【推荐1】My best friend during my growing up was my grandpa Chilly. When I was 7, I started working at his Chevron station pumping gas. As I got_________,he taught me how to_________the oil and do inspections. Grandpa Chilly taught me about hard work and honesty. As the owner of his_________, he didn't sit behind a desk_________people what to do. He did all the_________lifting himself. He also taught me to think like an_________. He'd say, "No matter what you do, work for yourself.

That was an important_________. He wanted me to hold myself_________for my progress and my_________in life. Grandpa Chilly came to all of my games. When I__________a letter of intent(意向)on Nov.14, 2002 to play football for nearby Wake Forest University on a full scholarship, he was________.The next day, grandpa Chilly left us forever during an__________He was 61. Thinking about that day now still__________me. The day after his__________was the first game of my senior year. I played and__________3 goals in his honor.

In June 2005, I was__________in the first round of the draft by the national team—my__________ comes true. All I could think was how__________grandpa Chilly would have been. In 2017, after I was__________by a new boss, I bought a new house. My family__________so much time together there,especially on holidays when all of my relatives come to town. But the person I wish to come most will never come again.

1.

A．stronger

B．richer

C．healthier

D．older

2.

A．explore

B．buy

C．check

D．capture

3.

A．station

B．office

C．hospital

D．airport

4.

A．persuading

B．telling

C．begging

D．consulting

5.

A．easy

B．heavy

C．unnecessary

D．safe

6.

A．organizer

B．editor

C．owner

D．announcer

7.

A．report

B．lesson

C．model

D．promise

8.

A．reasonable

B．available

C．famous

D．responsible

9.

A．ignorance

B．addiction

C．choices

D．aspects

10.

A．signed

B．read

C．scanned

D．studied

11.

A．anxious

B．disappointed

C．confused

D．thrilled

12.

A． experiment

B．event

C．accident

D．argument

13.

A．saddens

B．comforts

C．satisfies

D．relieves

14.

A．funeral

B．operation

C．performance

D．anniversary

15.

A．learned

B．scored

C．lost

D．trained

16.

A．questioned

B．warmed

C．abandoned

D．picked

17.

A．belief

B．dream

C．duty

D．faith

18.

A．proud

B．kind

C．fine

D．smart

19.

A．accused

B．defeated

C．hired

D．tricked

20.

A．takes

B．saves

C．wastes

D．spends

【推荐2】The day I received my letter of acceptance to NewYork university，I was extremely excited. It was my dream university. And my___ were pleased for me. But they also hadn’t___ me to get into such   a competitive   school. In   fact, the best thing   they ever did   for me was to ___   me from doing things___ - indeed, when I was in elementary school, they offered to buy me a present____I got a C.

It ___ when I was in   the third   grade. An   only child in   an Asian family, I had just ____     with my family to Los Angeles. Months into the third grade, I developed a strong feeling of___ about getting bad grades. Seeing my anxiety, Dad said, “Kate, tell you what. If you get a C or __ ，I'll buy you a present. If you score higher than that, I won't buy you anything，because you won't___ it.”

Clearly dad wasn't the   _______Asian tiger parent， pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best_______, and neither was my mom. They didn't want to push me. They wanted me to be___ and   healthy.   Dad's   ________       of   a   “failing grade”   gift amazingly___ my worries and ressure.What’s more, I______getting A's and B' s throughout high school, but without the added stress and fear of failing . I think it was my parents' lack of stress on grades that gaveme _____        to encourage my own desire for achievements. I now realize I was __ when I thought I didn’t receive a prese-nt from my dad that day. He gave me two invaluable___ : the spa-ce to develop my own desire for excellence ,and the healthy mind   to _____it.

1.

A．friends

B．classmates

C．teachers

D．parents

2.

A．persuaded

B．advised

C．recommended

D．pushed

3.

A．discourage

B．prevent

C．inspire

D．protect

4.

A．passively

B．actively

C．perfectly

D．proudly

5.

A．if

B．whether

C．unless

D．before

6.

A．happened

B．remembered

C．remained

D．came

7.

A．moved

B．reached

C．returned

D．left

8.

A．anger

B．embarrassment

C．guilt

D．worry

9.

A．higher

B．less

C．lower

D．fewer

10.

A．accept

B．receive

C．need

D．take

11.

A．normal

B．ordinary

C．general

D．typical

12.

A．reputations

B．subjects

C．majors

D．grades

13.

A．friendly

B．smart

C．outgoing

D．happy

14.

A．suggestion

B．supply

C．purchase

D．offer

15.

A．piled on

B．gave out

C．removed

D．dealt with

16.

A．held up

B．turned out

C．ended up

D．set up

17.

