20.

A．dangerous

B．unfair

C．noticeable

D．particular

【推荐3】Every Saturday morning Phoenix Young would take piano lessons with a family friend when he was a child. “At that time we would joke around and take all morning just to have a lesson,” Phoenix ______. “And I loved it.”

But when Phoenix was 12, his teacher proposed that he need better ______. So his mother took him to a music school in the Bronx, and ______ classes for him with a teacher named Bade Simon, experienced but known for being ______. And she quickly lived up to that ______. Phoenix found the stressful life was ______ like his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher, so it wasn't long before he ______ that he would quit.

One day, however, Bade ______ him and said something surprising: “I have ______ in you. Keep going. Then the reluctant (不情愿的) student did something surprising ______: he said, “Okay.”

“It was as if all I wanted was just a ______ from her that she cared about me,” Phoenix said.

That moment ______ their relationship. Within a few weeks, they were having ______ during lessons. And within a few months, she was teaching him things about music that he'd never known before. It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.

“I went into ______ and became a piano teacher, a career I have been doing for 50 years,” Phoenix said. “And I ______ it all to that precious moment with my unsung hero, Bade Simon.”

1.

A．announced

B．sighed

C．regretted

D．recalled

2.

A．instruction

B．behavior

C．recognition

D．relationship

3.

A．try out for

B．make up for

C．sign up for

D．get ready for

4.

A．sweet

B．violent

C．tough

D．strange

5.

A．expectation

B．standard

C．quality

D．reputation

6.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

7.

A．pretended

B．admitted

C．rejected

D．decided

8.

A．attended to

B．turned to

C．lied to

D．referred to

9.

A．courage

B．faith

C．doubt

D．luck

10.

A．in return

B．in vain

C．in time

D．in peace

11.

A．promise

B．sign

C．notice

D．vision

12.

A．recovered

B．transformed

C．ruined

D．clouded

13.

A．stress

B．patience

C．fun

D．argument

14.

A．acting

B．singing

C．composition

D．music

15.

A．leave

B．lead

C．owe

D．add

【推荐2】The idea came to him when he least expected it. Alvin Irby was at a _________ when he saw one of his former students sitting in the shop with a ________ look on his face. That’s when Irby realized that by ________ barbershops with books, he might be able to ________ young black boys to read.

Irby, a former kindergarten and first grade ________, knows how important it is for young children to read. He also knows that young black boys ________ often don’t have adult male role models who inspire them to read.

That’s where the barbershops come in.

Irby ________ Barbershop Books as a way to not just get books into the _______ of young black boys, but also create community reading spaces in a place where kids go _________. Since its launch in 2013, the program has created kid-friendly reading spaces in 50 barbershops in 12 states ________ the United States.

“Our belief is that if we can create positive reading _______ early and often for young black boys, then they will choose to read for _______. Because they will ______ themselves as readers.” Irby noted, adding, “This is really _______barbershop Books is about, getting young black boys to say three words: I’m a _________.”

Irby’s idea is _________. And it will continue to _________ thanks in part to the National Book Foundation Barbershop Books recently won the organizations 2017 Innovations in Reeling prize. It is _______ to programs that use reading to make a social impact. The _______ comes with a S10,000 prize. Irby plans to use the prize money to bring Barbershop Books to more communities and to ________ training programs for barbers so that they can create their own community reading spaces.

1.

A．bookshop

B．restaurant

C．barbershop

D．school

2.

A．surprised

B．delighted

C．excited

D．bored

3.

A．combining

B．distinguishing

C．decorating

D．enlarging

4.

A．make

B．inspire

C．suggest

D．challenge

5.

A．student

B．teacher

C．coach

D．friend

6.

A．in charge

B．in public

C．in exchange

D．in particular

7.

A．promoted

B．advertised

C．launched

D．prohibited

8.

A．heads

B．arms

C．eyes

D．hands

9.

A．comfortably

B．frequently

C．consequently

D．specially

10.

A．throughout

B．by

C．from

D．beyond

11.

A．words

B．results

C．experiences

D．distinctions

12.

A．fun

B．work

C．play

D．sorrow

13.

A．serve

B．design

C．identify

D．declare

14.

A．where

B．why

C．how

D．what

15.

A．player

B．reader

C．competitor

D．singer

16.

A．catching on

B．carrying out

C．taking over

D．put down

17.

A．pass

B．express

C．provide

D．leave

18.

A．shown

B．delivered

C．thrown

D．given

19.

A．affection

B．product

C．award

D．arrangement

20.

A．offer

B．develop

C．operate

D．attend

【推荐3】It was a Saturday night. I circled the neighborhood a few times, looking for a place to ________ my car. Finally, I found one, which was behind a late-model Jeep. I tried to back into the space, but ________ see the angles ________. I heard it before I felt it, the sound of plastic on plastic. I got out of my car to ________ the damage. My car was ________. However, there were two distinct ________ on the Jeep.

Then I noticed a woman, walking her dog, who was now ________ me with her phone. “Hope you’re no planning to drive away,” she said quietly. Until then, I was annoyed with myself for having been careless, but now I was ________ with her for taking my picture. How dare she, I thought. She had no respect for my ________. And how dare she assume I would do the wrong thing? But soon I calmed down because I knew she wasn’t entirely ________. I made no decision to drive away without leaving a note, but that idea did flash across my mind. It was dark, and ________ her no one was watching. It happens all the time—the hit-and-run in the parking lot.

We all have those ________ to behave selfishly. It is not the thought but what we do with it that ________. It is the commitment to take ________. to care for one another, and to think about the greater good that makes this world a better place to stay. Eventually, I left a/an ________ with my name and phone number under the wiper blade of the Jeep.

1.

A．start

B．repair

C．fill

D．park

2.

A．managed to

B．failed to

C．attempted to

D．turned to

3.

A．individually

B．clearly

C．significantly

D．hurriedly

4.

A．cover

B．rate

C．check

D．reduce

5.

A．unharmed

B．ordinary

C．special

D．typical

6.

A．doors

B．functions

C．lines

D．batteries

7.

A．greeting

B．inspiring

C．forgiving

D．photographing

8.

A．upset

B．mad

C．familiar

D．generous

9.

A．privacy

B．performance

C．work

D．idea

10.

A．tough

B．rude

C．incorrect

D．capable

11.

A．apart from

B．in addition to

C．instead of

D．in spite of

12.

A．talents

B．energies

C．desires

D．approaches

13.

A．counts

B．depends

C．responds

D．happens

14.

A．time

B．responsibility

C．part

D．chances

15.

A．bag

B．coin

C．ID card

D．note