【推荐1】On the first day of our science class, Mr. Whitson gave us a lecture about an animal called “Cattywampus”, an ill-adapted nocturnal (夜行的) animal that was_______out during the Ice Age, and he passed around a skull (头骨) as he talked. We all took notes and later had a quiz.

When he_______our papers, we were shocked-a big red “x” each of our answers. We had written down exactly what he had said. There must be some mistakes!

“Very simple,” Mr. Whitson explained, “I had_______up the story about the Cattywampus. There had never been such an animal. The information in your notes was, _______, incorrect. Did you expect_______ for incorrect answers?”

Needless to say, we were annoyed.

“You should have _______ it out.” Mr. Whitson said. After all, at the very moment he was_______around the 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 and the_______of its fur he couldn’t have known. He had given the animal a ridiculous (荒谬的) name, and we still hadn’t been________.

Every class was a/an________ with Mr. Whitson. One day he told us that his car was a living organism (有机体). It took us two full days to________for our clarification (阐明). He didn’t let us off the ________until we had proved not only the reasonable statement of an organism but also that we had the courage to stand up for the truth.

We put our________skepticism (怀疑) into all our classes. Teachers and textbooks are not always right. In fact, no one is. Don’t let your minds go to________, instead, speak up if you ever thought the teacher or the textbook was wrong.

1.

A．wiped

B．worked

C．driven

D．given

2.

A．handed in

B．collected

C．returned

D．corrected

3.

A．made

B．brought

C．looked

D．held

4.

A．however

B．therefore

C．though

D．likewise

5.

A．permission

B．attention

C．reputation

D．credit

6.

A．announced

B．figured

C．switched

D．took

7.

A．passing

B．treating

C．running

D．gathering

8.

A．left

B．exposed

C．remained

D．showed

9.

A．organization

B．activity

C．height

D．color

10.

A．aggressive

B．suspicious

C．indifferent

D．specific

11.

A．adventure

B．sponsor

C．section

D．ceremony

12.

A．imitate

B．struggle

C．answer

D．decide

13.

A．rope

B．band

C．hook

D．shoes

14.

A．deadly

B．severe

C．traditional

D．brand-new

15.

A．signature

B．engagement

C．accusation

D．sleep

【推荐2】When I was seven years old and my sister Amy was just five years old, we were playing on top of a bunk bed. I thought without help or any _________ from me at all, suddenly Amy disappeared off of the top of the bunk bed and _________ with a crash on the floor. I nervously peered over the side of the bed and saw that she had landed _________ on her hands and knees on the ground.

I was nervous because my parents had _________ me with making sure that we played as _________ as possible. I saw my sister’s painful face threatening to _________ from her mouth and threatening to wake up my parents. So I did the only thing my little seven-year-old _________ could think to do to change this _________. I said, “Amy, Amy, wait. Don’t cry…No human lands on all fours like that. Amy, I think this means you’re a unicorn (独角兽).” Obviously, that was cheating, but there was nothing in the world my sister would want _______ the unicorn. Instead of crying, instead of __________ our play, with all the negative consequences that would have waited for me, a smile __________ across her face. She climbed onto the bunk bed again with all the grace of a baby unicorn, with one __________ leg.

What we __________ unconsciously at that tender age is something called positive psychology. It’s not necessarily the reality that shapes us, but the lens (棱镜) through which your brain __________ the world that shapes your reality. And if we can change the lens, believe me we can change every single educational and business __________ at the same time.

1.

A．pull

B．lift

C．hug

D．push

2.

A．impressed

B．completed

C．landed

D．exploded

3.

A．crazily

B．happily

C．painfully

D．peacefully

4.

A．provided

B．charged

C．shared

D．awarded

5.

A．safely

B．warmly

C．actually

D．quietly

6.

A．jump

B．erupt

C．complain

D．fall

7.

A．face

B．sister

C．soul

D．brain

8.

A．chance

B．tragedy

C．shock

D．focus

9.

A．more than

B．other than

C．rather than

D．less than

10.

