【推荐1】Goran Kropp was a Swedish adventurer and mountaineer. In 1972, at the age of six, with his father’s help, he_______ Galdhopiggen, the highest mountain in Northern Europe. Twenty-­four years later, he stood on the highest peak in the world, Qomolangma. His journey to the_______ shows just how independent, persistent (坚持的), and determined this outstanding man is.

_______ most people arrive at the foothills of Qomolangma by some sort of modern _______, Kropp bicycled 7,000 miles from his home in Sweden. Traveling by bike was not_______. He stopped many times to_______ his bike because rough roads caused mechanical problems for him.

Kropp _______ to climb Qomolangma the same way he traveled to the mountain: without the _______ of others and without modern conveniences. Unlike other _______ Kropp climbed the mountain without a guide or helper. He did not ________ bottled oxygen to help him ________ at high altitudes, and he carried all of his ________ himself in a pack that weighed about 140 pounds.

It took Kropp ________ tries to reach the top of Qomolangma. The first time, he had to ________ only 350 feet from the top because the weather was too dangerous. The mountaineer waited out the storm, rested, and tried again a few days later. This time, he was ________. After he walked down the mountain, he got back on his bike and rode the 7,000 miles back to Sweden.

1.

A．heard of

B．dreamed of

C．saw

D．climbed

2.

A．top

B．country

C．area

D．valley

3.

A．Unless

B．Once

C．While

D．Because

4.

A．design

B．vehicle

C．theory

D．material

5.

A．boring

B．easy

C．tiring

D．busy

6.

A．lock

B．ride

C．repair

D．find

7.

A．chose

B．refused

C．agreed

D．hated

8.

A．presence

B．approval

C．assistance

D．knowledge

9.

A．observers

B．travelers

C．mountaineers

D．hikers

10.

A．gather

B．order

C．share

D．bring

11.

A．breathe

B．walk

C．live

D．stay

12.

A．medicines

B．food

C．clothes

D．equipment

13.

A．two

B．three

C．many

D．several

14.

A．go on

B．get up

C．set out

D．turn back

15.

A．thoughtful

B．successful

C．doubtful

D．meaningful

【推荐2】Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas. Eve when Paul came: out of his office _______ a boy waking around the shiny new car. _______ it. “Is this your car, Mister?” He asked. Paul nodded and said “My _______ gave it to me for Christmas” The boy was astonished, “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't _______ you a cent? That's great! How I _______” He hesitated.

Paul thought the boy wished to have a brother like his. But the boy continued "I wish I could be a f brother like that. What the boy said made Paul realize that he was mistaken. _______ Paul 1ooked at the boy, and then he _______ the boy to take a ride in his car. _______ a short ride, the boy asked Paul to drive in front of his _______ Paul smiled a little but agreed. thinking the boy wanted to   ________ his neighbors.

But Paul was ________ again. “Would you please ________ where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He got out and ran up the ________.

Then in a little while, Paul saw him coming back, carrying his little crippled(跛脚的) brother, pointing to ________ and saying “There she is, just like I told you upstairs. The gentleman's brother gave it to him as a ________ . And someday I'll give you one just like it; then you can enjoy for yourself all the ________ things that I have been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the younger to the front seat. The shining-eyed elder ________ in beside him and the ________ of them began a memorable holiday ________

That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said “It is more blessed to ________than to receive.”

1.

A．attracted

B．noticed

C．blamed

D．ignored

2.

A．parking

B．kicking

C．driving

D．admiring

3.

A．father

B．boss

C．brother

D．neighbor

4.

A．cost

B．spend

C．pay

D．waste

5.

A．need

B．wish

C．order

D．get

6.

A．Angrily

B．Hopefully

C．Surprisingly

D．Disappointedly

7.

A．invited

B．refused

C．described

D．tracked

8.

A．Before

B．After

C．Until

D．Since

9.

A．office

B．village

C．school

D．house

10.

A．show off to

B．look forward to

C．catch up with

D．pay attention to

11.

A．available

B．correct

C．worthwhile

D．wrong

12.

A．pull out

B．pull away

C．pull off

D．pull down

13.

A．doors

B．steps

C．fence

D．slope

14.

A．the car

B．the road

C．the sky

D．Paul

15.

A．transportation

B．prize

C．gift

D．surprise

16.

A．unnecessary

B．evil

C．pretty

D．invaluable

17.

A．climbed

B．jumped

C．slipped

D．dived

18.

A．oldest

B．two

C．other

D．three

19.

A．ride

B．walk

C．play

D．visit

20.

