【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。
People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. "Frosty the Snowman," and "Jingle Bells" ________ in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone, was ________ by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.
As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now, ________, at 27, a college student after the ________ with my girlfriend, every cell inside me wanted to be alone, ________ not at Christmas. My family had ________ to Brazil and my friends were ________ with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my ________ home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked, and I hoped someone would ________ from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and ________ presents.
At a market, I felt more ________ when people were buying lots of goods, which ________ the gifts we received as children in my mind. I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.
Outside the church, a manger(小耶稣) had been set ________. I stood with others watching the scene, some of them ________ themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a ________ experience as I struggled with what I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned the ________, but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent, ________ and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of ________.
Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself ________ for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most ________.1.

A．shared

B．played

C．served

D．held

2.

A．accompanied

B．employed

C．attended

D．supported

3.

A．usually

B．extremely

C．really

D．eventually

4.

A．breakup

B．date

C．sympathy

D．concern

5.

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．or

6.

A．moved

B．slipped

C．came

D．returned

7.

A．pleased

B．satisfied

C．occupied

D．bored

8.

A．shabby

B．empty

C．warm

D．cozy

9.

A．turn up

B．hang out

C．go away

D．break in

10.

A．dealt

B．discounted

C．wrapped

D．donated

11.

A．tired

B．nervous

C．excited

D．upset

12.

A．called up

B．called for

C．called on

D．called in

13.

A．down

B．up

C．aside

D．about

14.

A．hugging

B．bowing

C．crossing

D．bending

15.

A．great

B．joyful

C．painful

D．potential

16.

A．cases

B．limits

C．losses

D．worries

17.

A．lonely

B．educated

C．shy

D．wealthy

18.

A．possibility

B．sight

C．sadness

D．hardship

19.

A．surprise

B．defeat

C．prize

D．credit

20.

A．select

B．value

C．save

D．admit

【推荐2】“Oh, no! You’re moving?” Such was my neighbor’s concern when she saw household items appearing on my lawn and _________ my driveway.

“Nope. Just cleaning house!” I called back, smiling.

This yard sale had been the result of six months of _________ . I had searched every _________ and overflowing closet and cupboard—crazy about my seeking to find items to sell.

I met loads of _________ and friendly people. The Mirror Lady was thrilled to buy the antique mirror from my first apartment for her daughter’s first apartment; and the Futon Girl, a college sophomore, said my futon (沙发床) and frame were _________ for her dorm room.

And how can I _________ the Camera Man? Bending absorbedly over the “technology” table, he spotted my husband’s faded camera bag from the early 80s. Zippered compartments (隔包)_________ a broken camera and a few old lenses. “Wow!” he said, as he picked it up and made me a(n)_________ . I asked what he was going to do with it. “It’s just cool—I have a shelf at home for cool fashionable technology.” So _________ he bought it so he could look at it. As he walked down the driveway with the dusty bag __________ over his shoulder, for a second I __________ my journalist husband doing the same, heading out to __________ a story. That made me feel __________.

All yard sales lasted two days. As hard as it can be to let things __________ , the true value of those things is to __________ you of a place you lived in, a special time in your life, or a loved one in your heart.

1.

A．picking up

B．getting over

C．putting up

D．taking over

2.

A．adaptation

B．protection

C．preparation

D．production

3.

A．messy

B．bare

C．elegant

D．tidy

4.

A．generous

B．conservative

C．interesting

D．cautious

5.

A．famous

B．perfect

C．comfortable

D．cheap

6.

A．blame

B．describe

C．worry

D．forget

7.

A．allocate

B．approached

C．exposed

D．withdraw

8.

A．appointment

B．appeal

C．excuse

D．offer

9.

A．apparently

B．reluctantly

C．cautiously

D．gratefully

10.

A．disappearing

B．hanging

C．printing

D．winding

11.

A．imagined

B．appreciated

C．pictured

D．forgave

12.

A．review

B．report

C．relate

D．repeat

13.

A．sad

B．regretful

C．good

D．thankful

14.

A．gather

B．survive

C．control

D．go

15.

A．cheat

B．inform

C．remind

D．warn

【推荐3】Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a______old man who loved everything such as:animals, spiders, insects...

One day______walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon(茧)of a butterfly. He______it home.

A few days later, a small______appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours______it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop______any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go_____farther.

Then the man came up to help the______   , so he took a pair of scissors and______the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The butterfly then came out______.

____it had a swollen body and small, shriveled(皱缩的) wings. The man was______ about the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would _____ and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract(收缩) in time. However, neither happened!______________, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.