A．delaying

B．continuing

C．completing

D．stopping

11.

A．pretended

B．came

C．spread

D．concentrated

12.

A．broken

B．slim

C．freezing

D．dead

13.

A．come across

B．adapt to

C．pay for

D．point out

14.

A．changes

B．imagines

C．creates

D．views

15.

A．appearance

B．person

C．outcome

D．description

【推荐3】Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks（条纹，线条） of light cast by the blinds of the tall _______ send shafts（杆状物） of light through the dusty air. I take a _______ and the concrete and paint ________ tickle my nose. I _______ everything about this room.
Some of the ______ times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic（讽刺的）, but the ______ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to ______ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ______ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears.   People only look at your _____ ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually _______.
When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes（消失）. All the worries and ______ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, ______ it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy（不稳定的） ______ of being different and alone.
I ______ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ______ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ______ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of _____ to know that I succeed in an area where _____ others—and virtually（事实上） no girls—do.
High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ______. Like others, I’m often insecure（不安的）, not ______ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.1.

A．doors

B．windows

C．roofs

D．walls

2.

A．last look

B．long walk

C．short breath

D．deep breath

3.

A．smells

B．tastes

C．sounds

D．looks

4.

A．hate

B．love

C．miss

D．forget

5.

A．worst

B．tiring

C．best

D．better

6.

A．room

B．office

C．building

D．stage

7.

A．pretend

B．expect

C．want

D．decide

8.

A．hardly

B．seriously

C．always

D．happily

9.

A．acting

B．speaking

C．moving

D．repeating

10.

A．thought of

B．judged

C．taken care of

D．feeling

11.

A．happiness

B．anxieties

C．chances

D．pressures

12.

A．and

B．however

C．but

D．though

13.

A．feeling

B．idea

C．hope

D．fact

14.

A．seldom

B．almost

C．relatively

D．absolutely

15.

A．hope

B．doubt

C．think

D．suspect

16.

A．up for

B．out at

C．up to

D．down to

17.

A．pride

B．duty

C．humor

D．sight

18.

A．few

B．many

C．a few

D．some

19.

A．cruelly

B．tensely

C．friendly

D．mildly

20.

A．fond of

B．afraid for

C．sure of

D．interested in

【推荐1】Once a wise man and his student traveled to a remote, mountainous place. They were well _______ at a cottage by a family of five. The wise man asked: “How do you _______ in such a poor place?”

“That’s what keeps us going,” said the host, _______ to a thin, tired cow. “She gives us milk, some of which we drink and some we make into _______. When there is extra, we _______ the milk and cheese for other types of food.”

The wise man thanked them and left. When he reached the first _______ in the road, he said to his student: “Get the cow, take it to the _______, and push it off.”_______ and angry though the student was, he obeyed.

As years passed by, the _______ became too much to bear and the student returned to that cottage to find out what he could do. Upon rounding the bend, he could not believe his eyes. In place of the __________ there was a beautiful house with trees all around, several cars in the __________, a satellite dish, and on and on. He __________ the man from several years before, strong and confident. He went __________ to the man and asked: “What happened?”

The man __________ with a smile: “Our cow fell off the cliff and died. To survive, we had to __________ new ways of doing things and __________ new skills. And so, we are now much __________.”

Sometimes our __________ on something small and limited is the biggest obstacle(障碍) to our growth. Once you __________ yourself of the thought “it’s little but it’s certain,” then your life will really change. May you have the __________ to recognize your “cow” this new year, and the courage to push it off the cliff.

1.

A．received

B．accepted

C．educated

D．behaved

2.

A．succeed

B．survive

C．accommodate

D．communicate

3.

A．referring

B．pointing

C．sticking

D．attending

4.

A．cream

B．yogurt

C．cheese

D．butter

5.

A．replace

B．place

C．exchange

D．change

6.

A．bend

B．village

C．tree

D．bridge

7.

A．valley

B．river

C．cliff

D．cave

8.

A．Puzzled

B．Bored

C．Excited

D．Ashamed

9.

