【推荐2】A few months ago, one of my fellow graduate students was offered an incredible career-building opportunity. His efforts on a student-led campaign to increase federal funding for basic research had________an invitation to speak on a panel (专家组) conference. It would look great on his CV (简历). I was happy for him, of course. But I was________ to him in efforts in campaign. I felt that I deserved the same opportunity. Yet I hadn’t been________and I wasn’t sure why.

       Growing up, I had been taught that the way to________was to put my head down and work hard. If my work was good enough, it would speak for itself and I would be________. This view, coupled with a natural________, meant that I________worked up the nerve to put myself forward.

However, I decided that I needed to________my life again—by becoming my own biggest advocate.

So, with my heart beating fast, I asked my classmate to ask the conference organizers to________me. My mind was filled with________. Maybe I didn’t deserve it. Maybe I was being too ambitious. But my classmates immediately contacted the organizers, who quickly agreed to________me in. Now I come to understand that I can’t be recognized if I’m invisible. This isn’t a revolutionary idea which many people are unfamiliar with. I know, but as an introvert (内向的人) this is my________Mount Qomolangma.

I think advocating for myself will always make me a little________. But I do plenty of other uncomfortable things to________I’m living my best life, like getting flu shots. I suppose I can do the same for my________.1.

A．referred to

B．led to

C．turned down

D．put forward

2.

A．special

B．legal

C．strict

D．equal

3.

A．praised

B．promoted

C．invited

D．received

4.

A．success

B．practice

C．failure

D．reality

5.

A．rewarded

B．protected

C．attracted

D．affected

6.

A．kindness

B．patience

C．shyness

D．courage

7.

A．rarely

B．frequently

C．quietly

D．completely

8.

A．complain of

B．find fault with

C．pay attention to

D．take control of

9.

A．benefit

B．include

C．observe

D．change

10.

A．agreement

B．emphasis

C．inspiration

D．self-doubt

11.

A．track

B．send

C．hire

D．add

12.

A．personal

B．flexible

C．simple

D．traditional

13.

A．unreasonable

B．uncomfortable

C．dishonest

D．discontent

14.

A．prove

B．ensure

C．record

D．predict

15.

A．health

B．colleague

C．career

D．education

【推荐2】The Road to Pandemic Recovery

The events of the past year or so have led to a focus on mental health like never before. For stressed health workers, people isolated during lockdown and those _______ (recover) from chronic illness or worried about losing their jobs or seeing entire industries collapse, the coronavirus pandemic has presented a multi-pronged attack on mental health and well-being.

Fadel Zeidan, who heads the Center for Mindfulness at the University of California. San Diego (UCSD), says that he _______ (expect) a covid-related surge in drug addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Early studies bear this out. One survey has indicated that after some cities’ strict lockdown, rates of PTSD among adults there reached nearly 80 per cent. Almost a third of adults in the US and Italy are estimated _________ (affect).

Could mindfulness training help people to ride out the rest of the pandemic and to recover afterwards? There is little hard evidence so far, but a survey of thousands of people in Italy in March and April 2020, when the country was under lockdown, concluded that those who were naturally mindful—able to pay attention to what they were sensing _______ judging it — experienced less psychological distress.

One advantage for delivering mindfulness meditation during a pandemic is _______ guided sessions work just as well online as those _______ (deliver) in person. Several research centres, including Zeidan’s and the Oxford Mindfulness Centre in the UK, have been offering free online mindfulness sessions since lockdowns _______(impose) in March 2020. The Oxford sessions and podcasts _______ (access) by tens of thousands of people. Based on unpublished data collected on 400 participants, Zeidan says the sessions at UCSD’s Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion have successfully reduced stress, depression and anxiety. People also report feeling less lonely and more socially connected, he says. Nicholas Van Dam, at the University of Melbourne in Australia, says coronavirus lockdowns have not only increased the need for emotional support, but have also prompted people to rethink _________ is important in their lives. “Mindfulness meditation may fit the bill for some, __________ also helping people to answer some of those big questions,” he says.

1.

A．having recovered

B．recovering

C．having been recovered

D．being recovered

2.

A．is expected

B．will expect

C．is expecting

D．will be expected

3.

A．to have been affected

B．to be affected

C．to be affecting

D．to affect

4.

A．after

B．while

C．without

D．upon

5.

A．that

B．how

C．whatever

D．why

6.

A．having been delivered

B．being delivered

C．delivered

D．having delivered

7.

A．had imposed

B．imposed

C．had been imposed

D．were imposed

8.

A．are accessed

B．were accessed

C．have accessed

D．have been accessed

9.

A．what

B．whatever

C．anything

D．something

10.

