【推荐2】Peter and Paul had got permission(允许) from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more _________to camp in the forest that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys ______ with their tent and food.
Carrying their heavy ______, the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their ______ before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy forest, they began to search for a suitable camping place. Peter wanted to ______ close to the river at the edge of the forest, _______ Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. ______, Peter followed his brother deeper into the ______. “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They _______their tent, and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way _______ to the river to catch some fish.
“Are you sure that this is the right _______?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago.” Paul walked _______ silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. _______, they were a long distance from where they were ______ to be. They were not even _______ of where they had set up their camp. They sat in _______for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues (线索) the way trackers ________ in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left________ some broken tree branches and leaves. ”
Carefully, the boys ________the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off _______ the direction of the river.
What would their parents think of their adventure (冒险)?1.

A．surprising

B．annoying

C．exciting

D．frightening

2.

A．went round

B．went back

C．went through

D．went away

3.

A．tent

B．load

C．food

D．storage

4.

A．grassland

B．field

C．destination

D．river

5.

A．stay

B．lie

C．wait

D．live

6.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

7.

A．Unconsciously

B．Unfortunately

C．Uninterestingly

D．Unwillingly.

8.

A．farm

B．forest

C．setting

D．camp

9.

A．put up

B．put on

C．put down

D．put off

10.

A．forward

B．near

C．further

D．back

11.

A．place

B．mark

C．time

D．way

12.

A．on

B．about

C．in

D．alone

13.

A．At last

B．After all

C．Above all

D．At first

14.

A．supposed

B．encouraged

C．persuaded

D．discovered

15.

A．afraid

B．informed

C．sure

D．reminded

16.

A．enjoyment

B．satisfaction

C．imagination

D．disappointment

17.

A．appear

B．work

C．do

D．behave

18.

A．out

B．behind

C．aside

D．around

19.

A．fetched

B．watched

C．collected

D．followed

20.

A．in

B．to

C．at

D．for

【推荐3】It was rush hour in San Angelo. Heather Santé was driving her Mazda with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck ________ them off. Santé turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda ________ off the road and down an embankment (筑堤) that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn’t ________, it would fall onto the road some 20 feet below. Then a bit of ________: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got ________ on the concrete lip of the embankment, stopping it ________.

The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a wall, literally (确实地) on the edge of ________. One sudden move by anyone inside could send it over.

Jacob Rodriguez watched the ________ unfold from the company where he works. Then he and four other men ran to the car. They ________ onto the trunk to balance the weight as the ________ kids in the back seat watched.

_____, Julio Vasquez and his nephew, Marco Vasquez, were driving to their jobs nearby. Julio jumped out of the car to help ________ Marco went to the shop, ________ a heavy-duty belt, and returned to the ________ car. He tied the Mazda to a truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car ________, the group carefully opened the ________ doors and helped the children out.

But their departure changed the car’s ________, causing it to tip forward. The men, still on the trunk, ________ Santé to jump into the back seat to re-balance the weight. She did and then inched out the back door. Finally, the men carefully ________ the car. Everyone was safe. Another foot, Rodriguez told USA Today, “and this would be a different ________.”

1.

A．cut

B．saw

C．set

D．took

2.

A．leaving

B．jumping

C．sliding

D．diving

3.

A．move

B．end

C．stop

D．lose

4.

A．wisdom

B．luck

C．choice

D．consideration

5.

A．hurt

B．change

C．separated

D．stuck

6.

A．casually

B．suddenly

C．deliberately

D．closely

7.

A．adventure

B．disaster

C．shock

D．regret

8.

A．scene

B．plot

C．scenery

D．view

9.

A．leaped

B．escaped

C．flowed

D．slipped

10.

A．amazed

B．inspire

C．annoyed

D．terrified

11.

A．Still

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

12.

A．while

B．until

C．unless

D．even if

13.

A．shook

B．grashped

C．followed

D．threw

14.

A．floating

B．broken

C．swinging

D．stolen

15.

A．repaired

B．secure

C．cleaned

D．deserted

16.

A．thick

B．narrow

C．front

D．back

17.

A．energy

B．form

C．weight

D．function

18.

A．informed

B．ordered

C．challenged

D．directed

19.

A．got off

B．turned off

C．set up

D．turned up

20.

A．chance

B．trip

C．story

D．deal

【推荐1】Since I was young. I've noticed _______ in people's hairstyles, clothes, facial expressions and behaviors. I like noticing the world around me and I _______ the power of paying attention.

I grew up on our family farm. My grandpa always had an eye on the sky, _______the clouds and their various colors. He knew when the soybeans got the _______ of brown paper bags it was time to _______. Farming is about noticing and paying attention.

