【推荐1】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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence (独立) can be more useful than crying for_______!That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of_______from boy to man with family hardships (艰难)tell us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was_______ 11 , his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned (被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both_______home because of poverty (贫困)and pressure (压力)from his ill father.
The burden (负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to_______the adopted (领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t_______ . Since a young age, he has worked in a part-time job to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to_______a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, people were_______to tears by his selflessness. Hard as (虽然)his life was, Hong didn’t_______his father and the adopted__________because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students__________against misfortune(厄运).
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds (行为)__________us of what we usually neglect (忽略): love and care for others. Without these,__________of us could survive.
Hong__________donations (捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could__________his own work. Short of(缺乏) money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to__________around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed__________to overcome misfortune (战胜厄运)that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows love and willpower, and no hardship can__________a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t __________about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society__________you will find the world smiling back.1.

A．money

B．food

C．clothes

D．help

2.

A．changing

B．growing

C．moving

D．turning

3.

A．only

B．already

C．ever

D．still

4.

A．stayed

B．went

C．sold

D．left

5.

A．care for

B．give up

C．stick to

D．devote to

6.

A．go away

B．run out

C．give up

D．turn down

7.

A．build

B．rent

C．buy

D．patient

8.

A．encouraged

B．moved

C．inspired

D．made

9.

A．abandon

B．like

C．avoid

D．feed

10.

A．brother

B．daughter

C．sister

D．uncle

11.

A．fight

B．learn

C．stand

D．turn

12.

A．left

B．remembered

C．reminded

D．told

13.

A．anyone

B．everyone

C．none

D．no one

14.

A．accepted

B．received

C．revised

D．refused

15.

A．depend on

B．stick to

C．refer to

D．turn to

16.

A．show

B．eat

C．sell

D．share

17.

A．a chance

B．an ability

C．a spirit

D．a belief

18.

A．bury

B．defeat

C．with

D．knock

19.

A．worry

B．care

C．complain

D．joke

20.

A．and

B．or

C．when

D．until

【推荐2】There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to ____ a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of____ . So many artists _____. At last, the king looked at all the pictures. ____there were only two he really liked, and he had to ____between them.

One picture was of a ____ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a ____ sky with light white clouds. All who ____ this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had ____ , too. But these were not peaceful at all. Above was an ____sky. Rain fell heavily and lightning played ____. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look ____ at all.   But when the king looked ____, he saw a tiny tree ____ in the rock behind the waterfall. In the tree a mother bird had ____ her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was ____ her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its ____ surroundings --in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think ____ the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?

“Because,” said the king. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no ____, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you ____keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”1.

A．take

B．send

C．offer

D．leave

2.

A．honesty

B．silence

C．beauty

D．peace

3.

A．tried

B．managed

C．succeeded

D．went

4.

A．And

B．Or

C．But

D．Yet

5.

A．choose

B．like

C．give

D．need

6.

A．beautiful

B．noisy

C．calm

D．dirty

7.

A．black

B．gray

C．blue

D．dark

8.

A．liked

B．saw

C．painted

D．had

9.

A．mirror

B．peace

C．mountains

D．clouds

10.

A．gentle

B．sunny

C．calm

D．angry

11.

A．slowly

B．gently

C．wildly

D．happily

12.

A．noisy

B．peaceful

C．happy

D．beautiful

13.

A．seriously

B．strictly

C．quickly

D．closely

14.

A．planting

B．rising

C．growing

D．coming

15.

A．built

B．created

C．left

D．lain

16.

A．beating

B．touching

C．speaking

D．feeding

17.

A．silent

B．noisy

C．beautiful

D．faraway

18.

A．want

B．lost

C．received

D．won

19.

A．noise

B．silence

C．shock

D．joy

20.

A．just

B．again

C．even

D．still

【推荐1】Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they_______, the mother spot a friend in the audience and walked down the aside to_______her.

Seizing the _______to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and_______explored his way through a door_______ “No Admittance”. When the house lights became weaker and weaker and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the_______was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights_______the impressive Steinway piano on stage. _______, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, innocently_______Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

At the moment, the great pianist made his________, quickly moved to the piano, and________in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his________hand and began filling in a bass(低音) part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he________a running obbligato(伴奏). ________, the old master and the young boy transformed a frightening situation into a ________ creative experience. The audience were deeply moved.

That’s the way in life. What we can________on our own is hardly worth mentioning. We try our best, ________the results aren’t exactly graceful flowing________. But when we trust in the hands of the Great Power, our life’s work truly can be________.

Next time you set out to accomplish your great career,________carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

1.

A．were treated

B．were seated

C．were dressed

D．were found

2.

A．greet

B．visit

C．ignore

D．avoid

3.

