【推荐2】My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.

Last spring I bought two small chickens for her. She got excited and ________ good care of them. ________, a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears because of their ________. I helped her bury the two chickens under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the end of her idea.

However, I was ________. Children are children after all. The ________ hasn’t upset my daughter in ________ way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.

One day last winter, I noticed a ________ of sparrows (麻雀) under the eaves (屋檐) of the house. So I told my daughter to put some rice on the windowsill (窗台). A few minutes ________, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill one after another and pecked (啄) at the ________. Suddenly my daughter asked me, “Mum, can we catch and cage (圈养) the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How cold it is for them to live ________.”

“Oh, my dear, I do not think it is a good idea. You know,” I ________ to her. “________ is important for sparrows. No one can keep them in a cage. If they are _________, they will die quickly. They are used to living in the open air. Moreover, they have warm nests under the eaves.”

From then on, we have ________ a kind of relationship with the sparrow family. We feed them and treat them as pet birds. ________, we do not need to possess them. We enjoy seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning.

1.

A．looked

B．took

C．acquired

D．reminded

2.

A．Slightly

B．Definitely

C．Extremely

D．Unluckily

3.

A．desire

B．escape

C．focus

D．death

4.

A．certain

B．sure

C．wrong

D．right

5.

A．argument

B．happiness

C．success

D．failure

6.

A．some

B．any

C．no

D．every

7.

A．family

B．couple

C．pair

D．pile

8.

A．before

B．after

C．more

D．later

9.

A．bread

B．rice

C．fruit

D．vegetable

10.

A．downwards

B．upwards

C．inside

D．outside

11.

A．explained

B．adapted

C．attached

D．preferred

12.

A．Spring

B．Freedom

C．Trees

D．Nests

13.

A．concerned

B．shot

C．caught

D．viewed

14.

A．made up

B．pulled up

C．set up

D．cheered up

15.

A．But

B．However

C．Then

D．Otherwise

【推荐1】Wayne Rogerson’s close friend, Ashley Cooper, died when he was seriously injured in a crash in 2008. His family later _________ his donated organs (器官) helped save seven people. This _________ Mr Rogerson to start donating blood.

Mr Rogerson said he _________ to do his bit and had donated blood 21 times, seldom _________ an appointment over eight years. But he could not have known the _________ act of giving blood would _________ save his own life.

At a donation _________ in 2017, a Red Cross Australia Lifeblood nurse discovered Mr Rogerson’s hemoglobin (血红蛋白) count was low and _________ him to seek medical care. “I had no _________, none at all,” he said. After Mr Rogerson went to a hospital and had medical tests, doctors said that he had developed cancer. Mr Rogerson spent about three months in hospital for an operation and treatment. During that time he _________ two blood transfusions (输血). “I was so _________ that they got it in time … I was fully recovered in November that year,” he said. But, to his _________, he can no longer donate blood due to_________ reasons. “After being both a(n) _________ and a recipient (接受者), I urge everyone to donate if you can,” he said.

“The _________ you save might just be your own.”

1.

A．explained

B．agreed

C．revealed

D．promised

2.

A．inspired

B．forced

C．allowed

D．reminded

3.

A．happened

B．wanted

C．continued

D．hesitated

4.

A．keeping

B．missing

C．attending

D．making

5.

A．accidental

B．brave

C．polite

D．selfless

6.

A．finally

B．naturally

C．hopefully

D．certainly

7.

A．appointment

B．meeting

C．bank

D．competition

8.

A．helped

B．encouraged

C．advised

D．drove

9.

A．hopes

B．symptoms

C．troubles

D．tears

10.

A．refused

B．avoided

C．wasted

D．received

11.

A．strong

B．calm

C．nervous

D．lucky

12.

A．disappointment

B．surprise

C．curiosity

D．satisfaction

13.

A．scientific

B．environmental

C．medical

D．historical

14.

A．patient

B．donor

C．joiner

D．onlooker

15.

