【推荐1】完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We were standing at the top of church tower. “Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my _______and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets_______to the square.

"See, my dear," Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the ________ Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try _______"

In the years that followed I often remembered the_______father taught me. I knew where I wanted to_______in life. I wanted to be fashion designer. But on the way to my first small success I found the road ________

That year I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the _______the sewing girls were called out on strike. I found myself _______with one tailor and woman who was in charge of the sewing room! I was as gloomy as my models and salesgirls. “We’ll never ________it,” one of them cried.

Here, I thought, is the________of all tests for Father’s advice. Where is the way________this time? I wondered and worried. I was certain we would have to________the presentation or else show the clothes unfinished. Then it ________ to me. Why not show the unfinished clothes?

We worked hurriedly. And, exactly 13 days later, right________time, the Schiaparelli showing ________

What a showing it was! Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were still in a(n) ________stage. They were only patterns made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we________simple pictures and pieces of material.

All in all, the showing was different. It was so different that it was a great success. Our ________showing caught the attention of the public, and ________for the clothes poured in.

Father’s wise words has guided me. There is more than one way to the square always.1.

A．courage

B．interest

C．information

D．savings

2.

A．leading

B．coming

C．getting

D．falling

3.

A．city

B．square

C．church

D．village

4.

A．other

B．another

C．this

D．that

5.

A．text

B．material

C．lesson

D．class

6.

A．rest

B．relax

C．come

D．go

7.

A．taken

B．paved

C．followed

D．blocked

8.

A．competition

B．ceremony

C．presentation

D．introduction

9.

A．left

B．tired

C．burdened

D．connected

10.

A．have

B．lose

C．make

D．hit

11.

A．text

B．test

C．tip

D．example

12.

A．in

B．out

C．up

D．round

13.

A．bring down

B．bring forward

C．call up

D．call off

14.

A．occurred

B．belonged

C．happened

D．objected

15.

A．in

B．over

C．on

D．behind

16.

A．took on

B．took off

C．took down

D．took place

17.

A．mature

B．beautiful

C．early

D．late

18.

A．took

B．drew

C．collected

D．pinned

19.

A．normal

B．unusual

C．beautiful

D．common

20.

A．orders

B．designs

C．patterns

D．changes

【推荐2】The journey of water on the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Like a river that flows within the boundaries of its banks, we are born with certain characteristics that ____ our identity. We move through life, ____ many twists, turns, and barriers along the way just as a river does.
Water shows us how to move through the world with grace, bravery, determination, and ____ Water is brave and does not waste time sticking to its past, but flows onward without looking back. When there is a hole to be filled, water does not run away from it in fear of the dark; ____, water modestly and bravely fills the empty space. Similarly, we can face the dark moments of our life rather than run away from them.
____, a river will empty into the sea. Water does not hold back from joining up with a larger body, nor does it fear a loss of ____ or control. It gracefully and modestly falls into the vastness by contributing its energy without hesitation. Each time we move ____ our personal characters to become part of something bigger, we can try our best to ____ the lead of the river.1.

A．preserve

B．assume

C．decide

D．cast

2.

A．competing

B．meeting with

C．living with

D．playing with

3.

A．modesty

B．happiness

C．honesty

D．reputation

4.

A．therefore

B．besides

C．otherwise

D．instead

5.

A．Eventual

B．Absolutely

C．Regularly

D．Actually

6.

A．life

B．confidence

C．liberty

D．root

7.

A．on

B．into

C．across

D．beyond

8.

A．take

B．follow

C．lose

D．hold

【推荐3】Autumn is a colorful season. It’s____with natural beauty. It’s breathtaking to see the reds, oranges and yellows ____ along highways, across mountain ranges, and in backyards. The air is fresh. The sun is brilliant. Many people go on ____ outings—not necessarily to swim, ____ just to be by the ocean in that cool, bright _____.

Autumn is also a transition season, a ____ to the quiet of winter. It is a time of ____, as leaves fall to the ground and ____to the earth.

This week, we’re celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Every year this ____offers us an opportunity to look back on the past and to ____our life in the direction we believe it should go. And every year, we ____the festival in autumn. Rosh Hashanah also feels to me like a powerful____that now is the time to make a fresh____just as the vibrancy(活力) of the year is winding down and to set a positive goal for the days, weeks and months____. For me, it feels profound, and almost courageous, to face the cold winter with fresh____and energy. The more____we are rooted in what matters during the autumn, the more we have to draw on when____winds blow.

That’s a lesson____us every day of the year, isn’t it? Today is the day to ____tomorrow’s happiness, tomorrow’s kindness, tomorrow’s health and tomorrow’s friendship. Whether it’s cold and windy outside, or warm and bright, we have the power to ____ the most of each day, to start fresh and to reorganize our life in the directions we believe we should go.

1.

A．rich

B．popular

C．familiar

D．satisfied

2.

A．turn out

B．go back

C．come out

D．fade away

3.

A．mountain

B．beach

C．desert

D．forest

4.

A．and

B．until

C．when

D．but

5.

A．light

B．water

C．color

D．wind

6.

A．bridge

B．barrier

C．boundary

D．breakthrough

7.

A．meetings

B．endings

C．harvests

D．memories

8.

A．add

B．belong

C．adapt

D．return

9.

A．activity

B．circumstance

C．festival

D．experience

10.

A．recognize

B．review

C．reorganize

D．repeat

11.

A．establish

B．observe

C．foresee

D．honor

12.

A．warning

B．guarantee

C．statement

D．reminder

13.

A．start

B．stop

C．change

D．move

14.

A．alone

B．ahead

C．around

D．abroad

15.

A．guidance

B．purpose

C．decision

D．imagination

16.

A．skillfully

B．secretly

C．deeply

D．vividly

17.

A．soft

B．bitter

C．fresh

D．seasonal

18.

A．inspiring

B．surprising

C．confusing

D．improving

19.

A．look for

B．allow for

C．wait for

D．prepare for

20.

A．pass

B．take

C．spend

D．make

【推荐1】完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Long Hands was the son of a pirate (海盗), the grandson of a pirate, and the great grandson of a pirate. Actually, he hadn’t yet stolen anything, nor attacked any____; but his whole family were sure that he’d____to be a very good pirate.
But the idea of spending his life robbing people____didn’t excite young Long Hands. When he was a toddler, one of his cousins____one of his favorite toys, and it made him really sad. He knew robbing would make people____
While he was growing up, Long Hands____terribly that some day his real pirate personality would suddenly     , and send him down the path of robbing. Every morning, when he____, he looked in the mirror to see if the____change had yet occurred. But every morning he had the same pleasant sort of____he had had the day before.
As time went on, it became clear to everyone that Long Hands wasn’t a pirate; but the family____was so long that no one was bold (胆大的) enough to come out and ____ it. “It’s just that he’s a ____ pirate,” they would say. And they would have kept saying it____Long Hands had studied medicine and started to____ the sick. However, Long Hands was still worried about turning into a pirate, and he____looking into the mirror each morning.
One day, though, seeing that he was now a(n) ____man, he realized that neither himself, nor , was ever forced to be a pirate. Everyone could do whatever they chose with their____!
And, having chosen his own life and his own path, Long Hands felt ____happy that he never chose to be a pirate.1.

A．businessman

B．bank

C．family

D．ship

2.

A．turn around

B．turn out

C．stay away

D．watch out

3.

A．unluckily

B．slowly

C．certainly

D．hardly

4.

A．destroyed

B．bought

C．examined

D．replaced

5.

A．fail

B．die

C．change

D．suffer

6.

A．imagined

B．remembered

C．worried

D．doubted

7.

A．break

B．appear

C．move

D．go

8.

A．looked up

B．showed up

C．woke up

D．sat down

9.

A．normal

B．necessary

C．surprising

D．horrible

10.

A．fear

B．face

C．clothes

D．dreams

11.

A．tradition

B．hope

C．tree

D．communication

12.

A．repeat

B．destroy

C．notice

D．say

13.

A．good

B．new

C．funny

D．stupid

14.

A．if only

B．in case

C．even if

D．so that

15.

A．laugh at

B．care for

C．go through

D．look after

16.

A．avoid

B．considered

C．began

D．continued

17.

A．handsome

B．honest

C．old

D．strange

18.

A．anybody

B．everybody

C．somebody

D．nobody

19.

A．experiences

B．desires

C．wishes

D．lives

20.

A．slightly

B．Deeply

C．partly

D．commonly

【推荐2】Jean is a clever young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a(n) ____ university and has everything that money can buy. Well, ____ everything. The only problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so ____ that they can hardly find time to be with her.

So Jean ____ a lot of her time on MSN. She likes being anonymous (匿名的), ____ to people who do not know about her famous family and her ____ life. She used the name Linda on MSN and has ____ a lot of friends who she contacts quite ____.

Last year Jean made a very ____ friend on MSN. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common ____ in rock music and modern dance. ____ it always took them

hours to talk ____ on MSN and sometimes they even ____ the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David ____ a picture of himself: a tall, good-looking young ____ with a big, happy smile. As ____ went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean’s father told her that he was going ____ a business trip to San Francisco, she asked her father to let her ____ with him, so that she could give David a ____ for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite ____ singer. But when Jean knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had been contacting was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim.

1.

A．strange

B．usual

C．good

D．bad

2.

A．just

B．hardly

C．only

D．almost

3.

A．boring

B．busy

C．careless

D．far

4.

A．chooses

B．costs

C．spends

D．stays

5.

A．singing

B．e-mailing

C．dancing

D．talking

6.

A．poor

B．rich

C．active

D．simple

7.

A．lost

B．introduced

C．made

D．visited

8.

A．long

B．often

C．easily

D．seldom

9.

A．honest

B．handsome

C．loyal

D．special

10.

A．interest

B．sense

C．history

D．experience

11.

A．Though

B．But

C．Because

D．So

12.

A．loudly

B．freely

C．happily

D．badly

13.

A．forgot

B．overdid

C．stayed

D．left

14.

A．received

B．sent

C．brought

D．bought

15.

A．star

B．child

C．man

D．boy

16.

A．age

B．time

C．conversation

D．space

17.

A．into

B．at

C．on

D．in

18.

A．go

B．work

C．study

D．play

19.

A．party

B．wish

C．hope

D．surprise

20.

A．opera

B．rock

C．pop

D．classical

【推荐3】During my first three years of college, I put on weight quickly. Between classwork and a part-time job, I had zero time for ______. Besides, I ate a lot of fast food. Not surprisingly, I _____ a fat stomach.

After leaving college, I ______ to take exercise. Invited by a friend, I ______ working out with exercise machines three times a week. I was the kind of person who did not try something ____. I ate the same food; I did the same thing. M friend, however, became ______. One day, he said, “We’re not getting enough exercise. We should play tennis instead.”

Me? Play tennis? No way. I was strongly against his ______. I was not good at sports and I was ______ the exercise machines. ______, weeks later, I found myself standing on a tennis court (球场). As I held my racket (球拍), I felt ______. I ran after every ball he served to me, completely ______ about 90% of them, hitting the rest into the other court.

The first few months were quite ______. But one day, as the ball came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in the place where it is most effective to hit a ball. I watched ______ as my return landed where I had aimed (瞄准) it. I had finally ______ how to play tennis properly!

I learned a ______ during my journey toward learning to play tennis: I can do whatever I set my mind to.

1.

A．games

B．holidays

C．research

D．exercise

2.

A．got

B．wanted

C．hated

D．protected

3.

A．decided

B．agreed

C．regretted

D．continued

4.

A．avoided

B．imagined

C．began

D．minded

5.

A．important

B．new

C．simple

D．similar

6.

A．busy

B．careless

C．bored

D．lazy

7.

A．rule

B．job

C．reply

D．idea

8.

A．worried about

B．happy with

C．sure of

D．responsible for

9.

A．As usual

B．At first

C．Besides

D．However

10.

A．silly

B．relaxed

C．proud

D．satisfied

11.

A．controlling

B．throwing

C．missing

D．playing

12.

A．interesting

B．painful

C．different

D．easy

13.

A．in secret

B．in anger

C．in fear

D．in surprise

14.

A．asked

B．learned

C．taught

D．remembered

15.

A．lesson

B．skill

C．business

D．task

【推荐1】On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.