A．take

B．give

C．ask

D．offer

【推荐3】完形填空
I was 11 when you were born, and in your first few years I often looked after you, bathed and dressed you and took you out for walks. I have______ memories of your childhood. Of ______you up as a “rock star”. Of watching you dance ____ nightclothes. Of your insistence that I make your school lunch ______ I put so much more peanut butter on your ______ than anyone else. Of the______ phone call we ever had----an echo (共鸣) of my own university years—when you wanted to ______ university and study dance.
Since we have grown up, I have lived through you, although you may not know it. You had the opportunity I so ______ wanted but never got ---- to train in the dancing arts. I encouraged our parents to support you because I have always ______ how my life would be if they hadn’t chosen a(n) ______ career path for me, their eldest child.
I know you have ____ to hunt for work and confidence, and that you probably wonder sometimes if you made the right choice. ______ , I am happy for you and proud that I played some small role in helping you to ______ a dream.
There is a ______ between us now. It has grown since I first left home, and in the ____ I missed your teenager years. That ______ me greatly. I imagine that you believe we have very little in common—a ____ in the city and a biologist in West Africa---but in you I ______ some of my own dreams realized.
But beyond that, even at 12 or 13 I felt as much a mother to you as an older sister. So, on the rare ______ when we see each other, I want to know everything, from your concerns, hopes to delights.
I wish, there were an arm’s ____ between us. I hope we can one day be sisters or friends again. I still make a tasty peanut butter sandwich for you.1.

A．vivid

B．admirable

C．awful

D．painful

2.

A．making

B．dressing

C．taking

D．picking

3.

A．on

B．over

C．in

D．with

4.

A．as

B．while

C．though

D．if

5.

A．noodles

B．pies

C．cakes

D．sandwiches

6.

A．longest

B．farthest

C．simplest

D．hardest

7.

A．give in to

B．look away from

C．drop out of

D．go in for

8.

A．merely

B．scarcely

C．perfectly

D．badly

9.

A．wondered

B．regretted

C．realized

D．believed

10.

A．special

B．traditional

C．official

D．original

11.

A．managed

B．struggled

C．preferred

D．rejected

12.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Otherwise

13.

A．support

B．oppose

C．have

D．follow

14.

A．plan

B．promise

C．conflict

D．distance

15.

A．experience

B．process

C．situation

D．direction

16.

A．frightens

B．touches

C．upsets

D．comforts

17.

A．dancer

B．teacher assistant

C．actress

D．rock star

18.

A．hope

B．see

C．keep

D．remember

19.

A．stages

B．vacations

C．spots

D．occasions

20.

A．width

B．height

C．length

D．depth

【推荐1】Picture a young Chinese woman in a field, dressed in traditional hemp clothing, as she picks flowers to create makeup for her cheeks. ________ the same person making a bamboo sofa, making soy sauce (酱油) and cooking up all sorts of delicious dishes.

It may sound hard to believe, but such a person ________ in modern China, and her name is Li Ziqi. With a fan base of ________ 21 million people on Sina Weibo and 7 million followers on video-sharing site YouTube, Li has made a name for herself in a ________ of videos that show off a pre-industrial Chinese way of life in ________ Sichuan Province. “I want to do my part to let more people know about Chinese ________, ” she said. “Much of the ________ of my videos can be owed to the ________ of Chinese culture.”

Li seems to be a master of all kinds of ________—cooking, painting, designing and farming. She ________ silkworms to sew a quilt and grows plants. Many videos show her ________ seasonal ingredients from the garden and cooking them up with her wood-fired wok (土灶). A ________ bowl of soup for the winter, a lighter plate of noodles for the summer, Li follows the seasons in her cooking, as China’s ________ 24 solar terms also do, and makes food suitable for the particular ________.

________, Li’s simple pleasures amaze people living in big cities. “She leads a life that many dream of, but they don’t dare to ________ their current life in exchange for,” iFeng. com wrote.

Her handmade lifestyle is a ________ for many. “In today’s society, many feel ________,” she said. “When they watch my videos at the end of a busy day, I want them to ________ and experience something nice, to take away some of their ________ and stress.”

1.

A．Recognize

B．Imagine

C．Wonder

D．Describe

2.

A．exists

B．lies

C．stands

D．steps

3.

A．better than

B．other than

C．rather than

D．more than

4.

A．ranges

B．rank

C．series

D．amount

5.

A．urban

B．rural

C．remote

D．backward

6.

A．culture

B．advantage

C．policy

D．poverty

7.

A．contribution

B．function

C．popularity

D．feature

8.

A．weaknesses

B．progress

C．boom

D．attraction

9.

A．skills

B．practices

C．deals

D．deeds

10.

A．cares

B．raises

C．feeds

D．hatches

11.

A．growing

B．planting

C．picking

D．watering

12.

A．small

B．full

C．cool

D．warm

13.

A．ancient

B．continuous

C．religious

D．traditional

14.