It never was able to______.

What the man in his kindness and haste(轻率) did not understand was that the restricting (限制)_____ and the struggle required for the butterfly to_______ the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its________ from the cocoon.

Sometimes ______are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as _______as what we could have been.

And we could never fly.

1.

A．cold

B．kind

C．polite

D．upset

2.

A．unless

B．if

C．while

D．because

3.

A．took

B．moved

C．settled

D．based

4.

A．bag

B．skin

C．pipe

D．opening

5.

A．and

B．until

C．as

D．then

6.

A．making

B．coming

C．getting

D．suffering

7.

A．any

B．more

C．no

D．much

8.

A．bug

B．butterfly

C．animal

D．fly

9.

A．turn on

B．take part in

C．cut down

D．cut open

10.

A．calmly

B．powerfully

C．easily

D．hardly

11.

A．Gradually

B．Even

C．So

D．But

12.

A．looked

B．lasted

C．concerned

D．began

13.

A．enlarge

B．shorten

C．frighten

D．darken

14.

A．At present

B．In ruins

C．In fact

D．On purpose

15.

A．run

B．fly

C．move

D．walk

16.

A．wing

B．tail

C．head

D．cocoon

17.

A．go for

B．go through

C．go away

D．go into

18.

A．freedom

B．track

C．Loneliness

D．route

19.

A．struggles

B．cares

C．cracks

D．injures

20.

A．weak

B．hopeful

C．joyful

D．strong

【推荐1】My father never kept anything for emotional purposes — except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always ________ watching my heroes at Yankee Stadium. One winter, I wrote down a ________ for the summer dates and dreamed every night. To my surprise, one evening I saw my father ________ it before going out to work.

The following Sunday, he told me, “Let’s put away some money into a ________ each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer.” I ________ washed out a jar and ________ a label: YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960.

Each of us ________ to the jar weekly. However, we still hadn’t gone to a game because my father had to work every Saturday. So one day, I ________ him of the remaining time, and then he ________ me, “Don’t worry and we’ll have a free Saturday.”

On the morning of the last game, I was waiting hopelessly with no ________ of my father who had been to work when he suddenly appeared and yelled, “I got two tickets!”

I could hardly ________ when we finally sat together, father and son, watching my New York Yankees. I sat cheering, but for my father, all I could see is a face ________ tiredness from working all week.

In 1963, my father died suddenly while working. In his bedroom, I noticed a ________ ticket in his yellowish book, which read, October I, 1960, General Admission. My father, who ________ nothing for emotional reasons, had decided to keep this, a(n)________ of our afternoon together.

1.

A．stuck to

B．hung over

C．dreamed of

D．stuck with

2.

A．schedule

B．poster

C．blog

D．diagram

3.

A．tearing

B．regarding

C．exploring

D．checking

4.

A．pipe

B．bowl

C．jar

D．cup

5.

A．patiently

B．immediately

C．definitely

D．eventually

6.

A．pressed

B．exchanged

C．created

D．attached

7.

A．contributed

B．rose

C．donated

D．tended

8.

A．accused

B．warned

C．inquired

D．reminded

9.

A．scolded

B．comforted

C．rescued

D．inspired

10.

A．signal

B．company

C．sign

D．reply

11.

A．stand

B．respond

C．breathe

D．chat

12.

A．replaced with

B．decorated with

C．equipped with

D．filled with

13.

A．pretty

B．faded

C．fresh

D．plain

14.

A．saved

B．desired

C．produced

D．brought

15.

A．impression

B．memory

C．honor

D．reflection

【推荐2】完形填空
阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

“How does the yard look?” My father asked, with his eyes shining. I could tell he was eagerly waiting for my _______ “Wonderful!” I replied after I gave it a thorough _______ Then I recited all the changes I had _______ in his yard and he smiled contently.

When I was young, my mother_______ in a car accident, leaving my father alone to _______ their three young daughters. At the beginning, life was not always __________ and my younger sisters usually complained. However, Dad always _______ us to believe that life was good. Meanwhile, he tried his best to _______ that belief.

In 1972, my dad developed a piece of waste land that had been __________ on Okaloosa Island. Every year at the first sign of ________, he would begin spending countless hours working there to make it be bursting with colors. Through his continuous hard work, the land ________ turned into a beautiful garden with different types of flowers and other unique plants. While our friends were enjoying their vacation through traveling to different places, we were ________ working with my dad in his yard, watering the flowers, weeding or cutting off the branches. Sometimes, our friends were envious of our working vacation, and we would ________ them. Dad made his yard very ________ so that it became our vacation paradise during our childhood.

For so many years, when we were ________, we liked to visit Dad’s yard, because it could ___________ us of Dad’s belief. It was Dad and his yard that gave us ________ that enabled us to survive and ________ major challenges in life. One day, it shocked us that Dad said he would not ________ the yard. Then he explained, “Twenty years ago I decided to start my work in that yard to tell you life is good. Now my work is done.” We were sitting in ________, recalling what we had experienced. Life was good. Dad was right.

1.

A．excuse

B．answer

C．decision

D．suggestion

2.

A．clean

B．suggestion

C．inspection

D．arrangement

3.

A．achieved

B．imagined

C．discovered

D．promised

4.

A．passed away

B．turned up

C．ran away

D．gave up

5.

A．scold

B．raise

C．rescue

D．persuade

6.

A．smooth

B．sorrowful

C．wealthy

D．lonely

7.

A．forced

B．allowed

C．authorized

D．encouraged

8.

A．change

B．prove

C．understand

D．criticize

9.

A．advertised

B．abandoned

C．disappeared

D．provided

10.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

11.

A．suddenly

B．gradually

C．temporarily

D．occasionally

12.

A．impatiently

B．carelessly

C．happily

D．unwillingly

13.

A．invite

B．challenge

C．accompany

D．consult

14.

A．unnecessary

B．unreasonable

C．disgusting

D．extraordinary

15.

A．confident

B．angry

C．guilty

D．low

16.

A．warn

B．accuse

C．remind

D．inform

17.

A．emotion

B．choices

C．strength

D．opportunities

18.

A．forget

B．admit

C．create

D．conquer

19.

A．continue

B．sell

C．challenge

D．extend

20.

A．safety

B．despair

C．doubt

D．silence

【推荐3】A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The______was showing an air of impatience,______her watch every few seconds. If the daughter had possessed a rope, she would have ______ her mother to it as a means of pulling her along.

The old woman began to pick DVDs herself. I walked over and asked ______I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a________on a piece of paper.______rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to______with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her______for a moment. Something about her movements ______ the memories of my own mother, who’d _____. As we walked along the back of the store, I described what was on the shelves: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip" and ______ conversation.

I said to her daughter,“_____some advice?”“ Of course not,” said the daughter. “____her” I said. “When she’s gone, it’s those precious ______that will come back to you. Times like this, I know.” It was_______ .I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I’d used my impatience to make her______ .

Together they ____ their way toward the store’s exit. They stood there for a moment, side by side,______the holiday crowds. Then the daughter glanced over and looked at her mother lovingly. And slowly, she placed her arm with apparently unaccustomed affection ______ her mother’s shoulders and______guided her back into the crowd.

1.

A．mother

B．daughter

C．merchant

D．waitress

2.

A．checking

B．fixing

C．adjusting

D．removing

3.

A．accustomed

B．fastened

C．applied

D．devoted

4.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．if

5.

A．receipt

B．ticket

C．title

D．tip

6.

A．Instead of

B．Regardless of

C．Apart from

D．As to

7.

A．jog

B．trade

C．walk

D．communicate

8.

A．holiday

B．time

C．stay

D．company

9.

A．called on

B．called for

C．called up

D．called in

10.

A．died away

B．passed away

C．moved away

D．given away

11.

A．meaningless

B．convincing

C．serious

D．casual

12.

A．Offer

B．Lack

C．Mind

D．Prepare

13.

A．Seize

B．Cherish

C．Forgive

D．Leave

14.

A．chances

B．feelings

C．moments

D．presents

15.

A．true

B．appropriate

C．reasonable

D．impossible

16.

A．puzzled

B．astonished

C．desperate

D．upset

17.

A．took

B．made

C．felt

D．headed

18.

A．observing

B．expecting

C．approaching

D．following

19.

A．around

B．against

C．beneath

D．down

20.

A．deliberately

B．hurriedly

C．randomly

D．gently

【推荐2】Growing up is not always easy．When facing difficulties，courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for_______．That's what Hong Zhanhui's story of _______from boy to man with family hardships tells 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（被遗弃的）baby girl．A year later，Hongs mother and younger brother both _______ home because of poverty and pressure from his ill father．

Their burdens fell onto the 12﹣year﹣old's shoulders： to treat his father's illness，_______the adopted sister Chenchen，and to go on to study．

Hong didn't _______．Since a young age，he has worked in part﹣time jobs 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．_______his life was hard, Hong didn't abandon his father and the adopted________，because they needed his help．With his hard﹣won money he even aided other students________against misfortunes．

Today when many people tend to worry more about their own happiness，Hong's deeds________us of what we usually ignored： love and care for others．Without these，________of us could survive．

Hong________donation（捐赠）from others．He said he felt encouraged by kind offers，but he could________his own work．Short of 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 ________against misfortune that made him a hero in people's eyes．

Hong's story shows that with love and willpower，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'll find the world smiling back．

1.

A．money

B．food

C．help

D．clothes

2.

A．moving

B．changing

C．growing

D．turning

3.

A．already

B．still

C．ever

D．only

4.

A．went

B．left

C．sold

D．stayed

5.

A．devote to

B．turn to

C．stick to

D．bring up

6.

A．give up

B．run out

C．go away

D．turn down

7.

A．paint

B．rent

C．buy

D．build

8.

A．moved

B．made

C．inspired

D．encouraged

9.

A．Because

B．When

C．Though

D．Unless

10.

A．sister

B．uncle

C．daughter

D．brother

11.

A．turning

B．standing

C．leaning

D．struggling

12.

A．told

B．left

C．remembered

D．reminded

13.

A．everyone

B．anyone

C．none

D．no one

14.

A．gave off

B．turned down

C．turned out

D．threw away

15.

A．depend on

B．turn to

C．refer to

D．stick to

16.

A．share

B．sell

C．show

D．eat

17.

A．an ability

B．a chance

C．a spirit

D．a belief

18.

A．win

B．knock

C．defeat

D．bury

19.

A．worry

B．joke

C．care

D．complain

20.

A．when

B．and

C．while

D．until

【推荐3】As a young boy, Lorenzo Odone seemed like a normal child. He was intelligent and well-behaved. Just before his sixth birthday, however, his_______ began to change. Lorenzo started to lose his_______ at school for no apparent reason. His tantrums became so disruptive (破坏性的) that his teachers had no choice but to call his parents. Lorenzo’s parents were very_______ with their sons’ change in behavior, so they brought him to a_______ to try and find out what was wrong.

After_______ numerous psychological and medical tests on Lorenzo, doctors discovered that his_______ behavior was_______ a rare, incurable disease called Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). The doctors had little _______ for Lorenzo’s survival and said that he would only live for two more years._______ little was known about ALD, they were certain that Lorenzo’s brain would be severely damaged by the disease, and he would quickly__________ his ability to see, speak and move.

Lorenzo’s parents were extremely shocked by the news about their son.__________ their lack of medical knowledge, they were determined to find a cure for their son’s disease by themselves. After countless hours of__________, they discovered a kind of solution. They found an edible oil that appeared to prevent ALD from damaging the brain. They named the oil Lorenzo’s oil __________ their son. This remarkable story __________ the attention of Hollywood, and a__________ starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon entitled “Lorenzo’s oil” was__________ in 1992.

Eventually it became clear that Lorenzo’s oil was not a cure for ALD. It did, __________, help to prolong the lives of people that had the disease. The oil certainly__________ Lorenzo’s life, but he was unable to leave his bed and could not communicate, except for blinking his__________ and move his fingers with small movements. Thanks to his parents’ efforts, Lorenzo survived more than 20 years longer than his doctors__________ expected.

1.

A．behavior

B．appearance

C．voice

D．intelligence

2.

A．way

B．temper

C．fortune

D．confidence

3.

A．excited

B．delighted

C．careless

D．concerned

4.

A．principal

B．doctor

C．surgeon

D．friend

5.

A．carrying

B．passing

C．running

D．taking

6.

A．strange

B．normal

C．acceptable

D．criminal

7.

A．lack of

B．full of

C．due to

D．addicted to

8.

A．hope

B．desire

C．knowledge

D．decision

9.

A．Because

B．Although

C．If

D．When

10.

A．evolve

B．pass

C．miss

D．lose

11.

A．Though

B．Short of

C．Owing to

D．Despite

12.

A．research

B．talk

C．cry

D．watch

13.

A．by

B．for

C．after

D．with

14.

A．switched

B．distracted

C．caught

D．devoted

15.

A．song

B．movie

C．novel

D．poem

16.

A．made

B．discovered

C．invented

D．written

17.

A．therefore

B．however

C．besides

D．in short

18.

A．saved

B．took

C．risked

D．extended

19.

A．eyes

B．ears

C．mouth

D．nose

20.

A．hurriedly

B．actually

C．finally

D．originally