【推荐1】The small town of Allen Crossing, Indiana, has been the place I’ve called home for all 16 years of my life. That’s where I spend hours just ______. Looking at how the wind blows the wild flowers to create a magical ______ of color. Looking at the way insects move hurriedly among plants. The beauty of nature has always been what ______ me to create art. I used to think that artists get inspiration from ______. Then I went to New York and something happened that really made me ______ that idea.

I was offered two-week courses at an art college there. When I took the train to the college for the first time, I had some serious ______ about whether I had made the right choice about coming. I was so used to the ______ countryside. New York, however, was noisy and ______. People pushed past me to squeeze through the doors of the subway cars. Everything moved at such a ______ pace that I felt I had no time to process it all.

Art classes were another story. ______ I started making art, I felt like myself again. Working from memory, I made a series of drawings of natural scenes. “Your images are very ______ and accurate,” one teacher told me. “Why not try using brighter colors and bolder shapes and motions?” I followed her advice and was amazed at the ______.

One day my cousin Ken came to see my drawings. “Gosh! These are great! They remind me of graffiti (涂鸦).” He exclaimed.

I looked at my drawings and was ______.To me graffiti was not art, it was ____ messy, unreadable writing on walls.

“Cool,” Ken continued. “If you’re into art, you should come with me.” I followed him to a huge factory that was completely ______ with graffiti. The walls were covered with bright colors, portraits, words and calligraphy-like symbols. What I saw was art not unlike what I had been making. The big ______ was that the artists drew images from city life, such as crowded subway trains and tall, shiny buildings. In every sketch, there was a(n) ______ that reminded me of that first subway ride, only it was a creative one.

Now I know that ______ is different for everyone. What drives one person crazy can be the thing that drives another person to ______. I may not look at the city the way street artists do, but they may not see nature the way I do. I ______ the way the city’s energy inspires them. And now I use that energy wherever I am to create my own art.

1.

A．thinking

B．reading

C．looking

D．working

2.

A．note

B．moment

C．power

D．carpet

3.

A．leads

B．drives

C．forces

D．requires

4.

A．beauty

B．scenery

C．nature

D．imagination

5.

A．regret

B．develop

C．share

D．rethink

6.

A．doubts

B．problems

C．trouble

D．consideration

7.

A．remote

B．quiet

C．colorful

D．open

8.

A．unsafe

B．tough

C．dull

D．crowded

9.

A．steady

B．rapid

C．natural

D．leisure

10.

A．Although

B．Because

C．Once

D．Unless

11.

A．realistic

B．unique

C．clear

D．abstract

12.

A．attempt

B．choice

C．passion

D．change

13.

A．shocked

B．convinced

C．confused

D．amused

14.

A．just

B．still

C．even

D．yet

15.

A．coated

B．decorated

C．engaged

D．marked

16.

A．advantage

B．attraction

C．priority

D．difference

17.

A．clue

B．energy

C．style

D．element

18.

A．destination

B．ambition

C．inspiration

D．determination

19.

A．create

B．discover

C．progress

D．concern

20.

A．explore

B．respect

C．understand

D．follow

【推荐2】A friend who was in low spirits wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems. His heart was full of anxieties.

He ended his letter to me with this question: “We can’t really change this crazy world we live in. can we?” I answered him immediately, “Yes, we most ________ can!”

I can still remember such a teacher who ________ me to change my world. She was a music teacher at my elementary school, the guitarist at our church, and a family friend.

I adored her very much, ________ to impress her deeply. However, I had no talent at any instrument. Besides, my singing was quite ________, though it is enthusiastic.

One day she asked me to try playing her guitar. I did my best but always made mistakes. When I was done, I ________ my head down, feeling upset. “I guess I am not very good,” I told her.

She looked at me with her kind eyes, smiled, and said: “We are all good at something. You just need to ________ what you are good at. Then you can share it with the world.”

Those simple words ________ me. They planted a seed in my ________ that continues to grow to this day. I came to realize that I had something wonderful to ________ to others.

I had something inside me that was good and that could change this world for the ________. I just had to find it, bring it out and share it. And that is what I have tried to do all of the years since that ________ day.

________, can you change the world? Yes, you can! You can ________ your strength to make the world around you better. In your daily life, you can change it, just with one choice, or one kind act at a time. ________ you have to do is share your goodness. All you have to do is ________ your love. Make your love great then! Live well! Do good! Change the world!

1.

A．intently

B．certainly

C．incredibly

D．eagerly

2.

