【推荐2】I live in a town, about half a mile from the banks of a river, It had been raining buckets that week and there were _________ warnings for nearby areas, but not where I was.

As a precaution (预防), I’d _________ sandbags outside my garden door just in case water managed to flow through. As I fell asleep, I was _________ by the sound of rushing water.When I swung my legs off the bed, I was _________ to feel cold water already up to my kneesand rising fast. Trembling, I _______ my phone on the table and _________ the flashlight. Water was coming from the garden door. The river must have _________ burst its banks and broke the sandbags. And now I had to get out--fast!

With the water up to my waist, in bare feet I started to paddle (蹚水) to my only _________ the door leading to outdoors. Finally, I made it to that door and _________ to pull it open, but the water’s __________ was high. Anyhow, with great efforts, I made a __________ of about 30 centimeters, enough for me to get through. Rushing down outside, I __________ that if I hadn’t woken up in time, I would have drowned. Many houses around us were __________ , including a home for the disabled.

I learned to be grateful through the experience and determined to live each day to its __________ .I will remember a famous saying: “Don’t remember the day when you lost everything. Remember the day you__________ .”

1.

A．flood

B．earthquake

C．drought

D．sandstorm

2.

A．cleaned

B．lifted

C．discovered

D．placed

3.

A．deafened

B．awakened

C．impressed

D．amused

4.

A．annoyed

B．shocked

C．embarrassed

D．relieved

5.

A．grabbed

B．examined

C．recognized

D．dropped

6.

A．showed off

B．threw   away

C．switched on

D．set aside

7.

A．accidentally

B．violently

C．temporarily

D．originally

8.

A．stage

B．partner

C．shelter

D．escape

9.

A．happened

B．agreed

C．attempted

D．hesitated

10.

A．quality

B．pressure

C．standard

D．surface

11.

A．gap

B．depth

C．height

D．mark

12.

A．regretted

B．promised

C．predicted

D．realized

13.

A．restored

B．established

C．preserved

D．destroyed

14.

A．fullest

B．easiest

C．fastest

D．coolest

15.

A．recovered

B．mattered

C． survived

D．matured

【推荐3】Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There's a ________ located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by it, I see the same elderly woman________ at its edge with a cage beside her.

This past Sunday my ________got the best of me, so I stopped jogging and ________ to her. As I got ________ , I realized that the cage was in fact a small trap. There were three turtles, surprisingly________, slowly walking around the base of it. She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully ________with brush.

“Hello,” I bent down to her and asked.” If you don't mind my nosiness (爱打听), I'd love to know what you're doing with these turtles.” She ________and replied.” I'm cleaning off their shells. Anything on a turtle's shell, like algae or scum, reduces, the turtle's ability to absorb heat and also ________the shell over time . I________a couple of hours each Sunday morning to relax by this lake and help these little gays out. It’s my own way of making a ________.”

“But,________, most of these turtles aren’t that lucky to have ________ like you to help them. If so ,well, no offense...how exactly are your________here making a difference?”

She looked down at the turtle in her lap and said, “Sweetie, if this little guy could________, he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world.”

1.

A．lake

B．bench

C．cottage

D．stage

2.

A．standing

B．wandering

C．sitting

D．fishing

3.

A．excitement

B．curiosity

C．courage

D．boredom

4.

A．walked

B．rushed

C．talked

D．nodded

5.

A．farther

B．calmed

C．thrilled

D．closer

6.

A．weak

B．unsettled

C．unharmed

D．cute

7.

A．feeding

B．holding

C．rubbing

D．getting

8.

A．smiled

B．sighed

C．hesitated

D．rose

9.

A．replaces

B．weakens

C．covers

D．shapes

10.

A．set out

B．set off

C．set up

D．set aside

11.

A．living

B．promise

C．decision

D．difference

12.

A．surprisingly

B．interestingly

C．sadly

D．oddly

13.

A．feeders

B．someone

C．keepers

D．everyone

14.

A．turtles

B．hours

C．cages

D．traps

15.

A．live

B．think

C．feel

D．talk

【推荐1】The first day of school our professor introduced a little old lady to us.

“Why are you in college at such a ‘young’ age?” I asked later. She _________ replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of _________, and then retire and travel.”

I was curious what may have motivated her to be _________ this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. Later, we became friends. I was always listening to this “time machine” as she _________ her wisdom and experience with me.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to make a speech. I’ll never forget what she _________ us. As she began to _________ her prepared speech, she dropped her note card on the floor. A little _________ she simply said, “I’m sorry. This whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.” As we laughed she cleared her _________ and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and _________ success. You’ve got to have a __________. When you lose your dreams, you die. There is a huge __________ between growing older and growing up. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who __________ death are those with regrets.”

At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died __________ in her sleep. Over two thousand college students __________ her funeral to honor the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too __________ to be all you can possibly be.

1.

A．jokingly

B．immediately

C．definitely

D．seriously

2.

A．workmates

B．neighbors

C．children

D．friends

3.

A．get over

B．taking on

C．bring out

D．smooth out

4.

A．shared

B．showed

C．exchanged

D．replaced

5.

A．taught

B．updated

C．gave

D．reminded

6.

