【推荐1】In 2000 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year _______
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a _______one. The world will be more_______ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be_______ 6, 900 million, almost 2, 450 million more than in 1995. More people would move into cities, especially cities in _______ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would_______ have 15 million by then.
Food production will _______, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1995,_______ most of the increase would be in countries that _______ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ________ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ________ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is________as cities become larger and more houses are built. ________ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ________ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2020 ________ They only carried out the situation that________ today. By changing the situation, by________the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ________time for the nations of the world to work ________ a plan of action. But they warned that________too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.1.

A．learning

B．project

C．notice

D．study

2.

A．pleased

B．pleasant

C．safe

D．blue

3.

A．dangerous

B．beautiful

C．crowded

D．terrible

4.

A．no more than

B．as many as

C．as much as

D．as large as

5.

A．developing

B．developed

C．big

D．mountainous

6.

A．none

B．each

C．all

D．neither

7.

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

8.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．however

9.

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

10.

A．wanted

B．lacked

C．found

D．expected

11.

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．disturbing

D．interrupting

12.

A．saved

B．lost

C．discovered

D．found

13.

A．Air pollution

B．Water pollution

C．Some diseases

D．All farmland

14.

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．people

15.

A．must be true

B．will come true

C．can't be true

D．may be wrong

16.

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

17.

A．settling

B．working out

C．answering

D．dealing

18.

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．plenty of

19.

A．about

B．in

C．out

D．for

20.

A．working

B．suggesting

C．spending

D．waiting

【推荐2】It is natural that young people are not often comfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their ______ don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are too strict ______ their children; and that they ______ give their children a free hand. It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s ______ and they tend to forget how they themselves ______ when young. For example, young people like to act at once without much ______. It is one of their ways to show that they have ______ up and they can face any difficult situation. Instead, ______ people worry more easily. Most of them ______ things ahead, at least in their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something ______.

When you want your parents to let you do ______, you will have better success if you ask ______ you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in ________and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble; it is just that they feel ______ from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their ______. And if their parents do not like their music or entertainments or clothes or their ways of speech, this will make the young extremely ______.

Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to ______   “yes” to what you do. All you want is to be ______ and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, that you were completely under your parents control.

If you plan to control your life, you’d better ______your parents and try to get them to believe you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the ______ to do what you want to do.

1.

A．parents

B．teachers

C．friends

D．classmates

2.

A．in

B．for

C．to

D．with

3.

A．often

B．always

C．usually

D．seldom

4.

A．hate

B．trust

C．support

D．envy

5.

A．loved

B．studied

C．felt

D．learned

6.

A．choosing

B．worrying

C．promising

D．thinking

7.

A．stood

B．grown

C．got

D．brought

8.

A．more

B．younger

C．older

D．less

9.

A．agree

B．think

C．plan

D．sense

10.

A．painful

B．foreign

C．unexpected

D．unlikely

11.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

12.

A．after

B．before

C．while

D．until

13.

A．entertainments

B．services

C．behaviors

D．sports

14.

A．controlled

B．connected

C．separated

D．focused

15.

A．friends

B．minds

C．own

D．sense

16.

A．normal

B．active

C．unforgettable

D．unhappy

17.

A．say

B．speak

C．state

D．express

18.

A．looked after

B．left alone

C．watched over

D．cared for

19.

A．forgive

B．frighten

C．persuade

D．employ

20.

A．right

B．advice

C．instruction

D．explanation

【推荐1】My bulletin board was covered with pictures of Carmen and me at Camp Flaming Rock. Every summer for the past five years, we had been camp bunkmates（室友）. We were great ______, so I was excited to be returning to camp for another fun summer together.

You can imagine my ______ when I got to the Camp and discovered that I would bunk with Kaitlyn. ______ could Kaitlyn and I bunk together? We were like the opposite ends of a magnet（磁铁）. It was hard to imagine that I would______ two weeks with her as my bunkmate.

When I dragged ______ to our small wooden house, Kaitlyn was already at the bunk. She was sorting her belongings, completely ______ me. For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. It was obvious that she was ______ happier about the arrangement than I was.

At Camp Flaming Rock your bunkmate is also your ______ for daily activities. That meant Kaitlyn and I would be together all day long. At first, we tend to avoid each other. But as the days passed on, both of our attitudes started to ______. While one day my hand was hurt in a boat race, Kaitlyn rowed the rest of the way all by herself. When we got to the shore, she was all wet with ______. But she didn’t complain（抱怨）; she just walked with me to the nurse station. Another day we played a game based on ______. I was blindfolded and had to find my way to Kaitlyn by ______ to the sound she made. When she started making the snoring（打鼾） noises I had been hearing every night, I was able to find her ______ no time. As soon as the blindfold came off, we both laughed loudly.

Over time, as we began to ______ up to each other, I started to see how Kaitlyn and I were really ______. We both loved singing, we both had annoying little brothers, and we both ______ on sleeping in woolen socks.

The end of the camp rolled around ______ than either of us could have imagined. We were both ______ at what close friends we had become. Although I______ bunking with Carmen, I’m glad I made another close friend. Now there’s a new ______ on my bulletin board at home. It’s of me and Kaitlyn. And both of us are wearing woolen socks!

1.

A．friends

B．students

C．players

D．campers

2.

A．delight

B．relief

C．shock

D．curiosity

3.

A．Why

B．How

C．When

D．Where

4.

A．waste

B．give

C．lose

D．spend

5.

A．easily

B．slowly

C．eagerly

D．suddenly

6.

A．ignoring

B．frightening

C．attracting

D．bothering

7.

A．even

B．still

C．far

D．no

8.