My mother and grandmother _______ everything from curtains to clothes. My mother made quite a few of my _______ and her pattern work was so _______. My aunt Becky knit socks and sweaters. The patterns looked like a foreign language to me, but they were road maps my mother followed _______ If she noticed a __________ stitch(一针), she would follow seriously __________ The women in my family practiced __________crafts, requiring precision and an eye for __________ attention to color combinations and a love of a __________ world.

Noticing was all around me. It was the clothes on my body, the __________ in the fields, and the clouds in the sky.

I'm teaching how to write and seeing details is my job. Nothing is too small to __________Paying attention is my occupation. Through paying attention to my __________carefully, I can get to know more about them than before. So if I notice that their eyes look __________ instead of bright. I will know why. The world is __________ one detail after another, and by opening my eyes to each of them, I can see the world much more __________much more broadly.

1.

A．decorations

B．inventions

C．figures

D．changes

2.

A．believe in

B．think of

C．talk about

D．look into

3.

A．introducing

B．complaining

C．interpreting

D．painting

4.

A．shape

B．color

C．weight

D．size

5.

A．grow

B．water

C．weed

D．harvest

6.

A．sewed

B．bought

C．ploughed

D．designed

7.

A．bags

B．beds

C．clothes

D．books

8.

A．adequate

B．precise

C．complicated

D．fragile

9.

A．badly

B．carelessly

C．rudely

D．seriously

10.

A．dropped

B．broken

C．sharpened

D．shortened

11.

A．yet

B．too

C．again

D．though

12.

A．troublesome

B．conventional

C．demanding

D．simple

13.

A．detail

B．sky

C．perfection

D．money

14.

A．patterned

B．wandering

C．rough

D．noisy

15.

A．farmers

B．workers

C．fruits

D．crops

16.

A．hear

B．ignore

C．concern

D．share

17.

A．parents

B．colleagues

C．neighbors

D．students

18.

A．big

B．dull

C．open

D．clever

19.

A．made up for

B．got hold of

C．composed of

D．knocked out of

20.

A．clearly

B．bravely

C．hopefully

D．easily

【推荐2】That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually，mother_________me to sleep in on holidays. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning，_________, I felt like getting up early.   

I stood by my window overlooking the _________ having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something _________ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I _________an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its _________and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He _________from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already _________ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning. Several thoughts ___________ my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ____________ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern__________ would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed ____________with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, __________ at passers-by and stopping to chat __________ with elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of __________ in the way he seemed to be doing things ---- __________ the windscreen(挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing(擦净)the wheels and __________ , standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a __________to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a living if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt __________ of myself. Young as I am — just sixteen，there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the ____________.

1.

A．allows

B．forces

C．causes

D．forbids

2.

A．otherwise

B．besides

C．therefore

D．however

3.

A．bus stop

B．parking lot

C．school

D．market

4.

A．useful

B．surprising

C．awful

D．interesting

5.

A．called

B．recognized

C．noticed

D．assisted

6.

A．seat

B．back

C．wheel

D．handle

7.

A．searched

B．moved

C．wandered

D．1eft

8.

A．stopped

B．intended

C．finished

D．started

9.

A．disturbed

B．slipped

C．crossed

D．inspired

10.

A．simple

B．shiny

C．attractive

D．expensive

11.

A．repairmen

B．motorists

C．drivers

D．cyclists

12.

A．content

B．busy

C．careful

D．bored

13.

A．laughing

B．1ooking

C．waving

D．pointing

14.

A．more or less

B．sooner or later

C．here and there

D．now and then

15.

A．concern

B．pride

C．sympathy

D．respect

16.

A．fixing

B．cleaning

C．replacing

D．covering

17.

A．still

B．again

C．yet

D．soon

18.

A．fact

B．subject

C．skill

D．1esson

19.

A．ashamed

B．doubtful

C．fearful

D．tired

20.

A．flash

B．sunlight

C．horizon

D．shelter

【推荐1】Many people have experienced negative consequences of the COVID-19 restrictions. This includes ______ businesses which were forced to close. However, there has also been a chance for some people to ______ great acts of kindness and shine a ray of ______.

One of my friends owns a bakery, because of the lockdown, he ______ a financial crisis. He had to ______ his shop for months, causing his ______ to mount up. My friend had ______ rented his apartment to a tailor, but this man also ______ to earn a living due to the impact of COVID-19. Even after the restrictions were lifted (解除) , his business was not ______. Somehow the tailor ______ to arrange for the rent to be paid to my ______ after months. However, my friend ______ to take the money. He discovered that the tailor had sold one of his machines to pay it. He ______ the tailor to buy back his machine and not to worry until the situation improved.

My friend is now out of debt as the bakery was ______ to do some business through online sales. Though there are some restrictions, he was able to manage his ______. I feel his kindness gave us all a pay of hope and helped him to clear his debts.

1.