A．wish

B．time

C．room

D．opportunity

18.

A．amazed

B．wrong

C．puzzled

D．unlucky

19.

A．gifts

B．suggestions

C．topics

D．experiences

20.

A．track

B．catch

C．achieve

D．act

【推荐3】A young man was about to go to the office when he received a phone call from a nurse who told him his father was injured and in hospital. So he _________ to the hospital by taxi. He had gone into the hospital when he found he _________ his cell phone in the taxi. What’s _________, he had forgotten to ask the nurse which ward his father was in. He had to run hurriedly around in the hospital _________ his father. Seeing a nurse, he asked her with _________, “My father is in hospital. He...”

The nurse _________, “Oh, my God. It’s you. Come with me!” She _________ the young man to the bed side of an elderly man. “Your son is here,” she _________ to the elderly patient several times. The old man was too weak to stay awake, only to look _________ at the young man standing beside him.

Throughout the night the young man __________ after the old man, holding the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. The dying old man said nothing. The nurse __________ the young rest for a while but he __________ her advice.

Sunrise __________, the old man peacefully died. The young man placed the lifeless hand on the bed and informed the nurse. After the nurse did what was __________, she just found the young man had left, leaving a letter __________ “Thank you, lady! My father is fine. I knew right away the old man was not my father. But I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. So, I stayed.”

1.

A．jogged

B．rushed

C．jumped

D．slid

2.

A．forgot

B．left

C．remained

D．removed

3.

A．worse

B．better

C．more

D．finer

4.

A．in favor of

B．in memory of

C．in fear of

D．in search of

5.

A．anxiety

B．joy

C．relief

D．despair

6.

A．called in

B．turned in

C．cut in

D．took in

7.

A．joined

B．connected

C．appointed

D．led

8.

A．argued

B．responded

C．whispered

D．described

9.

A．positively

B．weakly

C．passively

D．generously

10.

A．looked

B．took

C．ran

D．asked

11.

A．recommended

B．announced

C．confirmed

D．ensured

12.

A．received

B．reserved

C．revised

D．refused

13.

A．advancing

B．approaching

C．amounting

D．assuming

14.

A．obvious

B．beneficial

C．necessary

D．impossible

15.

A．writing

B．reading

C．drawing

D．demanding

【推荐1】Ciudad Perdida, Colombia’s “Lost City” is older than Machu Picchu（马丘比丘古城）. There are no trains or buses allowing of ________ travels to reach its ruins. The chance of getting to this remote place is merely ________ on foot: a tiring hike lasting several days nonstop.

Despite this, I couldn’t ________ the opportunity to visit Ciudad Perdida. Twelve other hikers and I went there in ________ with a licensed guide. The dirt path, which ________ through towering palms and dangling vines（藤蔓）, proved ________ right from the start. It’s suggested that hikers have good physical _______, as the journey is difficult. Horses helped to carry basic ________ like food to the cottages where we would sleep. Along the way we also met the ________. They have been left undisturbed for centuries and there’s a deep ________ between them and the land.

The next morning, we were off early to ________ the heat, but high temperatures and muscle pain had already ________ by the time we reached the final stage—1, 200 stone steps to ________. Finally, my eyes rested on the splendid scene that had ________ the hard journey to Ciudad Perdida,________ lifting my painful body up the long flight of stairs.

I looked down and ________ at the beautiful site below. We were among a handful of other groups visiting, which seemed like ________ compared to other crowded tourist attractions. While the return trip included ________ the mental barrier of having already achieved our goal, the experience is the one I would do ________. It is the difficulty that makes the journey a more ________ one. Earned views are always better.

1.

A．endless

B．easy

C．frequent

D．fake

2.

A．dangerous

B．impressive

C．identical

D．available

3.

A．resist

B．obtain

C．promote

D．employ

4.

A．comparison

B．combination

C．company

D．communication

5.

A．buried

B．swung

C．wound

D．leaked

6.

A．disappointing

B．embarrassing

C．challenging

D．amazing

7.

A．character

B．fitness

C．independence

D．confidence

8.

A．equipment

B．furniture

C．possessions

D．supplies

9.

A．natives

B．visitors

C．guides

D．drivers

10.

A．conflict

B．distance

C．bond

D．belief

11.

A．reduce

B．avoid

C．lower

D．detect

12.

A．set in

B．cut off

C．watched out

D．gave in

13.

A．cover

B．catch

C．display

D．explore

14.

A．predicted

B．convinced

C．motivated

D．evaluated

15.

A．before

B．after

C．even though

D．as if

16.

A．aimed

B．pointed

C．puzzled

D．wondered

17.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

18.

