【推荐1】During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department (系) was offering a "free" course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. 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 teacher was appealing (有吸引力的) enough to me. He was an international grand master, which   ________ I would be learning from one of the game’s   ________. I could hardly wait to meet him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this   ________ was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it   ________that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to   ________ the class ,among other criteria (标准) we had to write a paper on how we plan to   ________ what we would learn in class to our future professions and   ________to our lives. I managed to get an A in that________ and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the classroom.

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he ________ me: “The absolute most important   ________ that you learn when you play chess is how to make good   ________ .On every single move you have to analyze (分析) a situation ,process what your opponent (对手) is doing and evaluate (评估) the best move from among all your choices.” These words still ring true today in my   ________as a journalist.

1.

A．put forward

B．jumped at

C．tried out

D．turned down

2.

A．waste

B．make

C．save

D．pay

3.

A．excited

B．worried

C．moved

D．tired

4.

A．explained

B．required

C．held

D．meant

5.

A．fastest

B．easiest

C．best

D．rarest

6.

A．chance

B．college

C．credit

D．job

7.

A．real

B．perfect

C．clear

D．possible

8.

A．attend

B．pass

C．start

D．join

9.

A．add

B．tie

C．apply

D．compare

10.

A．finally

B．naturally

C．directly

D．exactly

11.

A．game

B．presentation

C．course

D．experiment

12.

A．taught

B．wrote

C．questioned

D．promised

13.

A．business

B．fact

C．discovery

D．skill

14.

A．impressions

B．decisions

C．suggestions

D．friends

15.

A．role

B．report

C．service

D．responsibility

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（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。
I can never forget Mr. Green. He taught eighth-grade ____ On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about a creaturecalled the cattywampus, an ill-adapted nocturnal (夜间活动的) animal that ____during the Ice Age. He passed around a skull (头骨) as he talked. We all took notes and later had a quiz.
When he ____ my paper, I was shocked. There was a big red × through____of my answers. I had failed.There had to be some mistake! I had written down exactly what Mr. Green said. Then I realized that everyone in the class had ____ What had happened?
Very simple, Mr. Green explained. He had made up all the stuff about the cattywampus. There had never been anysuch animal. The information in our notes was ,_____, incorrect. Did we expect ____ for incorrect answers?
Needless to say, we were extremely____ . What kind of test was that? And what kind of teacher?
We ____ have figured it out, Mr. Green said. After all, at the very moment he was passing around thecattywampus skull(in truth, a cat’s), hadn't he been telling us that no trace of the animal____? He had described its amazing night vision, the color of its fur and a number of other facts he couldn't have known. He had given the animal a ridiculous name, and we still hadn't been suspicious. The zeroes on papers would be recorded in his grade book, he said. And they ____
Mr. Green said he hoped we would learn something from this experience. Teachers and textbooks are not to be trusted ____ In fact, no one is. He told us not to let our minds go to sleep, and to____ if we ever thought he or thetextbook was wrong.
I haven't made any great scientific ____, but Mr. Green’s class gave me and my classmates something just as important: the ____to look people in the eye and tell them they are ____1.

A．science

B．zoology

C．biology

D．archaeology

2.

A．wiped out

B．died out

C．put out

D．came out

3.

A．marked

B．took

C．passed

D．returned

4.

A．some

B．every

C．each

D．any

5.

A．missed

B．failed

C．passed

D．lost

6.

A．however

B．otherwise

C．though

D．therefore

7.

A．criticism

B．credit

C．blame

D．blessing

8.

A．angry

B．excited

C．guilt

D．amused

9.

A．need

B．must

C．should

D．ought

10.

A．stayed

B．remained

C．left

D．survived

11.

A．does

B．are

C．did

D．were

12.

A．egually

B．roughly

C．blindly

D．curiously

13.

A．move on

B．speak up

C．back off

D．pull over

14.

A．chance

B．stage

C．goal

D．adventure

15.

A．it

B．they

C．this

D．one

16.

A．if

B．until

C．once

D．after

17.

A．come up with

B．live up to

C．put up with

D．stand up for

18.