A．time

B．money

C．life

D．energy

【推荐2】Andrew McLindon is a businessman and cyclist. About 15 years ago, he was ______ his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s 12-year-old son. The boy had ______ known the joy of biking because he suffered from hydrocephalus (脑积水), which often causes ______ disturbances.

When he got home, McLindon went online and found a three-wheel ______ with a seatbelt, perfect for a child with balance issues. Soon the boy was pedaling around the street with his peers, having ______ and getting exercise. But there was more, as McLindon received feedback from his friend. “To see his son ______ other kids,” McLindon says. “I’ll never forget the smile on his face.”

That ______ launched the McLindon Family Foundation. ______ by donations, the group works with pediatric rehab (儿童康复中心) clinics to find children who can ______ owning an adaptive bike—and to help craft each bike to the particular needs of the child. A bike may ______ a headrest, a sea t belt, braking mechanism in the back, and so on. The bikes are ______—$3,000 to $4,000, and that’s already with the foundation’s big discount. For kids lucky enough to get one, they’re a life ______.

“We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida (脊柱裂),” says McLindon. “She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she ______ for special-needs triathlons: swimming, cycling, and running. In a magazine interview, she said, ‘I always knew there was a(n) ______ in me.’” So far, the foundation has given away 450 bikes, and that’s just a start. “I do a lot of things. I run a lot of companies,” McLindon says. “______ getting these kids their bikes is the most important thing that I do.”1.

A．selling

B．repairing

C．riding

D．advertising

2.

A．already

B．never

C．seldom

D．almost

3.

A．balance

B．memory

C．sleep

D．mood

4.

A．car

B．cart

C．vehicle

D．bike

5.

A．words

B．fun

C．sport

D．lessons

6.

A．talk with

B．test out

C．call on

D．interact with

7.

A．sentence

B．comment

C．action

D．smile

8.

A．Funded

B．Planned

C．Held

D．Organized

9.

A．benefit from

B．compete for

C．recover from

D．long for

10.

A．connect

B．include

C．fit

D．keep

11.

A．comfortable

B．reasonable

C．expensive

D．impressive

12.

A．planner

B．supporter

C．changer

D．carrier

13.

A．applied

B．trained

C．tutored

D．searched

14.

A．athlete

B．singer

C．actor

D．businessman

15.

A．So

B．Also

C．Though

D．But

【推荐3】For most people, having things stolen feels like an offence(冒犯). Robbie Pruitt admitted that he got _________ when he discovered the theft of his mountain bike last September. But soon enough, his _________ took a turn. After letting go of his anger and frustration, he found himself on a road to sympathy instead.

For Pruitt, a keen bicyclist, the first thing to do was _________ his stolen bike. But when he went bike shopping, he found few available, which got him thinking: What if the lack of bikes was Covid-19 related, and what if the person who’d taken his bike really needed _________ to get to work?

With that thought in mind, Pruitt _________ a plan and posted it on the community website. He _________ to fix bikes free of charge for anyone who needed it. He also asked for unwanted bikes, which he would repair-again _________. And then he would donate them to folks who could truly use them but didn’t have the _________ to buy one.

The day the post went live, Pruitt received thirty _________ bicycles. Then came more than 500 enquiries(咨询) for detailed information. By the end of 2020, Pruitt had repaired more than 140 for donation or to be __________ to their owners.

Pruitt tries to give his donations to families that are __________ struggling. Upon simply satisfying a material need, he has provided an opportunity for kids in his neighborhood to learn how to fix their own bikes.

In addition to __________ skills, Pruitt’s lessons teach teamwork, encourage self-worth, and promote feelings of community. __________, the kids have gained a sense of accomplishment.

“It’s a really great __________ for kids, ” said a neighbor in an interview with the local newspaper. “Pruitt is certainly providing a __________, but it’s not just the bikes. It’s the relationships in the community. It’s the influence that he can make on people.”

1.