A．overcoming

B．memorizing

C．observing

D．witnessing

19.

A．otherwise

B．instead

C．though

D．again

20.

A．luxurious

B．relevant

C．flexible

D．rewarding

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I can still remember it as if it happened yesterday. I was a college freshman and had ________ most of the night before, laughing and ________ with friends. Now just before my first class of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my ________ was dropping down to my desk to make my textbook a ________. A few minutes’ nap (小睡) time before class wouldn’t hurt, I thought.
BOOM! I ________ my eyes and looked around with my heart beating wildly trying to find the ________ of the noise. My young professor was looking at me with a ________ on his face. He had dropped his textbooks onto the teacher’s desk ________. “Good morning!” he said, still smiling. “I am glad to see everyone is ________. Now let’s get started.”
For the next hour I wasn’t ________ at all. It wasn’t from the shock of my professor’s textbook alarm clock. It was ________ from the interesting discussion he led. With knowledge and good humor, he made the material ________. His words were full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. When the class was over, I left the classroom not only wide awake, but a little ________ and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not sleeping in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life, do it well and do it with joy. What a wonderful world it would be ________ every teacher, doctor, cook, businessman, farmer and worker made their work an expression of their love. Don’t sleepwalk through your life then. ________ up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too short not to live it well.1.

A．got up

B．stayed up

C．stood up

D．put out

2.

A．talking

B．quarreling

C．fighting

D．working

3.

A．arm

B．leg

C．face

D．head

4.

A．overcoat

B．pillow

C．curtain

D．carpet

5.

A．opened

B．closed

C．trusted

D．covered

6.

A．beginning

B．end

C．cause

D．result

7.

A．dislike

B．surprise

C．anger

D．smile

8.

A．on purpose

B．as well

C．by mistake

D．by chance

9.

A．happy

B．great

C．awake

D．clear

10.

A．careful

B．sleepy

C．interested

D．satisfied

11.

A．even

B．yet

C．still

D．instead

12.

A．come out

B．come alive

C．come back

D．come up

13.

A．smarter

B．funnier

C．busier

D．lazier

14.

A．unless

B．if

C．before

D．since

15.

A．Wake

B．Cheer

C．Set

D．Go

【推荐1】On the last day of last September, my sister sent me a message: "The 1196 weather service will come to an end. So, if you want to listen, today is the last ________.”

For 20 years, a caller could dial 1196, select an area and then hear the weather forecast. read by a computer-spliced (电脑合成的) version of my father's ________ . This was 20th-century service that continued into the 21st century . Dad has bee dead for 19 years , so it would be________by the weather app soon.

I had ________ listened to the weather service, hearing it only not long after Dad died. Dad made most of the ________—thousands of words and phrases—after he had cancer. I often followed him to the radio station in my spare time. He would sit in a soundproof (隔音的) room, _______ his list of words with headphones on. He pronounced each word in three variations (变化). He________ the job and it reminded him of his previous work as a radio journalist. The familiar headphones and the precise pronunciation all took him back to his working life. And he was ________ of his voice. It sounded strong still and held its fine timbre (音色) ________ he was in poor health.

The whole recording was really a large project with many sessions. In the end, Dad was too ________ to go to the recording room. ________, the sound engineer came to my parents' house to ________ the last parts. Birds could be heard singing in these parts. I wondered then if these unexpected sounds would ________ some   picky callers to the weather service.

Finally, I ________the number for the last time. A well-spoken robot, ________ in my father’s voice, made me ache. It was another goodbye, so long after the last goodbye.

1.

A．challenge

B．offer

C．suggestion

D．chance

2.

A．style

B．mind

C．voice

D．taste

3.

A．collected

B．broke

C．accepted

D．replaced

4.

A．never

B．rarely

C．often

D．regularly

5.

A．writings

B．headings.

C．recordings

D．sayings

6.

A．reading

B．checking

C．reviewing

D．correcting

7.

A．applied for

B．hated

C．prepared for

D．enjoyed

8.

A．tired

B．proud

C．shy

D．serious

9.

A．in case

B．even if

C．as if

D．so that

10.

A．weak

B．busy

C．frightened

D．nervous

11.

A．Besides

B．Otherwise

C．Meanwhile

D．Therefore

12.

A．adjust

B．complete

C．provide

D．copy

13.

A．comfort

B．impress

C．bother

D．discourage

14.

A．dialed

B．noted

C．repeated

D．mentioned

15.

