【推荐1】At age 14, 15 and 16, the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us. My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.

In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our _________ became even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, _________ of our flat stomachs.

One summer day, all my friends were at my house swimming. At one point, I was running back to the pool. I _________ on a bee, and while it was dying under my foot, it stung (蛰) me. I immediately started to feel _________. That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could hardly _________.

When my foot started to go numb (麻木), everyone became more _________. My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the hospital, and my leg hurt as if it were _________. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my waist (腰部) was becoming. That _________ me more than any concern over my leg.

That all changed when I heard the doctors mention possibly _________ my foot. It was still not getting the __________ supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.

Never before did I have such great appreciation for my foot. And walking seemed like a ____________ from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about __________ and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the __________, who were quickly becoming my friends.

One girl came to visit me __________. Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and __________ the other patients.

She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second glance before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her visits.

Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen, but I was walking, and I had my foot! When I went back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and spreading encouragement. I thought if there was a(n) angel on this earth, it had to be her.

1.

A．grades

B．brains

C．bodies

D．clothes

2.

A．ashamed

B．proud

C．sure

D．tired

3.

A．stepped

B．focused

C．held

D．took

4.

A．upset

B．fearful

C．sick

D．anxious

5.

A．jump

B．run

C．stand

D．rest

6.

A．concerned

B．amazed

C．surprised

D．interested

7.

A．saved

B．broken

C．kicked

D．exposed

8.

A．blamed

B．impressed

C．shocked

D．troubled

9.

A．cutting off

B．holding up

C．putting down

D．taking in

10.

A．bone

B．blood

C．time

D．air

11.

A．gift

B．hand

C．promise

D．treat

12.

A．homework

B．clubs

C．movies

D．gymnastics

13.

A．school

B．family

C．team

D．hospital

14.

A．suddenly

B．regularly

C．finally

D．recently

15.

A．advise

B．encourage

C．serve

D．instruct

【推荐2】It surprised me—every time I saw Joe, he was smiling. It didn’t_________whether he had to stop at a stop light, or if he was the seventh person in_______at the bank, and the service stopped just before he got there. Joe_______smiled. It made me wonder why he seemed so_________every day.

Having observed Joe with other people, I_________something else also. Joe asked people how they were doing, and really seemed to listen to their_______. If someone were hurting, he had_________for him and kind words, and offered to_________in any way he could.

It made me think. What if I tried to smile more? A(n)_______of sorts began when I went to the grocery store. I smiled as I went up and down the aisles(过道), and people I didn’t even__________smiled back at me. Some even__________! The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a__________time saw me smile and__________talking, and, you guessed it—he made a shy little attempt at a smile. The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart__________a person to reach something and I got it for him. The smile even transferred over to him, and he__________me.

As I drove home, I was smiling. I__________what I had just learned, and when someone passed me and gave me a(n)__________, I smiled at him. He looked puzzled.

Now I know a smile is a small thing, but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day? I couldn’t believe how________I felt. Nothing in my life had changed,__________maybe it had. What I had learned was that such a small thing could________not only my spirits, but also the spirits of those around me. So smile!

1.

A．work

B．happen

C．matter

D．last

2.

A．order

B．debt

C．hand

D．line

3.

A．always

B．finally

C．immediately

D．seldom

4.

A．naughty

B．happy

C．active

D．humorous

5.

A．decided

B．judged

C．noticed

D．considered

6.

A．answers

B．complaints

C．excuses

D．comments

7.

A．guidance

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．protection

8.

A．perform

B．attempt

C．bother

D．help

9.

A．experiment

B．life

C．accident

D．program

10.

A．meet

B．touch

C．know

D．contact

11.

A．glared

B．greeted

C．approached

D．escaped

12.

A．spare

B．long

C．hard

D．great

13.

A．stopped

B．tried

C．kept

D．enjoyed

14.

A．persuaded

B．accepted

C．supported

D．needed

15.

A．thanked

B．changed

C．encouraged

D．invited

16.

A．worried about

B．thought about

C．talked over

D．looked over

17.

A．gesture

B．address

C．call

D．ticket

18.

A．normal

B．great

C．reasonable

D．professional

19.

A．so

B．for

C．but

D．till

20.

A．realize

B．admire

C．feel

D．lift

【推荐1】My two sons are all grown up now. They are 32 and 27 years old this year. Yet they both still have the minds of______. Autism(自闭症)has limited their______growth and they still need to be looked after all the time. When I was a boy, the term used for people like my sons was Mentally Retarded. By the time I was an adult the term had______to Mentally Handicapped. ______, this was switched again to Mentally Challenged.______of these terms truly defined(定义)them, however.

These days the______term is people with Special Needs. I like this one better than the older ones, because it is more______. My sons do have Special Needs______they also have Special Gifts. My oldest boy may only be able to______certain things. But when he______people by name, there is a catching happiness in his mood and manner. He always______love and hugs far more freely than I do. My youngest boy is______in his own world most of the time. But he also has an______to laugh and enjoy life. Often after he finishes crying his happiness will immediately______. My two Special Needs sons have______me more about how to live and and how to love than I could have ever learned______.

The fact is that all of us in this life have Special Needs. All of us also have Special Gifts. It is up to us to______our gifts. It is up to us to______the needs of each other. And it is up to us to______each other with kindness and love. Remember, we are all one______here. We are all Children of the same God.

1.

A．students

B．fathers

C．children

D．mothers

2.

A．fundamental

B．mental

C．personal

D．physical

3.

A．added

B．occurred

C．referred

D．switched

4.

A．Later

B．Lately

C．Still

D．Eventually

5.

A．All

B．Both

C．Neither

D．None

6.

A．first

B．last

C．newest

D．closest

7.

A．attractive

B．accurate

C．admirable

D．artificial

8.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．while

9.

A．talk about

B．bring about

C．argue about

D．hear about

10.

A．confirms

B．consults

C．cheers

D．greets

11.

A．gives up

B．gives in

C．gives out

D．gives off

12.

A．left

B．lost

C．trapped

D．surrounded

13.

A．ability

B．atmosphere

C．expression

D．instruction

14.

A．recover

B．regain

C．return

D．rebuild

15.

A．impressed

B．inspired

C．terrified

D．taught

16.

A．on my own

B．of my own

C．for myself

D．to myself

17.

A．gather

B．harvest

C．share

D．form

18.

A．answer

B．recognize

C．admit

D．meet

19.

A．treat

B．forgive

C．appreciate

D．remind

20.

A．village

B．family

C．team

D．league

【推荐2】Volunteers in New York call on people to donate their used iPads to help poor patients keep in touch with their families online.

Some people with COVID-19 died alone in the ______ physically separated from their friends and family, which is a ______ situation. This cruel reality saddens a group of volunteers, so they decide to help ______ patients with family members online, who are unable to be present due to hospital ______ on visitors. They intend to collect used iPads from across the country and donate them to hospitals in communities where the need is ______ urgent. Nicolas Heller, a 31-year-old volunteer, said thousands of people had died from the disease in isolation without the comforting words or touch from a ______ one. Heller is collecting used iPads for patients who do not own smart phones ______ of video chatting.

______ Friday morning, the volunteer group had ______ 375 used iPads from donors nationwide. So far, 300 of the iPads have been smoothly donated to Brooklyn’s University Hospital of Brooklyn. The volunteers were ______ by the donors' generosity. What the volunteers are doing is ______ people’s iPads that are not used anymore to help those patients in hospitals. ______, the group explained to the public how the donated iPads could also benefit hospital staff with limited personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves. These iPads can ______ medical staff to communicate with patients from outside of the room,   ______ their risk of being infected with the virus.

No one is an island. United, we can make a(n) ______ to the world.

1.

A．street

B．shelter

C．hospital

D．workplace

2.

A．delightful

B．satisfying

C．annoying

D．heartbreaking

3.

A．imagine

B．understand

C．connect

D．save

4.

A．differences

B．restrictions

C．explanations

D．consequences

5.

A．slightly

B．extremely

C．hardly

D．luckily

6.

A．lost

B．missing

C．married

D．loved

7.

A．free

B．capable

C．typical

D．fond

8.

A．In

B．On

C．By

D．At

9.

A．abandoned

B．received

C．changed

D．returned

10.

A．amazed

B．frightened

C．amused

D．discouraged

11.

A．keep track of

B．take care of

C．get hold of

D．make use of

12.

A．Otherwise

B．Instead

C．However

D．Besides

13.

A．allow

B．inspire

C．expect

D．advise

14.

A．covering

B．decreasing

C．increasing

D．causing

15.

A．plan

B．effort

C．difference

D．contact

【推荐1】What does it take to help a person move toward a better performance? It doesn’t take as much as you may at first ________. One of my hobbies, over the years, is to repair houses. Using this ________, I have had a wonderful time and ________ enjoyed working with my hands and ________ other people including a young man.

The young man was recently married and bought a(n)________ house. However, to this young man, it appeared to be a huge mountain he had to climb. The ________ was that he had never been taught to do much of anything around the house and he had never even used any ________. Therefore, he was unable to even decide how to start the most basic of repairing including repainting a wall ________. So, I was asked to help him. I ________ what I was going to do, why I would do it, and how to use the tools. He was a quick learner, eager to ________ whatever he was told. However, I ________ noticed his hesitation to do anything I told him to do even though I ________ by doing it myself so that he could see what the technique was or how the tool was used ________. His problem was that he had no confidence and was ________ to try anything, ________ I encouraged him. It was truly amazing to see him have greater ________. Over the next few months, we finished the project with me only giving him the lead and being his helper.

All it takes is a few words of encouragement, and helpful ________. It never takes much if you ________ care about people especially their feelings. We are never born to be ________ of anything. If you arm yourself with words of ________ and use them, you’ll find it is not hard for anyone to improve.

1.

A．discover

B．predict

C．think

D．notice

2.

A．lesson

B．skill

C．strength

D．performance

3.

A．always

B．never

C．seldom

D．ever

4.

A．supporting

B．comforting

C．helping

D．changing

5.

A．comfortable

B．old

C．large

D．ugly

6.