A．amazed

B．mad

C．curious

D．frightened

2.

A．emotions

B．career

C．opinions

D．route

3.

A．ride

B．lock

C．repair

D．replace

4.

A．instruction

B．qualification

C．transportation

D．permission

5.

A．came up with

B．stuck to

C．gave up

D．broke away from

6.

A．remembered

B．refused

C．hesitated

D．offered

7.

A．by accident

B．in advance

C．for free

D．on credit

8.

A．profit

B．budget

C．courage

D．excuse

9.

A．shared

B．used

C．expensive

D．modern

10.

A．exported

B．sold

C．lent

D．returned

11.

A．hardly

B．slightly

C．truly

D．instantly

12.

A．practical

B．commercial

C．mathematical

D．social

13.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Somehow

D．Meanwhile

14.

A．promise

B．celebration

C．comfort

D．experience

15.

A．competition

B．service

C．ceremony

D．suggestion

【推荐1】In 1822 Gregor Mendal was born on a farm in Austria. His father found that Mendal was interested in plants. He knew that his son was clever, and he ____ Mendal to high school. At that time ____ people attended high school. However, since his father could not give him enough money, he always went ____ Luckily, the other students always gave him food from their ____Later, Mendal became a monk(修道士)and ____ his studies. He took care of the gardens at the ____where he and the other monks lived, and he did ____ with pea plants for eight years. He wanted to prove that parents ____features to their children. Around 1860, Mendal ____that plants have recessive and dominant(显性的) genes.
He grew a tall pea plant with a short pea plant. Every one of the first generation of four pea plants was tall. This ____ that tall was the dominate gene____ in the next generation of four pea plants, one plant was very ____ The recessive short genes it received from both of its parents had made it short.
From these experiments, he understood that dominant genes ____ the most often in the ____ Recessive genes only appeared ____ and only when both parents carried the genes for the features.
To ____ his finding with others, he wrote a paper. But during his lifetime, no one ____what he had discovered. At the time of his death, he still felt very sad.
, his important discovery was accepted in 1990. We now know that both plants and animals have genes and that genes play a major role in ____ we look, how we act, and whether or not we are ____ to get certain diseases. Today we honor Mendal as Father of hereditizm(遗传学).1.

A．drove

B．sent

C．forced

D．had

2.

A．few

B．a few

C．many

D．a lot

3.

A．anxious

B．crazy

C．hungry

D．straight

4.

A．plates

B．dining-rooms

C．dorms

D．lunches

5.

A．lasted

B．stuck

C．started

D．continued

6.

A．village

B．hometown

C．temple

D．school

7.

A．researches

B．surveys

C．observations

D．experiments

8.

A．passed

B．gave

C．offered

D．hid

9.

A．noticed

B．discovered

C．declared

D．prove

10.

A．agreed

B．meant

C．announced

D．informed

11.

A．Thus

B．Instead

C．Despite

D．Yet

12.

A．strange

B．fine

C．short

D．cool

13.

A．showed up

B．stood out

C．set aside

D．turned on

14.

A．parents

B．students

C．children

D．monks

15.

A．seldom

B．sometimes

C．actually

D．mainly

16.

A．compare

B．share

C．satisfy

D．cooperate

17.

A．concerned with

B．worried about

C．trusted in

D．cared about

18.

A．However

B．Though

C．Finally

D．Regardless

19.

A．how

B．what

C．where

D．which

20.

A．possible

B．obvious

C．able

D．likely

【推荐2】Mia extended her small hand towards the miniature (纤小的) horse in front of her. Her bright blue eyes ______ with joy.

For children with ______, actions such as making friends and joining in activities can be ______. As the leader of the Miniature Horse Project, I ______ disabled children in my community and ______ them to join this project. Once a child joins, I ______ instruct them how to feed and care for the miniature horses. Not only does this ______ disabled children with a fun activity, but my instruction also allows them to build much more ______ at school or when they are making friends.