A．depression

B．confusion

C．anger

D．guilt

10.

A．fence

B．cottage

C．road

D．hill

11.

A．house

B．passage

C．balcony

D．garage

12.

A．congratulated

B．recognized

C．acknowledged

D．greeted

13.

A．by

B．back

C．over

D．about

14.

A．replied

B．responded

C．reflected

D．reacted

15.

A．come up with

B．put up with

C．keep up with

D．catch up with

16.

A．evolve

B．extend

C．develop

D．polish

17.

A．well off

B．badly off

C．better off

D．worse off

18.

A．dependence

B．attention

C．focus

D．faith

19.

A．remind

B．inform

C．warn

D．free

20.

A．perseverance

B．fortune

C．wisdom

D．distinction

【推荐1】Four years ago, I felt great joy after freeing myself from one of those 2-mile gym fitness runs. I once _________ running with a passion; it was just something that never came_________to me. At that time, I never _________ that I would one day run a marathon.

Things began to _________ when I met my new neighbor Mrs.Gray. She was fifty years old, going through cancer, and still _________ to run 30 miles a week. I _________ myself that if Mrs.Gray could run 6 miles at a time, I could run at least one or two. In February, I started to walk a 2-mile _________ and would try hard to run for a few minutes. Two months later, I finished the whole route, _________, for the first time. I felt _________, but I felt great.

Over the next several years, I continued to push each run for a few extra minutes. Those last few minutes would often be __________, my mind fighting against my body, saying it was time to __________. The fight between my mind and body never stopped, __________I loved every minute of these runs.

A(n) __________ was born; my heart was in it completely. I didn’t need to compete against other runners. For me, the most important competitor was myself.

Slowly, I started entering some local road races. After continuing to __________ myself and finishing two half marathons, I __________ I would train for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon. My summer was filled with many long 6 AM runs to __________ the summer heat. I loved my __________. I knew I was finally on the road to success.

Race day finally came, and I was filled with __________. It was hard, but the experience ended up being __________. As I crossed the finish line, I experienced the strongest sense of __________ I’d ever had in my life.

1.

A．continued

B．considered

C．hated

D．expected

2.

A．quickly

B．usefully

C．early

D．easily

3.

A．forgot

B．imagined

C．understood

D．doubted

4.

A．change

B．work

C．happen

D．develop

5.

A．managed

B．required

C．agreed

D．planned

6.

A．criticized

B．praised

C．taught

D．told

7.

A．way

B．route

C．freeway

D．passage

8.

A．crying

B．walking

C．laughing

D．running

9.

A．tired

B．fearful

C．shy

D．bored

10.

A．helpful

B．surprising

C．painful

D．interesting

11.

A．play

B．begin

C．win

D．rest

12.

A．but

B．so

C．unless

D．because

13.

A．runner

B．learner

C．doctor

D．artist

14.

A．protect

B．express

C．push

D．question

15.

A．noticed

B．decided

C．reported

D．worried

16.

A．feel

B．lower

C．avoid

D．produce

17.

A．achievement

B．neighbor

C．discovery

D．training

18.

A．sadness

B．excitement

C．anger

D．relaxation

19.

A．reasonable

B．regretful

C．wonderful

D．miserable

20.

A．safety

B．pride

C．peace

D．humor

【推荐2】Two friends were walking through the desert. Once they had reached the oasis, they decided to rest and recuperate (恢复) before continuing their journey through the vast desert. During some point of the journey they had a (an) _______, and one friend raised his hand and slapped the other one in the face angrily. The one who got slapped felt _______, but he did not say anything. _______, he wrote in the sand: “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They kept on walking until they found a (an) _______, where they decided to take a rest and a bath._______, the one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, hoping that his best friend would come to his _______. His friend saved him instantly. After he _______from the near drowning, gasping for breath, he _______ hard on a stone: “Today my best friend saved my life.”

_______ filled the air as the friend who had both hurt and saved his companion observed the ________ actions and reactions. Then he asked his friend, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?” The other friend ________, “When someone hurts us but not in an evil manner we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever________ it.”