A．discoveries

B．progress

C．promise

D．efforts

19.

A．decision

B．challenge

C．courage

D．confirmation

20.

A．foolish

B．wrong

C．ashamed

D．boring

【推荐3】I've never been the biggest fan of musicals. They often seemed _______ to me, and I would constantly _______ the time while watching one.

So when my friend suggested that we go to see the _______ You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown last weekend, I wasn't particularly _______. I figured I was about to _______ the familiar cycle of half-hearted attention to the plot and characters, _______ my phone during the performance. With nothing else to do, I finally _______ to go with him-it was something to get me out of the house.

Shortly after the musical began, Charlie Brown took the _______, sitting down with a sandwich. At the beginning, he was portrayed（描绘）as a（n）_______ boy with nobody eating with during lunches. Then he ________ a girl also having lunch alone and decided to go over and start a ________. But quickly he got into a ________ of over-thinking that the girl might hardly look at him. As the performance ________. I was shocked to see Charlie’s courage and the pair chatting ________. One of my favorite scenes was that Charlie sang a song feeling sorry for his ________ of talent. But he realized that despite this, he was still “the ________ and remarkable Charlie Brown.” “I’m ME!” he ________ declared.

We often assess ourselves by our achievements rather than ________ our basic worth as individuals. However, everybody loves Charlie Brown because he’s Charlie Brown—the clumsy, self-doubt, insecure, but lovable four-year-old. To see Charlie ________ himself was eye-opening.

Actually, musicals aren’t always so ________.

1.

A．dull

B．frightening

C．educational

D．attractive

2.

A．forgetting

B．ignoring

C．checking

D．saving

3.

A．musical

B．drama

C．movie

D．exhibition

4.

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．touched

D．upset

5.

A．analyze

B．design

C．adjust

D．repeat

6.

A．putting away

B．looking for

C．glancing at

D．turning off

7.

A．continued

B．begged

C．agreed

D．volunteered

8.

A．stage

B．bus

C．computer

D．path

9.

A．smart

B．brave

C．honest

D．lonely

10.

A．remembered

B．spotted

C．heard

D．described

11.

A．research

B．project

C．talk

D．story

12.

A．panic

B．form

C．habit

D．trap

13.

A．changed

B．progressed

C．delayed

D．paused

14.

A．nervously.

B．coldly

C．casually

D．merrily

15.

A．development

B．lack

C．view

D．discovery

16.

A．quiet

B．unique

C．patient

D．generous

17.

A．disappointedly

B．directly

C．modestly

D．proudly

18.

A．overlook

B．deny

C．recognize

D．doubt

19.

A．accept

B．praise

C．question

D．blame

20.

A．wonderful

B．positive

C．crazy

D．bad

【推荐1】Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father________me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is________for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no________than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, ________my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are________. This is not the worst boy at all, ________the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm. ”

That statement began a(n)________between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my________as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She________my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more________and my brothers and I could be better_________

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand________and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I________it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her_______and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of________that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the________beneficiary(受益者). My father became the________ man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power________has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is________strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never________.

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.

A．rushed

B．sent

C．carried

D．introduced

2.

A．favored

B．famous

C．mistaken

D．rewarded

3.

A．more

B．longer

C．later

D．sooner

4.

A．dragged

B．raised

C．shook

D．bent

5.

A．wrong

B．right

C．perfect

D．impolite

6.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

7.

A．agreement

B．friendship

C．war

D．relationship

8.

A．opinion

B．mind

C．expectations

D．image

9.

A．begged

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．invited

10.

A．successful

B．meaningful

C．helpful

D．useful

11.

A．treated

B．entertained

C．educated

D．respected

12.

A．camera

B．radio

C．bicycle

D．typewriter

13.

A．considered

B．suspected

C．ignored

D．appreciated

14.

A．belief

B．demand

C．arrangement

D．description

15.

A．teaching

B．studying

C．writing

D．reading

16.

A．next

B．same

C．only

D．real

17.

A．cleverest

B．healthiest

C．strongest

D．wealthiest

18.