A．write

B．deliver

C．recite

D．edit

7.

A．frightened

B．concerned

C．stressed

D．embarrassed

8.

A．mouth

B．voice

C．throat

D．nose

9.

A．facing

B．achieving

C．desiring

D．expecting

10.

A．dream

B．challenge

C．goal

D．theme

11.

A．contact

B．battle

C．difference

D．effect

12.

A．accept

B．suffer

C．reduce

D．fear

13.

A．toughly

B．peacefully

C．eventually

D．actually

14.

A．tended

B．approached

C．announced

D．attended

15.

A．horrible

B．awkward

C．late

D．anxious

【推荐2】完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中选可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I got aboard and sat down in my seat．It was going to be a long flight． Around me were some ____ "Where are you headed?" I asked．
"Lakes Air Base．We'll be there for special training, and then to the front．"
After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were _____ for five dollars． The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy one．
As I ____ for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his fellows if he would buy lunch．"No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch．" I looked around at the other soldiers.________ were buying lunch．I walked to the back of the plane and________ the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill．
"Take a lunch to all those soldiers．" I said．She seized my arms tightly．Her eyes wet with tears, she ____ me, " My son is a soldier in the front．．．it's almost like you are doing it for him．"
Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers．
After eating, on my way to the rest room I was ____ by a man．"I saw ____ you did and I want to be part of it．" With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars．
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers _____ he walked．When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his ________ , and said, "I want to ________ your hand．" I stood and took his hand．With a loud voice he said, "I was a soldier．________ , someone bought me a lunch．It was such an act of________that I never forgot．" I was a little bit________ when applause rang out from all of the passengers．These soldiers were giving their all for our country．I could only give them a couple of meals．
Later, when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man ____ another twenty-five dollars in my hand．
When we________ , I gathered my belongings and started to leave．A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away ____ a word．Another twenty-five dollars! Seeing the soldiers ____ at the terminal, I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars．As I walked _____to my car, I prayed for their safe _____ .1.

A．strangers

B．soldiers

C．attendants

D．passengers

2.

A．available

B．reasonable

C．convenient

D．special

3.

A．prepared

B．sent

C．reached

D．paid

4.

A．None

B．Some

C．Many

D．All

5.

A．lent

B．showed

C．handed

D．charged

6.

A．advised

B．greeted

C．inspired

D．thanked

7.

A．praised

B．stopped

C．attracted

D．discovered

8.

A．how

B．which

C．what

D．that

9.

A．as

B．though

C．till

D．unless

10.

A．tongue

B．arm

C．head

D．hand

11.

A．feel

B．seize

C．Shake

D．check

12.

A．Once

B．Later

C．Recently

D．Frequently

13.

A．performance

B．kindness

C．bravery

D．wisdom

14.

A．embarrassed

B．relieved

C．overjoyed

D．satisfied

15.

A．threw

B．found

C．took

D．left

16.

A．separated

B．landed

C．paused

D．chatted

17.

A．in

B．for

C．through

D．without

18.

A．training

B．shouting

C．gathering

D．marching

19.

A．casually

B．Anxiously

C．disappointedly

D．lightheartedly

20.

A．arrival

B．return

C．flight

D．Escape

【推荐3】An unexpected allergic reaction on Christmas night 2009 resulted in a stop at a Long Island Hospital for then 4-year-old Emily Meyer.

The next morning, staff at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip,gave the child a bag _______with board games and dolls.“It _______ my mind off being sick and I'm sure it gave some _______to my parents. They were able to see my smile."

The unexpected_______motivated Emily to launch "Emily's Awesome Toy Drive" in 2010 with the help of her grandfather.Since then,her efforts have produced countless _______on the faces of sick children at Long Island hospitals.

Emily's operation started from _______a few dozen donated gifts and delivering them to Good Samaritan Hospital over the holidays. Now it has grown into a better-planned attempt that includes a Facebook page,an Instagram account and a(n) _______to many Long Island hospitals and charitable organizations.

_______Good Samaritan,Emily's Awesome Toy Drive is also cooperating with Cohen Children's Medical Center,Stony Brook University Hospital and so on. The school system has also _______ donation boxes at some schools.

Since age 5,Emily has helped ________thousands of donated gifts to hospitalized children. ________the donated gifts,they are given to the children on holidays, graduations, or as ________ when patients are experiencing difficult treatments.

Children who are dealing with ________ circumstances, such as a death in the family, are given donated stuffed animals so they “have something to hug and________.”

“I enjoy this,” she said. “It's important for me to bring joy to the kids who ________it the most.”

1.

A．decorated

B．filled

C．wrapped

D．equipped

2.

A．discouraged

B．prevented

C．took

D．escaped

3.

A．sorrow

B．relief

C．horror

D．shock

4.

A．ending

B．accident

C．illness

D．experience

5.

A．tears

B．smiles

C．wrinkles

D．sweat

6.

A．collecting

B．fetching

C．acquiring

D．demanding

7.

A．key

B．service

C．link

D．application

8.

A．In spite of

B．In addition to

C．On account of

D．Regardless of

9.