A．inspired

B．forced

C．attracted

D．tricked

3.

A．adjusting

B．denying

C．desiring

D．demanding

4.

A．pleasant

B．artificial

C．wonderful

D．awful

5.

A．hung

B．raised

C．nodded

D．posed

6.

A．mount up

B．figure out

C．relate to

D．wrestle with

7.

A．annoyed

B．prohibited

C．transformed

D．dominated

8.

A．heart

B．capacity

C．body

D．promise

9.

A．expand

B．give

C．switch

D．urge

10.

A．worse

B．stronger

C．wider

D．better

11.

A．decisive

B．grateful

C．optimistic

D．initial

12.

A．However

B．Though

C．Therefore

D．Instead

13.

A．pull out of

B．boil down to

C．take advantage of

D．give way to

14.

A．Where

B．What

C．How

D．When

15.

A．tackle

B．share

C．defend

D．proceed

【推荐2】As the temperature approached as high as 32 ℃ last July 4^th, three police officers went into a Foods Market to get something _______   to drink. Once inside , they were asked by a security guard to deal with a(n) _______ woman. The woman in question was obviously _______   with her cheeks wet with tears . The officers looked inside into her bag, and they saw containers of _______.

“ I am hungry ,”she explained   _______, caught red-handed, the woman was no doubt expected to be treated as a _______. But the officers had other _______ . “We will pay for her food ,” one of the officers told the   _______ security guard .“ She will not be _______”.

Drying her wet   ________ , the woman repeated “Thank you , thank you.”   And she was not the only one touched by the act of________. Customers at the store were so impressed by what they had ________ that   they   posted a photo on social media. ________ , attention was never what they sought . They were   ________ by far more common emotion. When we look at someone’s face and see that they need us, it’s pretty ________as a human being to walk away like this.

1.

A．safe

B．cold

C．clean

D．sweet

2.

A．injured

B．anxious

C．suspected

D．pregnant

3.

A．scared

B．curious

C．disappointed

D．puzzled

4.

A．medicine

B．sweet

C．food

D．toys

5.

A．politely

B．loudly

C．seriously

D．helplessly

6.

A．customer

B．beggar

C．visitor

D．thief

7.

A．ideas

B．facts

C．choice

D．reasons

8.

A．rude

B．surprised

C．patient

D．embarrassed

9.

A．employed

B．inspired

C．arrested

D．beaten

10.

A．bag

B．hands

C．sweat

D．face

11.

A．faith

B．sympathy

C．honesty

D．respect

12.

A．witnessed

B．ignored

C．recognized

D．responded

13.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Somehow

D．Thus

14.

A．attracted

B．challenged

C．driven

D．required

15.

A．typical

B．selfless

C．silly

D．difficult

【推荐3】I was waiting for a rickshaw (人力车) in Bombay, India. However, none of them were _________ to pick me up because they charged too much. So I started _________ when I saw a rickshaw and stopped him. When I asked him if he could _________ me to my destination and get the money I offered, to my surprise, he _________ agreed.

I got onto his rickshaw and our _________ started. “Why did these rickshaw pullers say ‘no’ when I offered the _________ money?” His reaction was in English, “Madam, this is what I _________ about these rickshaw fellows. These guys aren’t _________ and they think foreigners are all rich and _________ more.” Hearing his words, I was __________ how this old man, a rickshaw puller, spoke so __________ English. When I was thinking about it, what he said moved me. “I was a BSC graduate in 1975 and I was a __________ in a middle school for many years. I __________ the rickshaw just for two hours in the morning or afternoon and the rest of the time I __________ young students for free. My purpose is to let them know how important __________ is, and become a good human being.”

From this experience I really realize money may come and go in hands, but education and knowledge will stay forever.

1.

A．quick

B．ready

C．friendly

D．eager

2.

A．waiting

B．researching

C．running

D．walking

3.

A．drop

B．introduce

C．move

D．instruct

4.

A．slowly

B．partly

C．joyfully

D．coldly

5.

A．way

B．business

C．discussion

D．talk

6.

A．usual

B．same

C．much

D．normal

7.

A．dream

B．think

C．hate

D．ask

8.

A．educated

B．affected

C．relaxed

D．satisfied

9.

A．aim at

B．take in

C．depend on

D．ask for

10.

A．imagining

B．admitting

C．wondering

D．observing

11.

A．simple

B．fluent

C．common

D．interesting

12.

A．teacher

B．student

C．child

D．worker

13.

A．pull

B．buy

C．find

D．serve

14.