And so, their journey continued. Together, they ventured forth, reminding each other to cherish the ability to forgive, to recognize and honor acts of kindness.

Truly, it is unavoidable that ________ religion, color, or race, ________ and arguments will arise in our daily life, but it is ________ to keep it in mind to let the “winds of forgiveness” blow away the hatred, while keeping a heart filled with kindness and gratitude as we continue our journey of life.

1.

A．intervention

B．argument

C．interaction

D．leisure

2.

A．pure

B．hurt

C．mature

D．delighted

3.

A．Instead

B．Furthermore

C．However

D．Thus

4.

A．shade

B．shadow

C．oasis

D．rainbow

5.

A．Appropriately

B．Abruptly

C．Gradually

D．Swiftly

6.

A．rescue

B．recognition

C．adaptation

D．assumption

7.

A．revised

B．refused

C．recovered

D．resigned

8.

A．carved

B．drew

C．dug

D．described

9.

A．Joy

B．Confusion

C．Hatred

D．Sorrow

10.

A．matching

B．surrounding

C．appealing

D．contrasting

11.

A．cited

B．suspected

C．comforted

D．responded

12.

A．give up on

B．get rid of

C．come down with

D．take charge of

13.

A．regardless of

B．in case of

C．in favor of

D．instead of

14.

A．expectations

B．conflicts

C．subscriptions

D．ambitions

15.

A．conventional

B．contradictory

C．dramatic

D．essential

【推荐3】John is a busy lawyer, whose whole day circles around two things: work and his two daughters. ________ the two things often proves to be very difficult, so John spends most of his day in a rush to do everything he needs to do, and get everywhere he needs to be. With such a(n)________ schedule, it is common to find John and his children in line at a McDonald’s drive-thru, waiting for some burgers, fries, and shakes.

“I know fast food isn’t the healthiest thing I could give my daughters,” ________ John. “But it’s the most convenient thing around when we’re in a rush. Plus, it makes them ________ .” Unfortunately, fast food is considered ________ by so many parents in the U.S., and it is easy to understand why.

Nowadays, nearly every single city in America is ________ with its own McDonald’s. In Los Angeles alone, it can sometimes feel like there is one on every other corner when you’re ________ round. As if this didn’t already make it hard enough for parents to avoid, McDonald’s   ________ their famous “Happy Meals” at children so that every time they drive by the giant golden arches, children ________ to go inside to get a new toy with their meal.

Although it may be very hard for parents to have healthier meal options for their children, doing so is a ________ that this country can no longer ignore. ________ consuming fast food is becoming normal now and is resulting in millions of people suffering from overweight and diabetes for the rest of their lives. Instead of teaching children that it is okay to ________ to the attraction of a quick fatty meal, parents should get their children into the ________ of healthy eating everywhere they go. In the end, children will be more ________ for living long, healthy, and happy lives, than for getting a cheap ________ in a cardboard box.

1.

A．Grasping

B．Cooperating

C．Balancing

D．Anticipating

2.

A．occupied

B．flexible

C．ambitious

D．ideal

3.

A．admits

B．threatens

C．proposes

D．ensures

4.

A．surprised

B．embarrassed

C．happy

D．cautious

5.

A．unwelcome

B．irreplaceable

C．healthy

D．inconvenient

6.

A．equipped

B．satisfied

C．crowded

D．covered

7.

A．turning

B．waiting

C．eating

D．driving

8.

A．demonstrates

B．favours

C．bows

D．targets

9.

A．plan

B．demand

C．persuade

D．prefer

10.

A．concept

B．necessity

C．signal

D．consumption

11.

A．Eventually

B．Sincerely

C．Constantly

D．Practically

12.

A．give in

B．go back

C．look up

D．come down

13.

A．tradition

B．method

C．challenge

D．habit

14.

A．potential

B．adorable

C．thankful

D．critical

15.

A．burger

B．shake

C．meal

D．toy