【推荐1】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Eventually all suns will ____their fuel, explode and then become cold and dark．Matter itself will disappear and the universe will become ____for the rest of time．
This was the general drift of my thoughts as my wife and I____my eldest son as a freshman at college．That moment at the dorm is____at the kindergarten door, at the gates of summer camp, at every occasion of parting and____．But it comes surprising, taking what you____most．
Our ancestors thought this parting should take place ____．In many societies adolescents were sent away to live with friends or relatives right after adolescence．This was supposed to ____the conflicts that come from ____teenagers and their parents very near．
Eighteen years is not enough．The days pass uncounted, until they ____．The adjustment is upsetting．My son is on the____side --- observant, thoughtful, a practitioner of companionable silence．I know this is hard on him as well．He will be homesick．Among the greatest ____of college students is they won’t have a room at home to return to．
But with due respect to my son’s feelings, I have the ______of parting．I know something he doesn’t --- incomprehensible to the young．He is experiencing the______that come with beginnings．His life is starting for real．I have begun the long letting go．Put another way: He has a wonderful future in which my part____decreases．
I’m sure my father realized it at a(n)____ moment．And I certainly didn’t notice or understand．At first, he was a giant who held my hand and ____my sky．Then a middle-aged man who paid my bills．Now, decades after his passing, a much-loved____．But I can remember the last time I hugged him in his home, where I always had a room．I can only hope to leave my son the same．
My son, those days have been the greatest wonder and ____of my life．And there will always be a ____for you．1.

A．add

B．use

C．consume

D．supply

2.

A．empty

B．boundless

C．expanding

D．hopeless

3.

A．dropped out

B．dropped off

C．dropped in

D．dropped back

4.

A．delayed

B．implied

C．missed

D．captured

5.

A．reliance

B．importance

C．responsibility

D．independence

6.

A．wonder

B．need

C．value

D．miss

7.

A．before

B．later

C．afterwards

D．earlier

8.

A．minimize

B．cause

C．manage

D．settle

9.

A．drawing

B．relating

C．housing

D．seating

10.

A．come

B．end

C．break

D．start

11.

A．excited

B．sad

C．anxious

D．quiet

12.

A．fears

B．pities

C．reliefs

D．pains

13.

A．better

B．pleasure

C．worse

D．benefit

14.

A．comprehension

B．recognition

C．adjustment

D．consideration

15.

A．naturally

B．sharply

C．immediately

D．suddenly

16.

A．difficult

B．critical

C．important

D．similar

17.

A．filled

B．cleared

C．clouded

D．broke

18.

A．breadwinner

B．shape

C．guard

D．shadow

19.

A．pressure

B．privilege

C．substitute

D．inspiration

20.

A．house

B．chance

C．room

D．dream

【推荐2】On Friday evening in December, two weeks before Christmas, I lost my job. I hadn’t seen it coming. I was_________for the weekend, when my daughter, Kristil, and I planned to get our Christmas_________. Then I listened to my voicemail: “We’re sorry but your work assignment has ended as of today.” My heart_________.

I wasn’t just a single parent; I was the only parent. My paycheck was_________.

The next day as we searched for our tree, I struggled to be_________as I eyed each price tag(标签).

Over the next week, I applied for jobs _________ my bank account grew smaller. I felt as if the world was closing in on me.

On a weekend afternoon, back at home, I glanced out the_________. It had been snowing on and off all morning. I_________a woman struggling to open her car door against the wind. As she got out, I realized it was my old professor, Sister Esther Heffernan.

I rushed to the front of my building. “What are you doing out in this weather?” I asked as we hugged.

“Well, I tried to call you last week but couldn’t_________. Then I called your job and they said you weren’t working there anymore, so I thought I would come by.” She__________me a Christmas card. “This is for you” she said as she kissed me on the cheek. I__________her to her car and waved as she pulled away.

When I opened her card, hundred dollar__________fell onto the table. Tears of gratitude__________in my eyes as I counted. Sister Esther had given me $1,000.

On Christmas morning, Kristil and I gathered around our tree, and I__________watched as she opened her gifts. I silently thanked Sister Esther in my heart.

It has been 14 years since that Christmas, but I’ve__________forgotten what Sister Esther did for us.

1.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．disappointed

D．excited

2.

A．gift

B．tree

C．flower

D．card

3.

A．comforted

B．convinced

C．sank

D．warned

4.