During his talk, Jack ___his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?” ___shot up(举起) in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would ___. But I jumped up, ran up the ___to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,_____raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they ___security guards and take me from the stage?_____ my desire for bold（大胆的）action was louder than any ___voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the ___to come to us. We must take ___to create what we want!’’

After his talk, I______to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails______my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy ___other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.

A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.

I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no______. As I sat down at my computer to______my e-mails, I ___woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely ___that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.

Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We_______believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)____way. So we don’t try. We ___. But as Wayne Gretzky said,“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.

Now what are you waiting for?

1.

A．brought in

B．took over

C．reached for

D．handed in

2.

A．Cheers

B．Shouts

C．Heads

D．Hands

3.

A．offer

B．choose

C．like

D．trust

4.

A．path

B．road

C．steps

D．route

5.

A．thoughts

B．opinions

C．ideas

D．plans

6.

A．tell

B．call

C．demand

D．order

7.

A．But

B．So

C．And

D．Or

8.

A．noisy

B．doubtful

C．meaningful

D．helpful

9.

A．opportunities

B．consequences

C．results

D．aims

10.

A．step

B．measure

C．action

D．way

11.

A．expected

B．tried

C．permitted

D．managed

12.

A．stating

B．describing

C．presenting

D．sharing

13.

A．over

B．in

C．about

D．with

14.

A．news

B．message

C．response

D．reaction

15.

A．check

B．examine

C．inspect

D．review

16.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．immediately

D．slowly

17.

A．desiring

B．claiming

C．begging

D．dreaming

18.

A．particularly

B．honestly

C．falsely

D．correctly

19.

A．natural

B．impressive

C．early

D．difficult

20.

A．give up

B．put up

C．take up

D．set up

【推荐2】Jeff Cavins is the CEO of Outdoorsy, an RV rental (房车租赁) company with a strong system of charity. So when Jeff _______ that the four-year-old Noah from Spokane, Washington needs an RV to get him to a _______ heart operation at Boston Children’s Hospital, he immediately took action and _______ a free RV rental for Noah’s family. Because Noah _______ machines to keep him alive, a _______ vehicle was not a good _______ for getting him to Boston. A commercial _______ wasn’t a choice, either, due to his oxygen amount and too much _______ to germs is not good before such a big _______ .

Once the RV rental costs were covered, Jeff ________ to help the family — covering the cost of gas to get them to Boston and the cost of a hotel so they could live more ________ during their ten-week hospital stay. The Outdoorsy team also ________ fun camps for the family to stay at along the way, as well as ________ a VIP tour of the Columbus Zoo and a walk onto Wrigley Field to meet with players during batting practice.

Noah’s successful open-heart operation ________ 11 hours. Three days later, Noah was ________ and on the road to ________. To this day, Jeff keeps a picture of Noah in his office, as a ________ that Outdoorsy exists for a greater ________ than just renting RVs and camper vans. Jeff and his team are beyond excited to watch Noah grow up. They ________ that there must have been a very special ________ waiting for him on the road ahead, and they can’t wait to see where this life takes him.

1.

A．announced

B．advertised

C．learned

D．informed

2.

A．lifesaving

B．breathtaking

C．hardworking

D．everlasting

3.

A．bought

B．provided

C．borrowed

D．occupied

4.

A．turns on

B．relies on

C．asks for

D．cares for

5.

A．special

B．popular

C．strange

D．normal

6.

A．reason

B．case

C．hope

D．choice

7.

A．business

B．flight

C．activity

D．meeting

8.

A．exposure

B．extension

C．expansion

D．reaction

9.

A．decision

B．problem

C．operation

D．research

10.

A．expected

B．aimed

C．happened

D．continued

11.

A．wonderfully

B．freely

C．comfortably

D．quietly

12.

A．made

B．moved

C．shared

D．brought

13.

A．caused

B．arranged

C．carried

D．advocated

14.

A．wasted

B．delayed

C．held

D．took

15.

A．dead

B．injured

C．awake

D．alone

16.

A．recovery

B．growth

C．arrival

D．success

17.

A．speaker

B．warner

C．reminder

D．leader

18.

A．aggression

B．opportunity

C．impression

D．purpose

19.

A．doubt

B．believe

C．guess

D．notice

20.

A．task

B．person

C．trial

D．country