A．show

B．party

C．climate

D．festival

15.

A．Indeed

B．Instead

C．However

D．Moreover

16.

A．try out

B．give up

C．give in

D．test out

17.

A．fantasy

B．reality

C．nightmare

D．excitement

18.

A．pressed

B．content

C．stressed

D．pleased

19.

A．escape

B．flee

C．grasp

D．relax

20.

A．happiness

B．anxiety

C．curiosity

D．admiration

【推荐2】Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while they're_______work every day, 240 are killed on the job. The_______job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage and_______airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.
The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices._______have to_______fines(罚款) if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers is_______because a factory didn't_______safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors(检查员)_______ 15 percent._______, many people say working is less safe now.
For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty--two percent of all__________who died at work were killed. Many of them work__________clerks in stores__________they are alone at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full__________
The numbers of deaths and accidents at work don't take into__________people who become sick from__________that they are exposed to （暴露）at work. Doctors don't know__________some chemicals cause illness.There are no government rules for many new chemicals.
Inspectors say employers__________their backs on safety problems because they don't want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers don't want to complain about dangers because they may__________their jobs.
The government should force business to improve safety. There's no__________for workers dying or__________in an accident that could have been prevented.1.

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．during

2.

A．safest

B．most dangerous

C．easiest

D．most tiring

3.

A．flying

B．making

C．doing

D．riding

4.

A．Officers

B．Workers

C．Employers

D．Employees

5.

A．give

B．offer

C．pay

D．buy

6.

A．saved

B．hit

C．shot

D．killed

7.

A．use

B．do

C．break

D．take

8.

A．to

B．by

C．from

D．at

9.

A．As a result

B．As

C．At last

D．Then

10.

A．adults

B．youths

C．men

D．women

11.

A．for

B．as

C．like

D．to

12.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．why

13.

A．view

B．opinion

C．scene

D．scenery

14.

A．thought

B．mind

C．thinking

D．consideration

15.

A．machines

B．chemicals

C．air

D．work

16.

A．because

B．when

C．whether

D．even if

17.

A．do

B．turn

C．make

D．refuse

18.

A．lose

B．miss

C．give up

D．save

19.

A．need

B．reason

C．time

D．excuse

20.

A．injuring

B．being injured

C．be injuring

D．be injured

【推荐3】Chase and Nicole McKeown are both police officers in Elizabeth town in Kentucky. One night, the two off-duty officers ____ a robbery at a restaurant chain.

When they were eating dinner in the restaurant, a man came in______a mask and went up to the counter.

“I think we both saw him at the same time,”Nicole said during a news conference.______， she thought the man may be sick, given _____ season, but soon she knew the mask was for a less innocent _____, according to CNN. Nicole added they saw the employees behind the counter______their hands and that' s when we both ____ what was happening.

The monitor video ____ what happened next. The officers drew their weapons and _____the suspect. On the video, the suspect can be seen _____ his weapon and running out of the door, CNN reported. The couple_____ to pursue (追赶) him a few blocks away from the restaurant and ._____him at gunpoint until the Louisville Metro Police arrived and______ him .

"It is my belief that if not for the_____ actions of these two officers, the robber's actions inside the _____would have escalated (升级), they acted_____ , ”said Deputy Dan Mason of the LMPD 's robbery unit.

The couple said the officer instinct (本能) just________as the situation worsened.“We both looked at each other and said‘Let's go, '"Chase said.“When it _____people's life in danger, any other officer would have done the _____thing," Nicole said.

The suspect is now in________ in Louisville, according to the police.

1.

A．acted

B．made

C．found

D．prevented

2.

A．waving

B．wearing

C．holding

D．carrying

3.

A．Later on

B．Right away

C．At first

D．Once more

4.

A．flu

B．peak

C．harvest

D．holiday

5.

A．aim

B．result

C．victim

D．reason

6.

A．put up

B．drew back

C．took off

D．turned over

7.

A．decided

B．feared

C．realized

D．wondered

8.

A．spread

B．showed

C．copied

D．changed

9.

A．left

B．asked

C．seized

D．chased

10.

A．hiding

B．ruining

C．dropping

D．returning

11.

A．agreed

B．started

C．continued

D．offered

12.

A．held

B．killed

C．punished

D．searched

13.

A．hurt

B．arrested

C．examined

D．threatened

14.

A．heroic

B．extra

C．sudden

D．final

15.

A．game

B．fight

C．business

D．situation

16.

A．crazily

B．luckily

C．surprisingly

D．honorably

17.

A．took in

B．joined in

C．moved i

D．kicked in

18.

A．goes for

B．comes to

C．deals with

D．fights against

19.

A．same

B．opposite

C．common

D．different

20.

A．mercy

B．prison

C．silence

D．hospital