A．sympathy

B．enthusiasm

C．fortune

D．confidence

19.

A．annually

B．vividly

C．constantly

D．approvingly

20.

A．win

B．match

C．reach

D．doubt

【推荐2】It was a cold and rainy day in March. Across the room in the retail store where Mandy _______，sat Laura，a woman about Mandy’s age. Other workers did not _______ Laura; they thought of her as _______ and so did Mandy.

But sweeping the _______ from her eyes，Mandy made up her mind to say something kind to Laura. Finally，she managed，“Do you know，Laura，that I’ve worked in this room with you for several years? And _______ I glance up every time，I see your head silhouetted(使呈现轮廓)against the window there behind you. I think you have the prettiest profile and hair that I have ever _______ on anybody. ” Her words were not false _______. She meant it.

Laura looked up and said，“That’s the first kind word anybody has ever _______ to me since I’ve worked here. ” After that，they often talked to each other after work. Through their _______ Mandy realized that Laura’s coldness was not ________ arrogance(傲慢)，but to shyness. They soon became friends. Other colleagues soon began to ________ Laura in their activities，and she blossomed like a flower that，for the first time，had found sunlight. The right words made all the ________ when spoken in kindness.

Words carry the ________ to tear down or to build up. When they are both sincere and kind，they are instruments that ________ great power. Never ignore the potential and power of ________.

1.

A．wandered

B．bargained

C．worked

D．ran

2.

A．like

B．remember

C．please

D．respect

3.

A．dishonest

B．foolish

C．selfish

D．arrogant

4.

A．anger

B．dislike

C．puzzlement

D．disappointment

5.

A．though

B．unless

C．when

D．since

6.

A．heard

B．seen

C．imagined

D．drawn

7.

A．praise

B．advice

C．information

D．assumption

8.

A．sent

B．written

C．said

D．left

9.

A．conversation

B．appointment

C．cooperation

D．engagement

10.

A．leading to

B．equal to

C．devoted to

D．due to

11.

A．invite

B．praise

C．challenge

D．blame

12.

A．progress

B．difference

C．impression

D．fun

13.

A．responsibility

B．meaning

C．weight

D．potential

14.

A．limit

B．replace

C．own

D．consume

15.

A．behavior

B．words

C．skills

D．friendship

【推荐3】The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. -Thomas Macaulay

Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave an arithmetic test to our class. When the papers were_______she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the _______ mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about _______in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to _______ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs O’Neill asked _______ questions, and she didn’t _______ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the above words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to _______ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t _______ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for _______,I can say: it was the most important single ________ of my life. Thirty years after being ________ to Macaulay’s words, they ________ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a ________ to measure ourselves rather than others.

________ of us are asked to make ________decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called on daily to make a great many personal decisions. Should the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket ________turned over to the policeman? Should the ________ change received at the store be forgotten or ________? Nobody will know except ________. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ________ to live with someone you respect.

1.

A．examined

B．completed

C．marked

D．answered

2.

A．easy

B．funny

C．same

D．serious

3.

A．lying

B．cheating

C．guessing

D．discussing

4.

A．come

B．leave

C．remain

D．apologize

5.

A．no

B．certain

C．many

D．more

6.

A．excuse

B．reject

C．help

D．scold

7.

A．repeat

B．get

C．put

D．copy

8.

A．worry

B．know

C．hear

D．talk

9.

A．myself

B．ourselves

C．themselves

D．herself

10.

A．chance

B．incident

C．lesson

D．memory

11.

A．referred

B．shown

C．brought

D．introduced

12.

A．even

B．still

C．always

D．almost

13.

A．way

B．sentence

C．choice

D．reason

14.

A．All

B．Few

C．Some

D．None

15.

A．quick

B．wise

C．great

D．personal

16.

A．and

B．or

C．then

D．but

17.

A．extra

B．small

C．some

D．necessary

18.

A．paid

B．remembered

C．shared

D．returned

19.

A．me

B．you

C．us

D．them

20.

A．easier

B．more natural

C．better

D．more peaceful