A．opportunity

B．responsibility

C．outcome

D．circumstance

4.

A．obviously

B．effectively

C．eventually

D．typically

5.

A．signed

B．closed

C．opened

D．marked

6.

A．master

B．friend

C．child

D．audience

7.

A．depended on

B．relied on

C．passed on

D．focused on

8.

A．In fright

B．In excitement

C．In disappointment

D．In relief

9.

A．carrying out

B．turning out

C．putting out

D．picking out

10.

A．entrance

B．gesture

C．performance

D．scene

11.

A．spoke

B．whispered

C．sighed

D．repeated

12.

A．left

B．right

C．free

D．strong

13.

A．played

B．performed

C．added

D．ended

14.

A．Together

B．Even

C．Yet

D．Still

15.

A．amusingly

B．angrily

C．excitedly

D．wonderfully

16.

A．accomplish

B．create

C．ignore

D．reject

17.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．while

18.

A．advice

B．way

C．music

D．song

19.

A．beautiful

B．effective

C．popular

D．particular

20.

A．watch

B．listen

C．think

D．Operate

【推荐3】During the last fifteen years of my mother’s life she suffered with Alzheimer’s disease (老年性痴呆). Until then she had been a bright,______ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) ______way and ask, “Who are you?” I would answer, “I’m your son.” “Where do you live?” She would ask. “In California,” I would tell her. “Isn’t that interesting,” she would say, “I have a son in California.”

She seemed______ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, _____ later on she would go ____ periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life _____ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were _____ for a short time.

Hoping to please her and put her mind _____ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a _____. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I ______ my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some ______. She shook her head and said, “I want to go home.”

Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a ______, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much ______, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.

Watching my mother’s suffering set me wondering ______ I would have in mind if someday I couldn’t find _______and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some ______ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only ______ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer’s is haunting there. Someday ______ and when I become even more ______ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where “home” is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your ______.

1.

A．accessible

B．cheerful

C．hopeful

D．considerate

2.

A．excited

B．doubtful

C．puzzled

D．amazed

3.

A．greatly

B．hardly

C．totally

D．simply

4.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．though

5.

A．with

B．through

C．by

D．over

6.

A．declaring

B．suggesting

C．crying

D．commenting

7.

A．unsettled

B．unattended

C．unconcerned

D．uninspired

8.

A．in place

B．under control

C．in order

D．at ease

9.

A．lady

B．student

C．child

D．mother

10.

A．told

B．pictured

C．stated

D．encouraged

11.

A．response

B．smile

C．reasons

D．answers

12.

A．name

B．dream

C．symbol

D．place

13.

A．prettier

B．younger

C．happier

D．healthier

14.

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．when

15.

A．memory

B．passion

C．home

D．way

16.

A．deadly

B．alarming

C．interesting

D．allergic

17.

A．natural

B．special

C．rare

D．unique

18.

A．if

B．what

C．until

D．whether

19.

A．mechanical

B．cloudy

C．clear

D．stubborn

20.

A．appreciation

B．satisfaction

C．guidance

D．convenience

【推荐1】Colorado’s grays peak rises 14, 278 feet above sea level, high enough that trees can’t grow toward the top. It was in this _______ area that Bev Wedelstedt was unlucky enough to get her left _______ broken.

It was August 2018, and Wedelstedt, 56, was on her way down the path with three _______ . A storm was coming, and they were anxiously trying to _______ the mountain, Wedelstedt accidentally fell and _______ on her left leg. Every step after that was _______ . Before long, she had to stop. As one friend ran down to get help, some other hikers, all strangers _______ to help Wedelstedt down the narrow path by walking on either side of her to _______ her weight, but that proved slow and dangerous.

Finally, one hiker, Matt, asked her, “How do you feel about a fireman’s carry?” Before she knew it, he had _______ her over his shoulder. Matt ________ couldn’t carry her all the way down by himself. So six hikers and one of her friends took turns ________ her while she tried to make light of a difficult ________ , telling them she was fine. Three hours and two miles later, they finally met the doctors, who took Wedelstedt to the ________ .

She has mostly recovered from her ________ hike, but Wedelstedt knows she’ll never forget one thing from that day: the memory of the strangers who came to her ________ . “I’m alive thanks to them.”

1.

A．beautiful

B．broad

C．tough

D．strange

2.

A．arm

B．hand

C．shoulder

D．leg

3.

A．friends

B．strangers

C．doctors

D．teachers

4.

A．get to

B．get off

C．get through

D．get into

5.

A．walked

B．lay

C．sat

D．landed

6.

A．useful

B．cheerful

C．painful

D．wonderful

7.

A．left

B．joined

C．failed

D．learned

8.

A．support

B．lose

C．seize

D．control

9.