A．western

B．foreign

C．small

D．illegal

2.

A．give

B．recall

C．find

D．desire

3.

A．wisdom

B．confidence

C．truth

D．hope

4.

A．escaped from

B．ran into

C．took on

D．held back

5.

A．close

B．rent

C．expand

D．decorate

6.

A．rubbish

B．anger

C．debts

D．incomes

7.

A．carefully

B．safely

C．personally

D．previously

8.

A．afforded

B．struggled

C．appeared

D．agreed

9.

A．picking

B．pausing

C．lying

D．beginning

10.

A．chose

B．stopped

C．managed

D．pretended

11.

A．teacher

B．friend

C．brother

D．owner

12.

A．refused

B．promised

C．forgot

D．planned

13.

A．permitted

B．warned

C．reminded

D．advised

14.

A．forced

B．allowed

C．ordered

D．trained

15.

A．belongings

B．expressions

C．earnings

D．behaviours

【推荐2】It was a Sunday morning on a subway in New York. People were sitting quietly, then ________ a man and his children entered the subway car quickly. The children in it were so ________ and active that the whole ________ of the car instantly changed. They were screaming back and forth and throwing things, even grabbing people’s paper, and ________, the man sitting next to me did nothing.

It was difficult not to feel ________. I couldn’t believe that he was ________ his children to run wild like that, and was taking no ________ at all. It was easy to see that everyone else on the subway felt annoyed.

So finally, I turned to him and said, “Sir, your children are really ________ a lot of people. Could you control them a little more?”

The man lifted his gaze and said softly, “Oh, you’re ________; I guess I should do something about it. We just came from the hospital where their mother ________ about an hour ago. I don’t know what to do and I guess they don’t know how to ________ it either.

Can you ________ what I felt at that moment? Suddenly, I saw things differently; my anger was ________; my heart was ________ the man’s pain. Now, instead of frustration, feelings of ________ filled my heart. Indeed, ways of thinking shifts move us from one way of seeing the world to another and chose shifts create powerful changes.

1.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．carefully

D．Immediately

2.

A．happy

B．loud

C．cute

D．curious

3.

A．climate

B．direction

C．speed

D．temperature

4.

A．so

B．yet

C．for

D．as

5.

A．worried

B．ashamed

C．annoyed

D．discouraged

6.

A．expecting

B．asking

C．allowing

D．forbidding

7.

A．risks

B．notes

C．differences

D．responsibilities

8.

A．supporting

B．criticizing

C．disturbing

D．organizing

9.

A．right

B．wrong

C．trustful

D．crazy

10.

A．remained

B．died

C．worked

D．returned

11.

A．describe

B．address

C．defeat

D．handle

12.

A．believe

B．recall

C．imagine

D．predict

13.

A．blocked

B．gone

C．liberated

D．deepened

14.

A．filled with

B．opposed to

C．based on

D．freed from

15.

A．forgiveness

B．bitterness

C．sympathy

D．appreciation

【推荐3】Billy，a hard­working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part­time job that ____ him up every morning at five o'clock，when most people are still sound ____ .He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5∶15 to go to the ____ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were ____ to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon(小推车) to ____ them.
In the winter it is still dark ____ he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is ____.Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his___ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊) where it will be ____ from wind，rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips，____ him very excited.
Billy earns about $70 per month through hard ____，and he is saving some of the money to go to ____，where he has always been longing to go. Besides that，he ____ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month，he has to collect the ____at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is ___ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily，he gets ____ supported by his family. Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver(递送) the newspapers for him. Once，his father was too ____ to help.
Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn`t feel ____ about the number.
He dreams that he will get ____ customers as possible some day.____，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.1.

A．wakes

B．takes

C．gets

D．picks

2.

A．asleep

B．awake

C．wake up

D．sleepy

3.

A．corner

B．street

C．room

D．department

4.

A．given

B．addressed

C．handed

D．delivered

5.

A．carry

B．bring

C．send

D．load

6.

A．which

B．while

C．that

D．when

7.

A．short

B．black

C．light

D．long

8.

A．road

B．way

C．route(投递路线)

D．path

9.

A．protected

B．stopped

C．kept

D．prevented

10.

A．making

B．letting

C．leading

D．causing

11.

A．attempt

B．job

C．work

D．struggle

12.

A．abroad

B．school

C．college

D．hospital

13.

A．costs

B．spends

C．pays

D．uses

14.

A．paper

B．money

C．newspapers

D．records

15.

A．depressed

B．energetic

C．satisfied

D．moved

16.

A．very

B．great

C．greatly

D．a lot of

17.

A．likely

B．reluctant

C．tried

D．willing

18.

A．satisfied

B．pleasant

C．contented

D．happy

19.

A．many more

B．as much

C．as many

D．much more

20.

A．If that

B．If so

C．Besides

D．What’s more