A．survival

B．money

C．life

D．desire

5.

A．cheerful

B．sad

C．depressed

D．confident

6.

A．unless

B．if

C．as

D．though

7.

A．courtyards

B．window

C．treetops

D．building

8.

A．watched

B．observed

C．noticed

D．looked

9.

A．get across

B．get over

C．get through

D．get in

10.

A．fetched

B．headed

C．took

D．handed

11.

A．walked

B．delivered

C．sent

D．carried

12.

A．coins

B．bills

C．case

D．paper

13.

A．flooded

B．cried

C．fell

D．dropped

14.

A．joyfully

B．unexpectedly

C．eventually

D．surprisingly

15.

A．ever

B．never

C．once

D．always

【推荐3】It was the summer of my freshman year of college. Instead of heading home for a nice long _____, my friends and I had decided to _____ and take some extra courses. We had _____ the top floor of an old house to live in. My bed was _____  into a stuffy (愁闷的)former laundry room and each night was a new _____ in humidity. Still, it felt _____ to be in my own place for the first time. After the first few weeks, _____ , the thrill faded and _____ set in. I found myself sitting alone each night _____ my home and my parents.

My summer holidays had always been a ______ time. I spent hours playing basketball and swimming. I talked to my Mom while she tended her flowers. I ______ helping my Dad drag firewood for the winter. And every night I sat at a dinner table full of delicious food ______ with love while my family filled the room with the sound of sweet ______. Now I found myself missing them ______ than ever.

Finally when my ______ were at their lowest, I heard a ______ at the door. I opened it and was ______ to see my parents standing there with big smiles to fill my ______ heart and a box full of food to feed my hungry friends. We spent the afternoon eating ______ , and just being together. It felt so good, and I felt so loved.

Victor Hugo wrote that, “The supreme happiness of life is the ______ that one is loved; loved for oneself, or better yet, loved despite oneself.” It was that gift of happiness that my parents gave me that afternoon and every day of my life.

1.

A．journey

B．term

C．break

D．way

2.

A．leave

B．stay

C．relax

D．travel

3.

A．rented

B．bought

C．painted

D．repaired

4.

A．made

B．changed

C．jammed

D．hidden

5.

A．wish

B．pleasure

C．experiment

D．adventure

6.

A．exciting

B．boring

C．astonishing

D．moving

7.

A．anyway

B．though

C．therefore

D．instead

8.

A．headache

B．loneliness

C．satisfaction

D．homesickness

9.

A．forgetting about

B．relying on

C．thinking of

D．referring to

10.

A．special

B．terrible

C．specific

D．difficult

11.

A．gave up

B．had trouble in

C．put off

D．took pride in

12.

A．frozen

B．prepared

C．tasted

D．kept

13.

A．laughter

B．scream

C．whistle

D．sigh

14.

A．less

B．more

C．worse

D．better

15.

A．minds

B．dreams

C．spirits

D．thoughts

16.

A．kick

B．hit

C．crash

D．knock

17.

A．disappointed

B．surprised

C．puzzled

D．encouraged

18.

A．hungry

B．open

C．sick

D．gentle

19.

A．making up

B．getting up

C．catching up

D．taking up

20.

A．sign

B．chance

C．secret

D．belief

【推荐1】It’s fortunate for children to have siblings(兄弟姐妹)accompanying them. And the kids would be luckier to have a brother as _______as Christian Hamerter. The 11-year-old boy, attended a father-daughter dance with his 7-year-old sister Skylar after finding Skylar was _______by their dad.

In the days leading up to the_______in March, it was all Skylar was_______for, talking about it all day. On the other hand, her mom Trelysia felt more and more_______. At this time of year, their father is always fully   _______in official duties. He didn’t attend last year’s dance due to a conference, _______having made a promise. Then, she was right to be worried. On the big day, _______, his father was sent abroad on business. “It was_______that he failed to go there for a second year. Skylar   _______because she had her heart set on going. “ Trelysia wrote in a _______. “I felt so bad and also cried uncontrollably.

That’s when Christian _______! The big brother wanted his sister to feel loved and special.

And he picked out a suit and pink tie, a perfect________for Skylar's pink dress. “The action filled me with________,” the mother wrote, “for I just know that I^’m _______ a kind man—and an amazing father one day. He has   _______ that he can be. ” Skylar had a great time with Christian there without her dad’s ________. Even better, now she knows her brother would always come to her ________.