A．dropped

B．thrown

C．covered

D．lifted

10.

A．especially

B．clearly

C．carefully

D．usually

11.

A．carrying

B．hugging

C．pushing

D．leading

12.

A．sight

B．site

C．case

D．situation

13.

A．school

B．office

C．hospital

D．village

14.

A．pleasant

B．unlucky

C．tiring

D．boring

15.

A．home

B．dream

C．rescue

D．operation

【推荐2】“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters.

Bob had just signed a “motherhood _________ “---declaring that for 70 days this summer he would _________ the care of their four children and all the housework. _________ he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident.

After 40 of the 70 days, he was to ___________“I was beaten down,” admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a difficult_________. It is an impossible job for any normal human being”.

Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the marriage, Pat _________ a secretary to help put him through university. _________ Bob has been the football coach while Pat_________ the kids. Then two years ago Pat went back to work. “I had been _________ children so much.” She __________.” I couldn’t talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the __________, however ----until Bob took on the challenge.

Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were__________. For the last three weeks, the family__________ a lot------ sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

As for __________, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks __________ if the bed is made. “ I found a(n)__________ way ---- I shut the doors, “ he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out.” “ When we went to __________ Pat work, I made them have their shirts on __________ side out so they would look clean.”

Now that Bob has publicly__________ he was wrong, he is__________ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

1.

A．report

B．agreement

C．letter

D．check

2.

A．stick to

B．set about

C．use up

D．take over

3.

A．If

B．As

C．Since

D．Although

4.

A．carry on

B．give up

C．sit around

D．run out

5.

A．goal

B．control

C．task

D．choice

6.

A．sent

B．employed

C．learned from

D．worked as

7.

A．In time

B．Before long

C．Since then

D．Later on

8.

A．raised

B．accompanied

C．tutored

D．watched

9.

A．near

B．after

C．about

D．around

10.

A．insists

B．sighs

C．jokes

D．apologizes

11.

A．schooling

B．operation

C．household

D．experiment

12.

A．terrible

B．tasty

C．expensive

D．special

13.

A．starved

B．traveled

C．worked out

D．ate out

14.

A．decoration

B．housekeeping

C．furnishing

D．shelter

15.

A．modern

B．spacious

C．tidy

D．impressive

16.

A．easier

B．cheaper

C．cleaner

D．harder

17.

A．receive

B．welcome

C．greet

D．fetch

18.

A．good

B．wrong

C．right

D．opposite

19.

A．admitted

B．suggested

C．agreed

D．explained

20.

A．operating

B．realizing

C．sharing

D．performing

【推荐3】In January 2023, I was commuting from Brooklyn to New Jersey. With two little kids and a busy business, a quiet train ride felt like a mini _______ . Yet I found myself spending that _______ time scrolling (浏览) through social media feeds.

One day, I _______ my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had _______ to a money-raiser I had organized. Getting off the train, I was in a noticeably _______ mood. The next day, I wrote more thank-you letters — and felt the same. Something _______ . What if I kept it up?

I decided to write one thank-you note for every day. I had no shortage of people I was _______ to. I picked out a different _______ for each month. January was charity. February would be neighbors, and I thought of a dozen names immediately. I remembered when the owners of our local bookstore let me and my son, Henry, _______ before the store opened and ________ to play his favorite soundtrack. I recalled when our babysitter dropped off some board games for our ________ .

Writing the notes wasn’t that ________ : Each was two or three sentences long; taking just a few minutes. I ________ on the person I was writing to and what I wanted to say, and the words came fairly ________. That focus felt refreshing.

I eventually realized why this task was the perfect cure to my social feeds. Scrolling through Instagram, I was admiring others’ lives. However, writing thank-you notes was an act of ________ and honoring my own life.

1.

A．journey

B．program

C．vacation

D．hall

2.

A．precious

B．busy

C．short

D．mean

3.

A．break up

B．turned in

C．reached out

D．put down

4.

A．flowed

B．contributed

C．led

D．linked

5.

A．better

B．bluer

C．friendlier

D．guiltier

6.

A．clicked

B．occurred

C．came

D．froze

7.

A．sorry

B．angry

C．grateful

D．available

8.

A．piece

B．step

C．signal

D．theme

9.

A．out

B．in

C．away

D．on.

10.

A．continued

B．refused

C．added

D．offered.

11.

A．parents

B．kids

C．drivers

D．neighbors

12.

A．time-consuming

B．consumer-friendly

C．energy-saving

D．trouble-making

13.

A．reflected

B．concentrated

C．congratulated

D．stepped

14.

A．flexibly

B．soundly

C．easily

D．skillfully

15.

A．protecting

B．adopting

C．noticing

D．controlling