A．and

B．while

C．whereas

D．as

【推荐1】As a young child, I had no confidence, mainly because of my foot defect (缺陷). I was ________ about it by being called penguin. It made me feel ignored. It was not until I moved to a new place that a(n) ________ happened in my life. This move was ________ because here I could have a fresh start.

My ________ life started when I met my best friend who helped me ________ social loneliness. He helped me by being a friend in ________. Someone who you can trust will ________ when you come to them with a problem. Unfortunately, however hard I tried, I could not get rid of my shame. This was when I learned some things never change, but I was ________ enough to have one friend to help me survive.

I came to ________ that I didn’t want others to feel ________ and left out. I started by becoming more easy-going and open. I ________ at people to show I was friendly. Finally, I not only helped people who were left out, but also helped myself by ________ more friends. When I finally accepted my name and defect for what they were, I ________ more.

This experience changed my view on life. Life is to give everyone a ________ to overcome. Everyone eventually has to ________ life as it is.

1.

A．curious

B．serious

C．calm

D．upset

2.

A．movement

B．change

C．accident

D．trouble

3.

A．strange

B．big

C．important

D．unnecessary

4.

A．awful

B．strange

C．lost

D．new

5.

A．discover

B．survive

C．develop

D．refuse

6.

A．need

B．pain

C．advance

D．danger

7.

A．suffer

B．disagree

C．concentrate

D．understand

8.

A．lucky

B．disappointed

C．happy

D．talented

9.

A．believe

B．realize

C．ask

D．expect

10.

A．hopeful

B．regretful

C．friendly

D．lonely

11.

A．stared

B．pointed

C．smiled

D．aimed

12.

A．attracting

B．making

C．contacting

D．satisfying

13.

A．helped

B．demanded

C．grew

D．held

14.

A．challenge

B．rule

C．test

D．threat

15.

A．replace

B．accept

C．admire

D．reward

【推荐2】Last year I decided to do some volunteer work. I began to ______ on the Internet and discovered Volunteer USA. Three months later I found myself on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona. I was _______ at the thought of living with loads of new people for three months. However, within fifteen minutes of _____ , my worries had gone. Everyone was so   ______ and like-minded that it was very easy to feel at home.

I was sent to the Coronado National Forest for my first 8-day ______. We had to ______ everything we needed and walk three miles to where we worked. It may not seem like a ______ way but in 35℃ heat and with a heavy pack, my legs were on fire.

My job was to ______ a stairway out of rock. This meant climbing up and down the side of a mountain inhabited(栖息) by mountain lions, although I should say they were only heard, never   ______.

Three days later, a beautiful stairway came into being. The ______ of knowing that my ______ will be on that mountainside for years to come is massive.

But on the last night we were   ______ in a thunderstorm. I woke up at midnight to find a swimming pool in my tent. The temperature was close to   ______. I had to spend the rest of the night trembling in the only dry part of my tent.

______, I suffered a lot. But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I _____. I think I am much stronger for having taken part in the project.1.

A．calculate

B．negotiate

C．advertise

D．research

2.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．scared

D．excited

3.

A．arriving

B．sleeping

C．thinking

D．walking

4.

A．confident

B．friendly

C．energetic

D．curious

5.

A．tour

B．project

C．campaign

D．course

6.

A．drop

B．make

C．buy

D．carry

7.

A．nice

B．safe

C．long

D．quick

8.

A．build

B．test

C．clean

D．guard

9.

A．hunted

B．trained

C．seen

D．fed

10.

A．satisfaction

B．ambition

C．expectation

D．intention

11.

A．story

B．memory

C．record

D．work

12.

A．left

B．caught

C．attacked

D．separated

13.

A．boiling

B．average

C．normal

D．freezing

14.

A．By the way

B．Regardless of that

C．Needless to say

D．In either case

15.

A．survived

B．resisted

C．escaped

D．recovered

【推荐3】No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own ______ .

I learned this lesson from a(n) ______ many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the ______ team at the end of spring practice.The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to ______ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t ______ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to ______ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were depending on me. I had to change my ______ about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. Most important, I began to treat them like ______ . That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations, we met every day and ______ passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our ______ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to improve. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ______ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ______ of my life!

From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ______ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ______ them. I helped them to see themselves ______ , and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, not born.

1.

A．luck

B．tests

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．experiment

B．experience

C．visit

D．show

3.

A．successful

B．excellent

C．strong

D．new

4.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

5.

A．believe

B．agree

C．describe

D．regret

6.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

7.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

8.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

9.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

10.

A．defeat

B．decline

C．accident

D．mistake

11.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

12.

A．chances

B．thrills

C．concerns

D．offers

13.

A．surprise

B．serve

C．interest

D．affect

14.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

15.

A．honestly

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently