【推荐1】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。
Dr．William Osler was working in one of the Britain’s military hospitals during the war. One day，he was called out of the ward(病房)during his daily rounds(查房)to be given an important____that his own son had been killed on the fields of France．____by the news，he still went back to his rounds．He was________ different for a long period afterward．The cheerful note was____from his voice and never again did friends____him hear the merry tune which he so often whistled as he went from ward to ward．
Although these things could not____，something new eventually came to take their place. Everyone____a new compassion(同情)in his care for the soldiers who each day streamed in．Before，he was an extremely devoted physician，who treated his work seriously and____patients very much．Now there was a(n)____personal compassion，like that of a father for his son．
Like most people who have________ such losses，Osler must have spent considerable time on____．Pain will change us，often in various ways．It can leave us angry and broken，or ，as in the case of Osler，it can bring forth good____such as compassion or tenderness．It is as if the physician channeled his pain into energy and love for others，caring for them as he would care for his own child．
Helen Keller，who went through life both blind and deaf，knew plenty about________．She once wisely said，“The____of life is one of our greatest blessings．It makes us patient and sensitive'____us that although the world is full of pain，it is also full of the overcoming of it．”
The world is full of suffering，and we can’t____it no matter how hard we try．But those who overcome great challenges will change____．For our struggles enter our lives as unwelcome guests，but they also bring____gifts．And once the pain decreases，the gifts____．These gifts are life’s true treasures，bought at great price，but can not be_____in any other way．1.

A．decision

B．message

C．position

D．memory

2.

A．Inspired

B．Disappointed

C．Shocked

D．Affected

3.

A．previously

B．purely

C．exactly

D．obviously

4.

A．gone

B．far

C．free

D．safe

5.

A．over

B．beyond

C．around

D．except

6.

A．return

B．disobey

C．neglect

D．develop

7.

A．invented

B．noticed

C．collected

D．analyzed

8.

A．1onged for

B．heard of

C．cared for

D．believed in

9.

A．extra

B．terrible

C．suspected

D．odd

10.

A．treasured

B．escaped

C．witnessed

D．experienced

11.

A．regret

B．sadness

C．guilty

D．anxiety

12.

A．behaviors

B．habits

C．qualities

D．relationships

13.

A．suffering

B．mercy

C．society

D．responsibility

14.

A．origin

B．process

C．meaning

D．struggle

15.

A．warning

B．teaching

C．promising

D．instructing

16.

A．discover

B．attract

C．avoid

D．tolerate

17.

A．unexpectedly

B．purposely

C．occasionally

D．instantly

18.

A．affordable

B．1uxurious

C．mysterious

D．valuable

19.

A．remain

B．increase

C．share

D．1eave

20.

A．exchanged

B．acquired

C．selected

D．Given

【推荐2】Dear Mrs. Koch

I never thanked you for all you did for me. When I had you as my _________, I was in a bad place. You didn’t know why I was _________ your class, and you are confused about why an A student began to fail in every test. You were also _________that I wouldn't do my homework.

You had me come in after school for chemistry_________almost every day. You spent loads of time helping me with_________experiments and homework I hadn't done. The more I came for help, the more I began to trust you. I eventually trusted you enough to _________my problem. I told you that my grandma was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer and had three months to live. I hadn't told anyone what was going on, not_________my good friend.

The day of our second term exam, my grandma _________. That day, I entered your class and you knew_________something was wrong. After the____________, you asked me what was going on and I told you. You were____________about my loss and told me you were there if____________.

You saved me from the tides of the ocean that were____________me beneath the big blue. You are my rescue____________, and I thanked you for being there when no one else was. I have never had a teacher who gave so much to me and asked for so little in return. You are my____________and so far the greatest teacher I have ever had. Thank you.

1.

A．director

B．teacher

C．student

D．player

2.

A．starting

B．planning

C．continuing

D．failing

3.

A．shocked

B．ashamed

C．excited

D．inspired

4.

A．knowledge

B．opinion

C．instruction

D．information

5.

A．missed

B．dropped

C．lost

D．imagined.

6.

A．expect

B．share

C．keep

D．enjoy

7.

A．also

B．always

C．even

D．still

8.

A．drove away

B．ran away

C．passed away

D．took away

9.

A．suddenly

B．immediately

C．nearly

D．finally

10.

A．exam

B．news

C．problem

D．experiment

11.

A．funny

B．regretful

C．sorry

D．ill

12.

A．invited

B．needed

C．agreed

D．happened

13.

A．forcing

B．warning

C．reminding

D．encouraging

14.

A．runner

B．rider

C．walker

D．swimmer

15.

A．curious

B．favorite

C．pleasant

D．successful

【推荐3】The Cost of Dishonesty

David began studying in Germany two years ago. The college was a little __ from where he lived, so he had to take the __ every day. This clever student soon found it was easy to __ buying subway tickets, so he often went and returned __ a ticket to save money. As a result, he had been caught with no ticket in the subway four times __ he never took them to __ . He thought what he should pay __ attention to was his study. He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with __ academic achievements a month ago. Everyone, __ himself, thought he would get a good job easily in __ and had a bright future. He went to a big local company __ . But to his __, he was not even allowed his chance for a/an __ ! He then went to another famous company, only to receive the same __ . When he was __ a third time, he __ help telephoning the company to ask why they didn’t want him. The answer was simple, “We don’t offer jobs to __ people in Germany!”

We may get short-term __ by dishonest means, but the truth will come out __ and the cost is high. So remember, honesty is the best____.

1.

A．near

B．away

C．far

D．close

2.

A．bus

B．car

C．vehicle

D．subway

3.

A．skip

B．miss

C．flee

D．forget

4.

A．for

B．without

C．by

D．with

5.

A．while

B．although

C．but

D．because

6.

A．heart

B．mind

C．soul

D．spirit

7.

A．much

B．more

C．less

D．little

8.

A．exciting

B．depressing

C．shocking

D．amazing

9.

A．regarding

B．including

C．considering

D．concerning

10.

A．America

B．China

C．Germany

D．Britain

11.

A．confidently

B．fortunately

C．nervously

D．willingly

12.

A．surprise

B．excitement

C．delight

D．disappointment

13.

A．interview

B．exam

C．conversation

D．meeting

14.

A．achievement

B．treatment

C．argument

D．improvement

15.

A．turned down

B．turned over

C．turned up

D．turned off

16.

A．wouldn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．couldn’t

D．mustn't

17.

A．immature

B．dissatisfied

C．dishonest

D．unconfident

18.

A．benefits

B．impression

C．profits

D．harm

19.

A．on time

B．in time

C．at times

D．in no time

20.

A．direction

B．advice

C．suggestion

D．policy

【推荐2】"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you ____on, something good will happen some day."
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had ____ myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was____every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that____stations wouldn't employ a person without____since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.
I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had ____ in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just ____for me but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment had____as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum____me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. ____I left his office, I asked aloud,"____can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director ____. "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to____an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was ____and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the____Saturday.1.

A．put

B．take

C．move

D．carry

2.

A．devoted

B．designed

C．found

D．enjoyed

3.

A．invited

B．promised

C．refused

D．accepted

4.

A．large

B．all

C．no

D．small

5.

A．experience

B．examination

C．agreement

D．college

6.

A．played

B．joined

C．taken

D．fought

7.

A．possible

B．successful

C．right

D．important

8.

A．shown

B．disappeared

C．resulted

D．turned

9.

A．woke

B．advised

C．demanded

D．reminded

10.

A．While

B．After

C．Before

D．So

11.

A．What

B．How

C．Whenever

D．Wherever

12.

A．calling

B．answering

C．broadcasting

D．announcing

13.

A．make

B．act

C．broadcast

D．play

14.

A．moved

B．sorry

C．thankful

D．satisfied

15.

A．future

B．coming

C．last

D．later

【推荐3】It could happen anywhere at any time. It’s often unexpected, but most almost never unappreciated. Most people, at one time or another, have been on the________end of a random act of kindness — that moment of pure altruism(利他主义) when a complete stranger stops to offer aid,________or sympathy. You may even be in a moment of desperate need. In a sometimes________world where people can be so focused on what they’re doing, a random act of kindness can make all the________.

They can be relatively________. Hannah Bailey from London, for example, told the Metro newspaper about how she was given her fruit and vegetable shopping for free. The seller did her a kindness when it emerged she didn’t have any ________to pay. She was happy about it all day.

The city of Naples has long had a tradition called ‘caffe sospeso’. When buying coffee, a person who has recently been lucky would purchase________cups but only drink one, leaving the other one anonymously(匿名), out of the goodness of their heart, for a poor person to claim for free. This________is now more common worldwide.

However,________, these little acts can be a matter of life and death. Take, for example, the unnamed commuter, who in June 2018 fell off a station platform onto an electric railway track in Toronto, Canada. A quick-thinking, but even now unknown, bystander________leapt down to pull him to safety.

So, why do it? Often, the acts aren’t________. The people never meet again. According to UK charity The Mental Health Foundation, acts like these can “give our lives new purpose, show us other________on our own problems and even make us feel happy.”

So give it a try. Hold open a door for someone,________a compliment — even give up your seat on a bus.________someone who is in need. It takes all kinds. It needn’t be anything________. One day, whether you need it or not, someone might help you in your hour of need.

1.

A．giving

B．receiving

C．cooperating

D．frightening

2.

A．impact

B．charity

C．recommendation

D．generosity

3.

A．quick-minded

B．full-time

C．impersonal

D．upper-class

4.

A．difference

B．profit

C．progress

D．goodness

5.

A．ambitious

B．insignificant

C．obvious

D．independent

6.

A．check

B．credit

C．regard

D．change

7.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

8.

A．image

B．solution

C．function

D．tradition

9.

A．for example

B．in contrast

C．in some cases

D．on the whole

10.

A．capably

B．hesitantly

C．selflessly

D．randomly

11.

A．recognized

B．addicted

C．proposed

D．rewarded

12.

A．outlooks

B．judgments

C．moods

D．satisfactions

13.

A．deliver

B．promote

C．label

D．load

14.

A．Find

B．Help

C．Permit

D．Eyewitness

15.

A．creative

B．huge

C．adventurous

D．entertaining

【推荐1】I have lived in Keelung for over twenty years. Before 20, I had not traveled abroad. The _________ places I had visited were scenic spots in my hometown. I was always told to come back home right away after school. My two schools were very _________; it took less than fifteen minutes to arrive at the schools from home.

When I was a junior-high school student, after a final exam, a few classmates _________ me to visit Taipei. Needless to say,I was full of _________ and asked Mother for _________ to join this hike. But to my disappointment, my mother refused my request because she was worried about my _________, In spite of (尽管) the fact, I tried to convince her, telling her about our destinations and my classmates’ _________ experiences of visiting Taipei, but she just said, “Unless parents _________ you, you can’t go.” I did my best to _________ her but it was all in vain. I faced a dilemma. On the one hand, I knew that Mother’s firm disagreement was because my brother was injured in an accident when he was traveling. To be a considerate son, should I __________ my desire? On the other hand, I didn’t want to __________ a valuable opportunity to grow up and to be __________. Filled with sadness and anger, I __________ a cold war with Mother. I neither talked with her nor did I go out of my room. Two days later, my mother not only consulted my classmates about the visit but also called their parents to __________ safety problem. Through a number of phone calls, finally she agreed. Before I left, however, she once again talked about her concern. I listened carefully and patiently and gave her a thankful embrace because I knew that was the way my mother’s __________ went.

1.

A．richest

B．largest

C．best

D．farthest

2.

A．steep

B．near

C．dangerous

D．boring

3.

A．invited

B．promised

C．forced

D．attracted

4.

A．energy

B．hope

C．excitement

D．surprise

5.

A．help

B．advice

C．money

D．permission

6.

A．study

B．health

C．safety

D．age

7.

A．necessary

B．enough

C．steady

D．creative

8.

A．accompany

B．reject

C．participate

D．declare

9.

A．remove

B．encourage

C．persuade

D．inspire

10.

A．give away

B．give off

C．give out

D．give up

11.

A．miss

B．avoid

C．ignore

D．abolish

12.

A．separate

B．smart

C．independent

D．sensitive

13.

A．started

B．gathered

C．picked

D．ended

14.

A．study

B．discuss

C．research

D．require

15.

A．fear

B．love

C．expectation

D．appreciation

【推荐2】The skies were dark. Rain fell in big drops. Along the way, I saw some schoolchildren rushing home. I also saw that some _________ repair work had been abandoned (中止) by workers. _________, the workers had left in a hurry because of the storm. There were no _________ and it was hard to see what was on the road.

It looked like a hole had been dug and covered with boards in a hurry.

I moved on but suddenly _________ as I heard some sounds. It sounded like children _________. Not thinking much about it, I quickly _________ and went back to the place from where the sounds came. Two small children had _________ the hole on the road. The boards had been moved away by the force of the rushing water. I told them that I was going to get help and ran.

I was not sure what to do or where to go but _________ to go to the nearest house for help. I knew the man, Mr. Lee, who lived there. I called Mr. Lee and told him about the _________. He said that he would get some rope. A few other neighbors also quickly __________ the rescue party and together went to the road. They __________ to get the children out of the watery hole safely. The children were very frightened and they __________ with cold.

The parents of the children who had just arrived from work were totally surprised to hear __________ what had happened. They were __________ for what we had done. I was very happy that I had been part of this act of neighborliness. I went home with a good __________.

1.

A．bridge

B．building

C．road

D．car

2.

A．Luckily

B．Finally

C．Actually

D．Obviously

3.

A．signs

B．paths

C．sources

D．people

4.

A．doubted

B．stopped

C．shook

D．left

5.

A．singing

B．playing

C．crying

D．debating

6.

A．turned back

B．broke down

C．set off

D．got down

7.

A．covered up

B．looked for

C．talked about

D．fallen into

8.

A．promised

B．decided

C．offered

D．needed

9.

A．wish

B．problem

C．result

D．view

10.

A．tracked

B．formed

C．helped

D．joined

11.

A．asked

B．managed

C．attempted

D．competed

12.

A．pained

B．raged

C．trembled

D．worried

13.

A．of

B．from

C．out

D．to

14.

A．thankful

B．sorry

C．famous

D．ready

15.

A．suggestion

B．feeling

C．goal

D．comment

【推荐3】Every girl dreams and Catherine was no exception. She dreamed of becoming a great ballerina (芭蕾舞者). She took ballet lessons and all her teachers________she was a good student.

One day she saw an ________ that a famous ballerina troupe would be ________ in her hometown. Her thoughts ran wild, "I must meet up with the leader of the troupe and show him my ________. "

She dressed herself in a ballet dress and managed to ________ into the dressing room without being noticed. To her ________, the leader entered and she ________ approached him and handed him a bunch of red roses. In her excitement the thorns (刺) pricked her hand but she simply ignored the pain. The leader ________ her action as she told him her dream. "Alright, you dance and I will give you my judgement." ________ half way through the dance he ________ her and said, "I'm sorry you're not good enough !" On hearing this, Catherine ran as fast as her legs could carry her and was ________. She gave up her dream.

Many years later, she heard that the same ballet troupe was performing in her town again. ________ memories of the leader's harsh words came ________ her. This time she was     __ to find out why the leader had told her she was not good enough when all her teachers thought ________.

This was his ________. ''I tell this to every student. " She ________ shot back, "You've ruined my life! " Then she got a further ________, "I remember your gift of roses and how the thorns had pricked your fingers but you ________ bravely. If you only had treated ballet like that and did not give up so easily; ________, you still deserve my judgement! ''

1.

A．guaranteed

B．doubted

C．confirmed

D．assumed

2.

A．invitation

B．advertisement

C．instruction

D．agreement

3.

A．performing

B．training

C．expanding

D．gathering

4.

A．concerns

B．skills

C．desires

D．awards

5.

A．break

B．crowd

C．slip

D．knock

6.

A．embarrassment

B．luck

C．astonishment

D．terror

7.

A．suddenly

B．calmly

C．proudly

D．bravely

8.

A．observed

B．supported

C．admired

D．opposed

9.

A．And

B．So

C．Thus

D．But

10.

A．encouraged

B．approved

C．stopped

D．blamed

11.

A．relieved

B．ashamed

C．alarmed

D．disturbed

12.

A．Fresh

B．Bitter

C．Brilliant

D．Accurate

13.

A．flooding back to

B．living up to

C．coming up to

D．holding on to

14.

A．anxious

B．desperate

C．forced

D．determined

15.

A．moreover

B．otherwise

C．straight

D．anyhow

16.

A．reply

B．explanation

C．excuse

D．comment

17.

A．gently

B．painfully

C．casually

D．angrily

18.

A．shock

B．challenge

C．belief

D．truth

19.

A．put forward

B．looked away

C．carried on

D．switched off

20.

A．however

B．therefore

C．besides

D．meanwhile