A．translating

B．advertising

C．speaking

D．explaining

【推荐2】Last Saturday was supposed to be the best day ever. My friend Ollie’s cousin Jeff was in town and we were going to have a ________ beach day. I’d been looking forward to the beach all week, which is why I was upset when Ollie’s grandma, Abuela, made the big ________. “The weather report says this storm is going to get even stormier, so we’ll have to stick around home today.”

“But what about our ________ to show Jeff the ocean?” said Ollie.

“I’m sorry.” Abuela ________. “Today will be an inside day.”

We decided to play games. We turned on the computer, got all set to play, and then computer turned off.

“The lights ________! The wind must have knocked down a power line,” said Abuela.

No power ________ no computer and no TV. The best outside day just turned into the ________ inside day! Perhaps we could only ________ we were doing fun stuff.

After a while, Abuela placed a bunch of pens and paper and a hat on the coffee table. “Why don’t you each write down three ________ and put them into the hat? You’ll end up with enough activities to ________ the afternoon.”

We weren’t exactly jumping up and down about the suggestion, but it was better than nothing. So we ________ Abuela’s hat idea. “OK,” Jeff said, reading the first idea out loud. “Come up with a name for a new band.” We wrote about 20 super-silly band names, then ________ a winner: the Radically Rockin’ River Rats.

________, we enjoyed the activities.

Anyway, dear Bored, I ________ trying Abuela’s rainy-day hat idea. It doesn’t exactly ________ an incredible time at the beach, but it does help you feel a lot less bad for yourself when you’re stuck inside.

1.

A．fantastic

B．significant

C．common

D．valuable

2.

A．choice

B．appeal

C．schedule

D．announcement

3.

A．effort

B．desire

C．plan

D．challenge

4.

A．screamed

B．whispered

C．sighed

D．warned

5.

A．set out

B．went out

C．put out

D．got out

6.

A．offered

B．meant

C．allowed

D．showed

7.

A．busiest

B．longest

C．fullest

D．worst

8.

A．realize

B．trust

C．dream

D．observe

9.

A．ideas

B．reasons

C．decisions

D．courses

10.

A．complete

B．miss

C．fill

D．play

11.

A．discussed

B．shared

C．rejected

D．tried

12.

A．awarded

B．picked

C．revealed

D．predicted

13.

A．Surprisingly

B．Fortunately

C．Obviously

D．Constantly

14.

A．permit

B．recommend

C．imagine

D．abandon

15.

A．provide

B．guarantee

C．replace

D．stress

【推荐3】It was a hot, damp summer day. After I________my tank in the local gas station, I started to walk inside to pay. Just then I noticed two elderly________standing back from their car. There was a mixture of shock and________on their faces. I followed their________and saw what they saw: five yellow jackets were building a________around their gas cap. My eyes________. I shared the ladies' fear.

Yellow jackets had never been________to me. When I was a young boy, a friend of mine and I were________and playing in my backyard. I must have________on one of their hidden nests while running.________, both of us were being chased and stung over and over by the yellow jackets. We ran away________with great fear. My mom________ran a cold bath and put us both in it to ease the pain and itching (瘙痒)________giving us medicine to fight all the poison in our little bodies from the stings.

I knew I couldn't let fear stop me now. I________my back pocket for a paper towel I had there, tore out the nest and stepped on it while the________wasps (黄蜂)buzzed around me.________of the ladies thanked me excitedly. I smiled, and nervousness and fear were replaced with________.

In this life, you can't let the fear of being stung either physically or________keep you from doing what is right. We need to go________ourselves and love each other. Don't let the yellow jackets in your life________you back.

1.

A．filled

B．moved

C．charged

D．emptied

2.

A．men

B．women

C．drivers

D．jackets

3.

A．anger

B．pain

C．sadness

D．fear

4.

A．nose

B．ears

C．eyes

D．mouth

5.

A．room

B．nest

C．house

D．hall

6.

A．widened

B．closed

C．opened

D．lowed

7.

A．lovely

B．likely

C．friendly

D．carefully

8.

A．jumping

B．climbing

C．walking

D．running

9.

A．removed

B．stepped

C．paced

D．searched

10.

A．As a result

B．After all

C．Above all

D．At the same time

11.

A．discussing

B．exploring

C．screaming

D．laughing

12.

A．nervously

B．suddenly

C．casually

D．immediately

13.

A．after

B．while

C．before

D．until

14.

A．reached into

B．arrived in

C．got to

D．pulled out

15.

A．happy

B．angry

C．sad

D．worried

16.

A．Neither

B．Both

C．All

D．None

17.

A．pain

B．surprise

C．doubt

D．joy

18.

A．heartedly

B．intelligently

C．emotionally

D．punctually

19.

A．through

B．back

C．ahead

D．beyond

20.

A．hold

B．set

C．hang

D．give