【推荐1】I can still remember the afternoon when we climbed the mountain as if it were yesterday.

It was a sunny day. _____ to spend some time outside, I went up the mountain with my uncle. The mountain was hard to climb with tough rocks and streams. In the end, _____ and hot, I couldn't go any further. So we went back down the mountain in the end.

On the way back down, my uncle asked me a question, which _____ me speechless for a second, "What's your _____, young lady?"

"I have no idea," I answered after thinking it for a while. Then he _____ and told me about his story. He didn't _____ well at school when he was a student. Although nobody thought he could succeed, he _____ clearly what his dream was -to be a businessman."I knew I wasn't _____ when it came to studying, so I tried to buy snacks from a market and sell them after class,"he told me. After he left school, he started selling different items to _____ which one was most attractive to customers. ______, he often had no money in his pocket, but no matter how tough life was, he never ______ himself.

"There is no doubt that a person who ______ a great deal of effort to reach his or her goal will have good luck at some point. The meaning of life is to ______ your dream,"he said gently.

That night I could hardly fall asleep.I ______ in bed, asking myself,"What's my ______?"

At one time I wanted to be a top student, but the hard work needed ______ devoting everything to following my passion. ______ I find myself lacking willpower, what should I do? Leaving home early the next morning,I climbed the mountain again for myself. It made me think: If we don't ____v the climb, how can we get to see the scenery on the top of the mountain. ____v, I reached the top and was fascinated by the warm breeze and sunshine. Nothing could be more ______ than that.

1.

A．Glad

B．Eager

C．Hesitant

D．Afraid

2.

A．tense

B．excited

C．frightened

D．exhausted

3.

A．left

B．gave

C．pushed

D．turned

4.

A．intention

B．remark

C．dream

D．idea

5.

A．sighed

B．smiled

C．sobbed

D．murmured

6.

A．behave

B．perform

C．conduct

D．feel

7.

A．realized

B．imagined

C．recalled

D．knew

8.

A．gifted

B．qualified

C．interested

D．relieved

9.

A．pick out

B．work out

C．find out

D．take out

10.

A．As a result

B．In a way

C．In conclusion

D．Of course

11.

A．submitted

B．denied

C．rejected

D．abandoned

12.

A．puts out

B．puts in

C．puts up

D．puts down

13.

A．cherish

B．create

C．chase

D．share

14.

A．turned over

B．took over

C．thought over

D．slept over

15.

A．strength

B．attitude

C．confusion

D．motivation

16.

A．meant

B．suggested

C．advocated

D．avoided

17.

A．As

B．Unless

C．If

D．While

18.

A．tolerate

B．experience

C．risk

D．enjoy

19.

A．Generally

B．Obviously

C．Consequently

D．Eventually

20.

A．disgusting

B．disappointing

C．real

D．pleasant

【推荐3】Music to My Ears
Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried, he ______even the basic rhythm. However, he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.
Over the months he tried and tried while I ______and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day." ______   it seemed hopeless.
I only knew his mother from a ______   as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was secretly ______   that he stopped because of his lack of ability.
Weeks later I informed the students, including Robby, of the coming recital（独奏）. To my _____, Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had _______ out. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still ______   .
“I've just got to play!" he _____. Something inside me let me allow him to.
Then came the recital night. The gym was _______   with parents. I put Robby up _______, thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer（谢幕）.”
The recital went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was ______. "Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?" I thought.
Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. I was not _______   for what I heard next. His fingers were _______   on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was ________ their feet in wild applause.
In _______   I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you _______   it?"
Robby explained, "Well, Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick? …________ she had cancer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special."
There wasn’t a _______   eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and ______.1.

A．had

B．lacked

C．showed

D．got

2.

A．learned

B．checked

C．listened

D．played

3.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．Or

4.

A．conversation

B．performance

C．distance

D．picture

5.

A．guilty

B．anxious

C．glad

D．sad

6.

A．surprise

B．relief

C．pleasure

D．satisfaction

7.

A．stepped

B．worn

C．run

D．dropped

8.

A．acting

B．practicing

C．performing

D．recording

9.

A．insisted

B．suggested

C．complained

D．threatened

10.

A．packed

B．lined

C．piled

D．covered

11.

A．least

B．most

C．first

D．last

12.

A．cool

B．messy

C．neat

D．dull

13.

A．eager

B．concerned

C．prepared

D．grateful

14.

A．hesitating

B．crawling

C．touching

D．dancing

15.

A．over

B．under

C．in

D．on

16.

A．chaos

B．return

C．silence

D．tears

17.

A．find

B．feel

C．make

D．like

18.

A．Gradually

B．Suddenly

C．Frequently

D．Actually

19.

A．bright

B．curious

C．dry

D．wet

20.

A．love

B．talent

C．regret

D．courage

【推荐2】As the drumbeat changed, the dress fluttered(翩翩飞舞)in tune with the girl’s changing steps. Finally, she _________the performance in a neat pose onstage before the audience.

The girl _________is actually me. I’ve learned Latin dance since childhood. However, when I became a young girl, conflicts brought by Latin dance made me_________. The fair skin and slim bodies of mainstream beauty stand in contrast to what Latin dance pursues: power and wildness. As a young girl, I am _________for beauty. But a girl like me with strong muscles _________ in a crowd. In addition, _________feelings caused by unkind judgment piled up in my heart. It was so much that I compromised between power and_________

Luckily, in Vienna the match for the Chinese youth team_________my attention, dragging me out of_________.Players from different countries gathered to __________ the honors, and I was no exception. Though I had made my efforts, I was__________to find that I didn’t get the score I expected. The reason, obviously, lay in my__________. With my reduced intake of protein and carbohydrates(碳水化合物), I __________ lost a lot of weight, but at the cost of a sense of pow er and speed in dance.

In between games, I saw a little girl from Europe take firm and powerful steps in the__________. Her beauty came from her full muscles. The confidence in her eyes was__________. Definitely, she won the top prize. __________ her so much, I made her acquaintance and__________my difficult situation. Till now I do remember the confidence that__________me and some of her words: “Just be yourself.”

Looking back, I’m still the dancing girl but my__________has grown lighter. Something within me is __________

1.

A．improved

B．paused

C．finished

D．started

2.

A．described

B．blamed

C．praised

D．appointed

3.

A．satisfied

B．serious

C．calm

D．discouraged

4.

A．known

B．thirsty

C．already

D．qualified

5.

A．holds out

B．stands out

C．comes out

D．dies out

6.

A．Lonely

B．Mixed

C．Disturbed

D．Guilty

7.

A．speed

B．muscles

C．softness

D．beauty

8.

A．stopped

B．needed

C．interrupted

D．shifted

9.

A．anxiety

B．patience

C．embarrassment

D．excitement

10.

A．fight for

B．give away

C．hand out

D．deal with

11.

A．pleased

B．disappointed

C．ashamed

D．amazed

12.

A．attitude

B．exercise

C．laziness

D．diet

13.

A．hopelessly

B．unconsciously

C．visibly

D．eagerly

14.

A．programme

B．activity

C．project

D．competition

15.

A．weak

B．important

C．unstoppable

D．fading

16.

A．Missing

B．Admiring

C．Helping

D．Supporting

17.

A．remembered

B．recalled

C．shared

D．analyzed

18.

A．inspired

B．delighted

C．confused

D．reminded

19.

A．heart

B．confidence

C．weight

D．pain

20.

A．jumping

B．dancing

C．running

D．singing

【推荐3】After the five-day canoeing trip, I waved goodbye to my fellow “leaders in training” and entered the unknown area. Armed with some necessary _________things, I suddenly realized that for the next 48 hours, these would be my only companions. Staring into the forest of Northern Quebec in the evening, with the _________ setting on my back, I was frozen and _________. Hitting so many bugs in summer, I wondered, whose _________ was this? What benefit was there to spending two days _________ with nothing but trees and bugs?

The next morning, a(n) _________ sleeping bag and heavy rain made me unhappier, yet it was under these conditions that I was able to clearly examine my life in a way I never had before. As my solo (单独的) experience took its course, the saying “The quieter you become, the more you can _________took on a whole new meaning.”

I had been in the wilderness before; most of my _________ had been spent outdoors climbing mountains in a group. But being here alone had a completely different effect. What_________ as a seemingly meaningless thing turned into a beneficial one that I knew I would use fully. When it started to rain, I got wet __________ I hadn’t set up my tarp (油布) correctly, which was my fault. There was no-one else to __________. The realization that I was responsible for __________ all time and action and overcoming all conflict had an immediate effect. __________ I began to see myself as an individual good at overcoming challenges of an environment.

As the hours went on, I became very hungry. Strangely, __________, things became clearer. The unpleasant conditions had in fact produced a growth process, one that made me __________ my role as a human being. Looking back, I value those moments of my lying in a wet sleeping bag in the middle of nowhere.

1.

A．flying

B．diving

C．swimming

D．exploring

2.

A．sun

B．water

C．food

D．danger

3.

A．ready

B．angry

C．happy

D．shy

4.

A．duty

B．idea

C．dream

D．excuse

5.

A．alike

B．together

C．alone

D．back

6.

A．wet

B．black

C．old

D．empty

7.

A．discover

B．choose

C．hear

D．expect

8.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

9.

A．meant

B．happened

C．disappeared

D．started

10.

A．although

B．because

C．unless

D．until

11.

A．trust

B．accept

C．blame

D．care

12.

A．controlling

B．getting

C．losing

D．bringing

13.

A．But

B．Or

C．For

D．So

14.

A．too

B．instead

C．though

D．again

15.

A．imagine

B．realize

C．change

D．remember

【推荐1】My father never kept anything for emotional purposes — except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always _________ watching my heroes at Yankee Stadium. One winter, I wrote down a schedule for the summer dates and dreamed every night. To my surprise, one evening I saw my father _________ it before going out to work.

The following Sunday, he told me, “Let’s put away some money into a _________ each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer.” I _________ washed out a jar and _________ a label：YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960

Each of us _________ to the jar weekly. However, we still hadn’t gone to a game because my father had to work every Saturday. So one day, I _________ him of the remaining time, and then he _________ me, “Don’t worry and we’ll have a free Saturday. ”

On the morning of the last game, I was waiting hopelessly with no _________ of my father who had been to work when he suddenly appeared and yelled, “I got two __________!”.

I could hardly __________ when we finally sat together, father and son, watching my New York Yankees. I sat cheering, but for my father, all I could see is a face __________ tiredness from working all week.

In 1963, my father died suddenly while working. In his bedroom, I noticed a __________ ticket in his yellowish book, which read, October I, 1960, General Admission. My father, who __________ nothing for emotional reasons, had decided to keep this, a(n)__________ of our afternoon together.

1.

A．dreamed of

B．worried about

C．tried out

D．lived on

2.

A．exploring

B．checking

C．tearing

D．examining

3.

A．bottle

B．jar

C．bowl

D．cup

4.

A．slowly

B．patiently

C．immediately

D．unwillingly

5.

A．attached

B．identified

C．created

D．bought

6.

A．referred

B．contributed

C．donated

D．attended

7.

A．accused

B．informed

C．inquired

D．warned

8.

A．rescued

B．scolded

C．comforted

D．encouraged

9.

A．signal

B．sign

C．reply

D．company

10.

A．balls

B．coins

C．tickets

D．flags

11.

A．breathe

B．imagine

C．stand

D．jump

12.

A．filled with

B．decorated with

C．equipped with

D．coupled with

13.

A．pretty

B．plain

C．fresh

D．faded

14.

A．brought

B．abandoned

C．produced

D．saved

15.

A．impression

B．gift

C．honor

D．memory

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意.然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Bode Beirdneau, now ten, who started riding snowmobiles hi)at age four saved his father after a serious _______ , showing great courage in the_______, On a bright day last April, Bode Beirdneau. then nine and his father, John Taylor, 54, were having _______snowmobiling around the Lake Tahoe when the throttle of John's vehicle got_______by a small branch. Unable to slow down. John_______to jump off the vehicle_______it crashed into a big tree, but his pant leg got caught underneath it. As he_______six inches into the snow. he could tell both his leg and shoulder were_______Bode rushed to_______out his father, but John stopped him. They had neither supplies ________cell phone service.________your snowmobile, "John told Bode. “ Follow the road, and try to find help”.

After a 20-minute________, Bode spotted a tour group and ________the guide to radio for help. The County Search, The Rescue Unit and firefighters quickly appeared on the scene, and Bode led them________the white wilderness to his dad, who was pale and in pain.

While waiting for a ________to airlift John to the nearby hospital, the________stabilized his leg. Within an hour. he was receiving surgery.

Today, John's leg has________. Since then________have Father and son forgot to carry a walkie-talkie(步话机) with an emergency button on their trip, Tisha Shaw, Bode’s mother. sons________and quick thinking have led her to treat him as more of an adult. She lets him________later at night because “I trust his judgment, ”she say.

1.

A．event

B．experience

C．mistake

D．accident

2.

A．dark

B．wet

C．cold

D．sun

3.

A．fun

B．trouble

C．lessons

D．plans

4.

A．stuck

B．attacked

C．destroyed

D．broken

5.

A．succeed

B．attempted

C．failed

D．stopped

6.

A．until

B．as

C．before

D．since

7.

A．dived

B．sank

C．fell

D．jumped

8.

A．hit

B．damaged

C．injured

D．harmed

9.

A．dig

B．find

C．pick

D．work

10.

A．or

B．nor

C．and

D．no

11.

A．get over

B．put on

C．take off

D．get on

12.

A．run

B．ride

C．trip

D．wander

13.

A．asked

B．demanded

C．ordered

D．suggested

14.

A．under

B．over

C．around

D．through

15.

A．motorcycle

B．snowmobile

C．helicopter

D．vehicle

16.

A．police

B．tourists

C．firefighters

D．rescuers

17.

A．healed

B．cured

C．restored

D．returned

18.

A．in no time

B．always

C．at times

D．never

19.

A．confidence

B．courage

C．confusion

D．kindness

20.

A．pick up

B．hang up

C．stay up

D．put up