I have taught many disabled children, but Mia is ______ to me. What she suffers makes her feel hard to ______. She hardly spoke at the beginning, ______ watched nervously as I explained basic horse care to her. Her mother told me that Mia had ______ behavior at school: she was shy, and just ______ her classmates play instead of joining them.

I worked to help Mia get rid of her shyness. Although she was nervous, I had her feed and clean the miniature horses ______. Then I asked her to ______ the horses with me and to smile at everyone she ______. Soon, she became active and ______ in caring for the horses.

However, I did not just influence Mia, and she ______ me as well. She showed me that any ______ can be overcome with enthusiasm. Each time I see Mia, she hugs me ______. Her happy face and bright eyes tell me, “Thank you.”

1.

A．froze

B．stared

C．shone

D．closed

2.

A．curiosity

B．interest

C．preference

D．disabilities

3.

A．funny

B．difficult

C．impressive

D．disappointing

4.

A．reach out to

B．look forward to

C．get used to

D．get down to

5.

A．urge

B．encourage

C．warn

D．allow

6.

A．extremely

B．secretly

C．personally

D．hopefully

7.

A．provide

B．decorate

C．equip

D．combine

8.

A．frustration

B．pressure

C．pleasure

D．confidence

9.

A．polite

B．special

C．kind

D．rude

10.

A．talk

B．hear

C．move

D．jump

11.

A．and

B．as

C．or

D．so

12.

A．social

B．normal

C．similar

D．polite

13.

A．helped

B．predicted

C．watched

D．competed

14.

A．in her opinion

B．by the way

C．by no means

D．on her own

15.

A．sell

B．drive

C．walk

D．beat

16.

A．disliked

B．visited

C．interviewed

D．met

17.

A．skilled

B．weak

C．disappointed

D．fortunate

18.

A．accompanied

B．inspired

C．praised

D．challenged

19.

A．mystery

B．fault

C．puzzle

D．hardship

20.

A．blindly

B．tightly

C．sadly

D．loosely

【推荐3】One day, it was raining heavily and I didn't have an umbrella. I had just _______ a bus and had to walk back to my house. I _______ walking in that direction, when I heard somebody shouting, “Sister, sister.” I looked back and _______ the stationery shopkeeper. I went to him and asked what was the _______. He said that since it was raining heavily, I could take a _______ in his shop, have a look at his new _______ and go home when the rain stopped.

I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, but the _______ of getting to have a look at the pens made me nod.

To my surprise, I found that the _______ was larger than I thought. The stationery shopkeeper offered me a chair and took out the pens for me. I _______ a beautiful Parker (派克) pen and had a try. It __________ so smoothly that I wanted to buy it with all my heart, __________ as expected it was very expensive. The shopkeeper said, “I can give you the pen for ninety-five dollars __________ one hundred.” I looked up and thanked him for the __________, but refused politely as it was __________ quite expensive for me. By that time, the rain had __________, and after appreciating his kindness, I quickly walked back to my house.

After that day, the shop became my favourite place to hang out. Although both of us knew nothing about each other, we had a deep friendship based on our common interests.

1.

A．run into

B．got off

C．run after

D．got on

2.

A．started

B．tried

C．considered

D．preferred

3.

A．observed

B．answered

C．saw

D．remembered

4.

A．reason

B．trouble

C．event

D．matter

5.

A．drink

B．seat

C．breath

D．test

6.

A．umbrellas

B．books

C．pens

D．backpacks

7.

A．idea

B．dream

C．importance

D．result

8.

A．station

B．shop

C．factory

D．bar

9.

A．made use of

B．ran out of

C．thought little of

D．caught sight of

10.

A．wrote

B．ran

C．walked

D．moved

11.

A．and

B．or

C．so

D．but

12.

A．up to

B．instead of

C．more than

D．because of

13.

A．rescue

B．choice

C．offer

D．expression

14.

A．still

B．again

C．ever

D．even

15.

A．came

B．stopped

C．continued

D．poured