A．exercise

B．teach

C．care

D．help

15.

A．chance

B．result

C．work

D．education

【推荐1】In October, I told the eight-year-olds about my plan. “I’d like all of you to do extra jobs to ___________ some money. Then we’ll buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner ___________”. I wanted the children to ___________ that it’s more blessed to give than to _________. I wanted them to understand that religion is _________ nice theological ideas; that people somehow have to make it come ___________

Early in the week, the boys and girls arrived in class seizing their hard-earned money and couldn’t wait to go shopping. I watched ___________ they ran up and down the supermarket aisles. _____________, we headed toward the checkout. Then someone ___________ a “necessity” that sent them racing.

“Flowers！” Kristine cried. The group rushed toward the holiday ____________. I pronounced, “You can’t eat flowers.” “But Mrs. Sherlock, we want flowers.” ____________, I sighed as the children moved a pot of purple mums(菊花) into the cart.

Then we set off to the house of a needy grandmother and finally ________________ in front of a small house in the woods. A woman with a tired face came to the door to ____________ us. My little group hurried to get the turkey and the trimmings. As each box was carried in, the old woman thanked us—much to children’s ______________. When Amy put the mums on the counter, the woman seemed surprised.

We returned to the car. Fastening seat belts, we could see the kitchen window. The woman inside waved goodbye, then turned and walked across the room, past the turkey, past the trimmings, __________ to the mums. She put her face in the flowers. When she raised her head, there was a ____________ on her lips. She was __________ before our eyes. The children were quiet. In that one brief ____________ they had seen for themselves the ____________ they possessed to make another’s life ____________. The children had sensed that sometimes a person needs a pot of funny flowers on a dark November day.

1.

A．spend

B．earn

C．withdraw

D．save

2.

A．either

B．though

C．otherwise

D．anyway

3.

A．experience

B．expect

C．advocate

D．clarify

4.

A．enjoy

B．receive

C．accumulate

D．share

5.

A．better than

B．rather than

C．other than

D．more than

6.

A．alive

B．great

C．fresh

D．natural

7.

A．until

B．before

C．while

D．since

8.

A．Gradually

B．Eventually

C．Frequently

D．Occasionally

9.

A．observed

B．confirmed

C．recognized

D．spotted

10.

A．plants

B．lights

C．cards

D．foods

11.

A．Contented

B．Confused

C．Defeated

D．Determined

12.

A．pulled up

B．settled down

C．came around

D．got through

13.

A．accompany

B．welcome

C．inspect

D．instruct

14.

A．puzzle

B．relief

C．pleasure

D．disappointment

15.

A．straight

B．abruptly

C．casually

D．suddenly

16.

A．terror

B．shock

C．pain

D．smile

17.

A．transformed

B．comforted

C．convinced

D．witnessed

18.

A．chance

B．decision

C．moment

D．condition

19.

A．energy

B．power

C．talent

D．quality

20.

A．wealthier

B．healthier

C．easier

D．better

【推荐2】Anyone who has been a parent knows that raising children is a tough job. It is filled with as many difficult and _______ moments as with moments of joy. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is _______. So parents sometimes feel _______, not knowing what to do.
But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is _______ by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American _______. To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children become _______. From childhood, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more _______ to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to share them with. When they reach young adulthood, they _______ their own jobs and marriage partners. Of course, many young adults _______ seek their parents’ advice and approval for the choice they make. But once they “________ the nest ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not tied to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带).
The ________ between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treat their children as individuals—not as ________ of themselves. They ________them to achieve their own dreams . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the ________ to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a ________ among equals. But contrary to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit. Even as adults, they respect and honor their parents.1.

A．delightful

B．meaningful

C．hopeful

D．painful

2.

A．strange

B．different

C．new

D．similar

3.

A．excited

B．frightened

C．puzzled

D．surprised

4.

A．influenced

B．made

C．controlled

D．changed

5.

A．services

B．standards

C．languages

D．values

6.

A．brave

B．active

C．independent

D．optimistic

7.

A．freedom

B．space

C．time

D．money

8.

A．love

B．change

C．design

D．choose

9.

A．still

B．then

C．thus

D．therefore

10.

A．build

B．get

C．enter

D．leave

11.

A．conversation

B．relationship

C．competition

D．gap

12.

A．friends

B．children

C．teenagers

D．extensions

13.

A．allow

B．force

C．forbid

D．persuade

14.

A．dependence

B．trust

C．belief

D．confidence

15.

A．friendship

B．citizenship

C．membership

D．leadership