A．picked up

B．looked up

C．made up

D．set up

10.

A．deliver

B．display

C．release

D．reveal

11.

A．Instead of

B．But for

C．As for

D．Because of

12.

A．awards

B．rewards

C．bonuses

D．benefits

13.

A．tough

B．rough

C．annoying

D．embarrassing

14.

A．split off from

B．break away from

C．hold on to

D．catch up on

15.

A．treat

B．count

C．touch

D．need

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited _______ for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became _______. When he saw a photograph booth(亭) nearby, he had _______. He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not _______ in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that _______ even him.

He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a _______ behind the desk in the booth. “_______ you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously _______ someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then _______ his office in Morrison Building, ________ that if a picture is worth a thousand words. Then the four photos must be a good ________! He sat down with a smile.

His wife ________ those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.

How are you with ________? One person calls it “wait training”. It seems that there is always something we are ________. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.

Patience is an important ________ of a happy and rewarding life ________, some things are worth waiting for. ________ presents many opportunities for wait-training.

We can hate waiting, ________ it or even get good at it! But one thing is ________—we cannot avoid it. How is your ________ coming along?

1.

A．proudly

B．respectfully

C．patiently

D．curiously

2.

A．angry

B．hungry

C．frightened

D．thirsty

3.

A．a question

B．a reason

C．an opinion

D．an idea

4.

A．serious

B．difficult

C．regular

D．convenient

5.

A．hurt

B．encouraged

C．attracted

D．shocked

6.

A．clerk

B．secretary

C．passer-by

D．friend

7.

A．Since

B．Before

C．As

D．If

8.

A．looking for

B．working for

C．sending for

D．paying for

9.

A．called up

B．returned to

C．visited

D．left

10.

A．worried

B．disappointed

C．satisfied

D．surprised

11.

A．descripion

B．preparation

C．excuse

D．lecture

12.

A．Tore

B．Saved

C．Develped

D．Destroyed

13.

A．your wife

B．your family

C．patience

D．determination

14.

A．hoping for

B．waiting for

C．ready for

D．fit for

15.

A．lesson

B．experience

C．purpose

D．quality

16.

A．For example

B．After all

C．Right now

D．So far

17.

A．Every age

B．Every shop

C．Every day

D．Every office

18.

A．accept

B．control

C．change

D．improve

19.

A．certain

B．interesting

C．precious

D．easy

20.

A．photo taking

B．job hunting

C．decision

D．wait training

【推荐2】If this time last year you had told me that an exercise bike would save me, I’d have_________you were wrong. I’d have protested that I’m not athletic at all. My coordination is lacking and my_________is like tortoise.

In Grade 7, my physical education teacher watched me, eyebrow_________, as I tried my best to follow the gymnastic training. “You’re doing pretty well in my class,” he said, “for someone with no_________for sports at all.”

In high school, I wasn’t_________for a single team. I was bookish and slow, and that_________of being better suited to quiet reading and leisurely walks_________with me for a long time.

I discovered jogging in my late 20s, and I enjoyed the feeling of quiet accomplishment—without the fear of_________teammates. I tried yoga and always prioritized_________pursuits over physical ones.

It was,__________, my gradually worsening mental condition that finally forced me to rethink about exercising. This winter, under pandemic, I found myself__________under the weight of exhaustion. I knew__________had to change. I needed an outlet to release the__________of months of online conferencing and on-and-off solo parenting at home. Jogging in the morning wasn’t enough to__________it.

I__________an exercise bike and hoped to have positive results. Since early March, I’ve hardly__________a day on my bike. I’m not the fastest, but I stick to it. I’m finally learning that movement isn’t__________about athleticism (运动才能). More than anything, it’s the feeling of accomplishment when you insist on something__________outside of your comfort zone.

Athletes find glory in sports. For the rest of us, the__________is more personal: better sleep, improved mood and boosted confidence. It was never about talent. That’s what I wish my physical education teacher had told me. If only he’d said, “You’re doing really well in my class. Look at your__________.”

1.

A．realized

B．denied

C．hoped

D．insisted

2.

A．height

B．speed

C．potential

D．intelligence

3.

A．laid

B．extended

C．raised

D．waved

4.

A．talent

B．interest

C．power

D．respect

5.

A．applicable

B．reliable

C．suitable

D．available

6.

A．plan

B．image

C．draft

D．standard

7.

A．left

B．abandoned

C．remained

D．held

8.

A．turning down

B．letting down

C．taking down

D．breaking down

9.

A．mental

B．academic

C．financial

D．social

10.

A．otherwise

B．therefore

C．instead

D．however

11.

A．failing

B．quitting

C．suffering

D．fighting

12.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

13.

A．tension

B．confusion

C．satisfaction

D．fascination

14.

A．track

B．throw

C．ease

D．leak

15.

A．dealt with

B．ran into

C．figured out

D．settled on

16.

A．called

B．missed

C．dropped

D．delayed

17.

A．consequently

B．deliberately

C．naturally

D．necessarily

18.

A．difficult

B．funny

C．impressive

D．disappointing

19.

A．demand

B．offer

C．reward

D．honor

20.

A．persistence

B．patience

C．confidence

D．courage