The post warmed hearts of the people it________and picked up more than 110,000 reactions ________the sweet gesture.

1.

A．enthusiastic

B．generous

C．considerate

D．intelligent

2.

A．left behind

B．misunderstood

C．left out

D．cheated

3.

A．result

B．event

C．opportunity

D．scene

4.

A．concerned

B．suitable

C．ready

D．eager

5.

A．anxious

B．curious

C．satisfied

D．confused

6.

A．caught

B．skilled

C．occupied

D．disappointed

7.

A．since

B．except

C．without

D．although

8.

A．worse still

B．sure enough

C．as usual

D．for example

9.

A．unexpected

B．uncertain

C．unquestioned

D．unlikely

10.

A．cried

B．complained

C．argued

D．apologized

11.

A．magazine

B．diary

C．book

D．post

12.

A．moved on

B．stepped forward

C．took off

D．backed away

13.

A．replacement

B．match

C．symbol

D．demand

14.

A．relief

B．appreciation

C．pride

D．confidence

15.

A．seeking

B．changing

C．affecting

D．raising

16.

A．proved

B．promised

C．agreed

D．explained

17.

A．wish

B．practice

C．assistance

D．company

18.

A．rescue

B．notice

C．knowledge

D．defense

19.

A．united

B．reached

C．persuaded

D．informed

20.

A．commenting

B．instructing

C．praising

D．recording

【推荐2】Zachariah Fike has an unusual hobby. He finds old military medals _______ in antique shops(古董店)and on the Internet. But unlike most collectors, Zac tracks down the medals’ rightful _______, and returns them.

His effort to _______ families with lost medals began with a Christmas gift from his mother, a Purple Heart with the name Corrado A. G. Piccoli, found in an antique shop. Zac knows the

_______ of a Purple Heart — he _______ one himself in a war as a soldier. So when his mother gave him the _______, he knew right away what he had to do.

Through the Internet, Zac _______ tracked down Corrado’s sister Adeline Rockko. But when he finally _______ her, the woman _______ him with questions: “Who are you? What antique shop?” However, when she hung up, she regretted the way she had ________ the call. So she called Zac back and ________. Soon she drove to meet Zac in Watertown, N.Y. “At that point, I knew she meant ________,” Zac says. “To drive eight hours to come to see me.”

Before hearing from Zac, Adeline hadn’t ________ the medal was missing. Like many military medals, the one Zac’s mother had found was a family ________. “This medal was very precious to my parents. Only on ________ occasions would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands,” Adeline says.

Zac and Adeline got to know each other well after their first meeting. They’ve talked about planning a ________ to Italy, hoping to visit some of the ________ Corrado could have stayed at during the war. Adeline says, “Zac’s ________ of our family now.”

Zac recently returned ________ lost medal to a family in Alabama. Since the first Corrado’s medal, Zac says his ________ is now 5 for 5.

1.

A．for fun

B．in view

C．for sale

D．in store

2.

A．friends

B．sellers

C．collectors

D．owners

3.

A．provide

B．reunite

C．connect

D．share

4.

A．significance

B．standard

C．process

D．cost

5.

A．accepted

B．demanded

C．earned

D．desired

6.

A．heart

B．name

C．antique

D．medal

7.

A．directly

B．naturally

C．previously

D．eventually

8.

A．caught

B．reached

C．discovered

D．guaranteed

9.

A．flooded

B．treated

C．persuaded

D．filled

10.

A．failed

B．refused

C．handled

D．managed

11.

A．prayed

B．argued

C．complained

D．apologized

12.

A．business

B．promise

C．discovery

D．exchange

13.

A．realized

B．believed

C．expected

D．imagined

14.

A．heritage

B．dream

C．treasure

D．pride

15.

A．private

B．common

C．necessary

D．special

16.

A．duty

B．trip

C．campaign

D．task

17.

A．sites

B．cities

C．districts

D．states

18.

A．member

B．part

C．brother

D．son

19.

A．the other

B．more

C．another

D．every

20.

A．criteria

B．record

C．score

D．practice

【推荐2】I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real _________.

He had gone out of the office for some ___________, leaving me alone. In his _______ I looked to see what was on his desk. In the _______ was a small piece of paper on which were written the _______ “English Writing Prize: History Is a Series of Biographies (人物传记) ”.