A．partner

B．reporter

C．model

D．guide

9.

A．work

B．understand

C．change

D．regain

10.

A．water

B．sweat

C．blood

D．paint

11.

A．looks

B．words

C．gestures

D．sounds

12.

A．listening

B．dancing

C．awaking

D．relaxing

13.

A．at

B．by

C．in

D．from

14.

A．make

B．open

C．come

D．play

15.

A．alike

B．popular

C．strong

D．young

16.

A．tried

B．relied

C．carried

D．insisted

17.

A．better

B．harder

C．faster

D．later

18.

A．mad

B．angry

C．disappointed

D．surprised

19.

A．minded

B．enjoyed

C．missed

D．imagined

20.

A．name

B．picture

C．design

D．form

【推荐2】Every day, Tim in his car would pass by Eric, who had been homeless for years. It took some courage to finally walk up to him. He introduced himself, and _______ to Eric, saying, “I’m sorry for _______ by you a hundred times and never saying Hi.” The visit was a sincere one. He asked Eric many questions, like what he wanted to do with his life. Eric told Tim he had _______ to California from Kentucky to be a _______， but some things didn’t work out.

It was during the first conversation _______ they discovered they shared the love of art. And Tim, a car designer who hadn’t _______ a paint brush(画笔) for eight years, asked to paint a _______ of Eric. He saw the man who moved from Kentucky just to have a career in music. For eight years, Eric was the first guy that captured(捕获) his heart and gave him a subject(主题) to _______.

When he asked Eric what he wanted to _______ the income from the painting, Tim suggested he buy some basics for life, like clothes, or food. However, Eric said, “I want to ________ a CD.” And then Tim started looking for a ________. There was no drum set(架子鼓), so Tim suggested using synthesized(合成音响) drums. Eric turned ________ that idea. “No way,” he said. Tim thought to himself, “Man, how many areas in my own life have I just given in to making do with(用某物将就) less? And the fact that he wouldn’t was a lesson that I’ve ________.”

Eric, who’s still homeless, has finished recording a CD.He’s so ________ for his friendship with Tim. “It’s really helped me to meet someone who supports me,” Eric says. “I consider you ________ a friend,” Tim tells Eric. “You’ve shown me a new way to look at the world. Everyone deserves to be seen with eyes of love and respect.”

1.

A．adapted

B．showed

C．apologized

D．adjusted

2.

A．driving

B．running

C．settling

D．walking

3.

A．paused

B．received

C．moved

D．fled

4.

A．scientist

B．musician

C．writer

D．tutor

5.

A．which

B．when

C．what

D．that

6.

A．dried up

B．picked up

C．kept up

D．cut up

7.

A．file

B．haircut

C．statue

D．picture

8.

A．paint

B．design

C．sing

D．scan

9.

A．meet with

B．help out

C．do with

D．mark out

10.

A．buy

B．record

C．sell

D．send

11.

A．studio

B．restaurant

C．house

D．club

12.

A．up

B．to

C．down

D．into

13.

A．hired

B．owed

C．robbed

D．learned

14.

A．suitable

B．annoyed

C．thankful

D．shallow

15.

A．less than

B．rather than

C．or rather

D．more than

【推荐1】Have you ever rushed to some place very important only to realize you’re on the_________bus and you’ll never make it in time? One woman in New Zealand_________     this last week, but the bus driver went_________the call of duty to help her out.

Last Sunday, Mason was on her way to see her 79-year-old mom who lives in a nursing home. Due to its recent regulations,_________are limited to an half-hour period scheduled in advance. When Mason_________she hadn’t gotten on the right bus and her 30-minute window was fast closing, she was_________. Mason started crying, tearfully_________to the bus driver 57-year-old Alex Bailey what had happened.

Rather than offer routine_________ and keep to his schedule, Bailey decided to_________. With nods from the other__________, Bailey detoured (绕道) the bus and__________Mason to her destination, dropped her off, and then calmly went back to his__________route.

By pure__________, as Mason arrived at the nursing house, a news reporter happened to be there covering a story. Mason told the reporter her__________, expressing thanks to the passengers and praise for the bus driver. The story__________the evening news, and then it hit social media. Bailey was “Internet__________.”

Actually, Bailey is only one of the serving members during the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), who have been__________around the clock to__________key workers, education and communities stay connected and keep the city running__________. Later, he said that it was just a__________, magical moment, and it was just the right thing to do.

1.

A．wrong

B．slow

C．last

D．crowded

2.

A．registered

B．experienced

C．presented

D．interviewed

3.

A．within

B．before

C．through

D．beyond

4.

A．visits

B．numbers

C．courses

D．emotions

5.

A．reminded

B．determined

C．realized

D．doubted

6.

A．merry

B．angry

C．upset

D．lonely

7.

A．promoting

B．explaining

C．applying

D．reflecting

8.

A．announcement

B．sympathy

C．apology

D．laughter

9.

A．move around

B．run off

C．calm down

D．take action

10.

A．drivers

B．patients

C．passengers

D．nurses

11.

A．drove

B．invited

C．sent

D．directed

12.

A．regular

B．direct

C．long

D．safe

13.

A．arrangement

B．necessity

C．chance

D．mistake

14.

A．trouble

B．plan

C．name

D．tale

15.

A．received

B．made

C．broke

D．reported

16.

A．content

B．crazy

C．silent

D．famous

17.

A．working

B．waiting

C．changing

D．preparing

18.

A．imagine

B．ensure

C．examine

D．check

19.

A．properly

B．quickly

C．smoothly

D．equally

20.

A．brief

B．quiet

C．key

D．nice