A．opinion

B．result

C．method

D．truth

7.

A．tools

B．maps

C．hands

D．keys

8.

A．alone

B．quickly

C．again

D．patiently

9.

A．described

B．guessed

C．expected

D．warned

10.

A．record

B．understand

C．believe

D．explain

11.

A．finally

B．exactly

C．immediately

D．suddenly

12.

A．slowed down

B．started off

C．calmed down

D．showed off

13.

A．safely

B．carefully

C．perfectly

D．properly

14.

A．willing

B．ashamed

C．afraid

D．ready

15.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

16.

A．confidence

B．power

C．ability

D．interest

17.

A．discussion

B．plans

C．advice

D．replies

18.

A．gradually

B．gratefully

C．rarely

D．really

19.

A．directors

B．masters

C．pioneers

D．winners

20.

A．congratulation

B．suggestion

C．agreement

D．encouragement

【推荐2】When I was a kid, my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the camp we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery (射箭), but for me, the most memorable _______ was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ve ever _______ a mountain, you know it’s a physical challenge, _______when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got _______, they certainly started complaining.

“How much farther is it?”

“I can’t go any further.”

“My _______ is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?”

The reply of the _______was, “Suck it up (不要再抱怨了).” The truth is that the complaining campers were _______ near the point of _______. If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the _______ and given them care. The kids simply weren’t used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy they ________ the discomfort, and in most cases ________ having a great time. In my camp days, I don’t ________ a single camper complaining at the ________ of the mountain.

There are two ways to deal with an ________ situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you’re getting that ________ energy out, but you are probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the ________ of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They’re ________ and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life ________ for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own ________, to move past it and focus on a ________, it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn’t bad in the first place.

1.

A．experience

B．behaviour

C．occasion

D．situation

2.

A．seen

B．reached

C．climbed

D．described

3.

A．especially

B．normally

C．obviously

D．naturally

4.

A．ashamed

B．tired

C．puzzled

D．shocked

5.

A．food

B．water

C．shelter

D．backpack

6.

A．parents

B．teachers

C．guides

D．partners

7.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．nowhere

D．everywhere

8.

A．camp

B．exhaustion

C．mountain

D．destination

9.

A．signs

B．activities

C．gestures

D．scenes

10.

A．shared

B．understood

C．suffered

D．overcame

11.

A．couldn’t help

B．ended up

C．insisted on

D．gave up

12.

A．recall

B．forget

C．disturb

D．forgive

13.

A．foot

B．top

C．back

D．base

14.

A．unbelievable

B．unexpected

C．unusual

D．unpleasant

15.

A．great

B．spare

C．negative

D．potential

16.

A．dislike

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．enthusiasm

17.

A．amazing

B．shocking

C．worrying

D．annoying

18.

A．poorer

B．harder

C．easier

D．better

19.

A．life

B．mind

C．suffering

D．mistake

20.

A．trip

B．plan

C．solution

D．dream

【推荐3】完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We were standing at the top of church tower. “Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my _______and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets_______to the square.

"See, my dear," Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the ________ Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try _______"

In the years that followed I often remembered the_______father taught me. I knew where I wanted to_______in life. I wanted to be fashion designer. But on the way to my first small success I found the road ________

That year I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the _______the sewing girls were called out on strike. I found myself _______with one tailor and woman who was in charge of the sewing room! I was as gloomy as my models and salesgirls. “We’ll never ________it,” one of them cried.

Here, I thought, is the________of all tests for Father’s advice. Where is the way________this time? I wondered and worried. I was certain we would have to________the presentation or else show the clothes unfinished. Then it ________ to me. Why not show the unfinished clothes?

We worked hurriedly. And, exactly 13 days later, right________time, the Schiaparelli showing ________

What a showing it was! Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were still in a(n) ________stage. They were only patterns made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we________simple pictures and pieces of material.

All in all, the showing was different. It was so different that it was a great success. Our ________showing caught the attention of the public, and ________for the clothes poured in.

Father’s wise words has guided me. There is more than one way to the square always.1.

A．courage

B．interest

C．information

D．savings

2.

A．leading

B．coming

C．getting

D．falling

3.

A．city

B．square

C．church

D．village

4.

A．other

B．another

C．this

D．that

5.

A．text

B．material

C．lesson

D．class

6.

A．rest

B．relax

C．come

D．go

7.

A．taken

B．paved

C．followed

D．blocked

8.

A．competition

B．ceremony

C．presentation

D．introduction

9.

A．left

B．tired

C．burdened

D．connected

10.

A．have

B．lose

C．make

D．hit

11.

A．text

B．test

C．tip

D．example

12.

A．in

B．out

C．up

D．round

13.

A．bring down

B．bring forward

C．call up

D．call off

14.

A．occurred

B．belonged

C．happened

D．objected

15.

A．in

B．over

C．on

D．behind

16.

A．took on

B．took off

C．took down

D．took place

17.

A．mature

B．beautiful

C．early

D．late

18.

A．took

B．drew

C．collected

D．pinned

19.

A．normal

B．unusual

C．beautiful

D．common

20.

A．orders

B．designs

C．patterns

D．changes