A(n)_______   boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the _______ . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a _______ until the start of the exam so I could not _______ reading it.

When the headmaster __________ , I was looking out of the window. I should have told him what had ________ then. It would have been so ________to say, “I’m sorry, but I ________   the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to ________ it. ”

The chance passed and I did not take it. I ________   the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t ________   to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.

That was thirty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I haven’t told anyone about it before, and ________   have I tried to explain to myself why not.

The obvious__________ is that I could not admit I had seen the title without admitting that I had looked at the thing on his desk. ________ , there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can ________ you in a more serious moral corner.

1.

A．plan

B．fault

C．grade

D．luck

2.

A．reason

B．course

C．example

D．vacation

3.

A．presence

B．appearance

C．existence

D．absence

4.

A．drawer

B．corner

C．middle

D．box

5.

A．names

B．words

C．ideas

D．messages

6.

A．honest

B．selfish

C．friendly

D．active

7.

A．desk

B．paper

C．book

D．answer

8.

A．question

B．key

C．note

D．secret

9.

A．help

B．consider

C．practise

D．regret

10.

A．disappeared

B．stayed

C．returned

D．escaped

11.

A．lasted

B．remained

C．happened

D．continued

12.

A．nervous

B．easy

C．important

D．difficult

13.

A．saw

B．overlooked

C．revised

D．mentioned

14.

A．repeat

B．defend

C．correct

D．change

15.

A．sat

B．failed

C．attended

D．lost

16.

A．refuse

B．expect

C．mean

D．pretend

17.

A．either

B．ever

C．nor

D．so

18.

A．outcome

B．explanation

C．cause

D．expression

19.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

20.

A．hold

B．seize

C．catch

D．trap

【推荐3】A series of massive thunderstorms had damaged our area recently. Heavy rains, high winds and lots of lightning had caused flash flooding and ________ trees. I had spent the afternoon picking up branches out of my yard. Then, just before I was getting ready to walk my dogs, the ________ came on my television and phone that another storm was ________ our way.

I took my dogs outside________. Huge clouds were rolling in while thunder ________ over the hills. The darkness seemed darker and scarier than usual ________ I knew what was on the way. That was when I saw it: the really ________ light, up high, at the far end of the meadow (草地) behind my house. I smiled. The first of the fireflies (萤火虫) had appeared for the summer at just the time I needed to________ its light. Soon a few others were blinking their lights as well. It ________ me how far their light traveled in the darkness of the night and how they didn't seem________ at all by the approaching storm. I spent an extra few minutes ________ my fireflies and taking in their message of ________ before heading in to get ready for the storm. As I did, though, I noticed that the darkness no longer seemed so ________ and that my fear had been replaced with ________.

Life does have its share of ________, some caused by nature and some caused by us. We can't go through life being scared of them, ________ . We are here to share our love. We are here to ________ our light. We can ride through the storms, ________ after them and make this world a better place. Take a(n)________ from the fireflies. Let your light shine. It may seem tiny, but you will be amazed at how far it can be seen and how ________ it can drive the dark away.

1.

A．cut down

B．knocked down

C．given away

D．put away

2.

A．chances

B．announcements

C．warnings

D．inspirations

3.

A．heading

B．blocking

C．pushing

D．changing

4.

A．cautiously

B．abruptly

C．eventually

D．quickly

5.

A．disappeared

B．boomed

C．wandered

D．approached

6.

A．before

B．until

C．because

D．unless

7.

A．tiny

B．brilliant

C．gentle

D．clear

8.

A．absorb

B．explore

C．appreciate

D．see

9.

A．convinced

B．amazed

C．confused

D．discouraged

10.

A．annoyed

B．pleased

C．bothered

D．inspired

11.

A．observing

B．seeking

C．clarifying

D．confirming

12.

A．darkness

B．peace

C．light

D．challenge

13.

A．serious

B．scary

C．hopeless

D．mild

14.

A．joy

B．confidence

C．sorrow

D．curiosity

15.

A．failures

B．puzzles

C．opportunities

D．storms

16.

A．however

B．instead

C．meanwhile

D．therefore

17.

A．Adjust

B．shine

C．convey

D．obtain

18.

A．reflect on

B．appeal to

C．clean up

D．settle down

19.

A．commitment

B．credit

C．assumption

D．lesson

20.

A．casually

B．appropriately

C．easily

D．fiercely