【推荐1】It’s been five years since I came to America. The year before I arrived, every weekend I was woken up by “Spring River in the Flower Moon Night”, ________ by my mother on a zheng.

My mom was always enchanted（着迷）by the beauty of Chinese traditional music________she never had the chance to learn a(n)________. In 2009, she got a zheng from a friend and has been playing and ________ ever since. Sometimes when I miss her, I search for the songs she used to play on the Internet. I ________ expected to hear them here in Boston.

Earlier this year, as I________ a new apartment, I met Zhantao Lin, the director of the Boston Chinese Musicians Association. At Lin’s house, I heard the ________ of the erhu. Lin later________ me to his music team and I heard the rehearse（排练）for a ________this year. It was beautiful and powerful — it ________ brought me back to my hometown in China.

________is also part of Lin’s daily routine. Besides performing, he passed on his love of the erhu to his ________. I went to one of Lin’s classes and met 9-year-old London Turk. I asked him ________he chose to learn the erhu. “It’s much ________ to learn than the violin,” he said. Perhaps Turk hasn’t really started to________ the beauty of the erhu, but his mother has always loved the instrument. “There are so many beautiful things in Chinese________: the music, the language, and the art. So we just try our best to let him have the ________ to explore it,” she said.

I ________my mom for giving me a chance to immerse（使沉浸）myself in the Chinese musical world. The music makes me feel relaxed. It can also ________me of my homesickness. If you listen to one piece, you will ________its uniqueness, power, and beauty.

1.

A．directed

B．written

C．played

D．invented

2.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

3.

A．trade

B．instrument

C．language

D．trick

4.

A．responding

B．inspecting

C．pretending

D．performing

5.

A．never

B．still

C．already

D．only

6.

A．looked after

B．looked at

C．looked up

D．looked for

7.

A．story

B．name

C．sound

D．cry

8.

A．introduced

B．recommended

C．guided

D．followed

9.

A．competition

B．performance

C．game

D．conference

10.

A．suddenly

B．recently

C．nearly

D．secretly

11.

A．Reading

B．Composing

C．Teaching

D．Exercising

12.

A．workmates

B．friends

C．parents

D．students

13.

A．how

B．where

C．when

D．why

14.

A．longer

B．easier

C．safer

D．smarter

15.

A．consider

B．ignore

C．appreciate

D．expect

16.

A．culture

B．economy

C．literature

D．medicine

17.

A．place

B．opportunity

C．duty

D．desire

18.

A．forgive

B．blame

C．beg

D．thank

19.

A．remind

B．inform

C．cure

D．warn

20.

A．experience

B．ensure

C．express

D．explain

【推荐3】Christmas was near a season that we took seriously in our house. But a week or so before the 25th， my father would give each of his children ＄20. This was the 1970s， and ＄20 was quite a bit of money.

But I saw it___. My father trusted me to have the___to spend money wisely. Even better， he gave me the means to get it. On a very basic level， my father was giving me a shopping spree（狂欢） every year. But he was also giving me___over my own fun， trusting my ability to___money and making me feel like a（n）___. He didn't buy me Sherlock Holmes， but he gave me the means to walk into the bookstore and___it for myself， so it felt like a gift from him.

My mother had （a）n___for giving me what I needed， usually___at the moment I needed it most. This was when I was 25， I___at being an adult on my very first try. I had quitted my___job but had no new one. But when my mother paid me a visit， I___a good show， telling her I had started my own company.

My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time. It wasn't until she___that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with___. She knew how___I needed it. She knew that had she just shown up with groceries， or___to pay my rent， she would have made me feel much___. The cold， hard cash meant she was helping me. And， funnily enough， the___with which she gave the gift felt like she was giving me space to___my life and preserve my dignity （尊严）. My mother and father both did the same thing. One was giving me the means to make my own___，and the other was giving me a second___when those decisions had cost me dearly.

1.

A．naturally

B．negatively

C．differently

D．originally

2.

A．privilege

B．intelligence

C．authority

D．desire

3.

A．advantage

B．doubt

C．charge

D．concern

4.

A．earn

B．allocate

C．manage

D．raise

5.

A．expert

B．grown﹣up

C．adventurer

D．pioneer

6.

A．read

B．edit

C．choose

D．publish

7.

A．passion

B．talent

C．plan

D．demand

8.

A．even

B．merely

C．roughly

D．right

9.

A．failed

B．hesitated

C．froze

D．fell

10.

A．routine

B．creative

C．challenging

D．previous

11.

A．put away

B．put on

C．put forward

D．put off

12.

A．arrived

B．left

C．fled

D．returned

13.

A．credit

B．loans

C．receipts

D．cash

14.

A．badly

B．reluctantly

C．briefly

D．temporarily

15.

A．attempted

B．offered

C．promised

D．managed

16.

A．better

B．more

C．less

D．worse

17.

A．depth

B．length

C．distance

D．range

18.

A．defend

B．equip

C．fix

D．develop

19.

A．preparations

B．adaptations

C．contributions

D．decisions

20.

A．chance

B．visit

C．solution

D．trial

【推荐1】Goran Kropp was a Swedish adventurer and mountaineer. In 1972, at the age of six, with his father’s help, he_____ Galdhopiggen, the highest mountain in Northern Europe. twenty-three years later, he stood on the highest peak in the world, Qomolangma. His journey to the_____shows just how independent, persistent (坚持的), and determined this ____ man is.

____most people arrive at the foothills of Qomolangma by some sort of modern ____, Kropp bicycled 7,000 miles from his home in Sweden. Traveling by bike was not ____. He stopped many times to ____ his bike because rough roads caused mechanical problems for him. In addition, he was run after by dogs, stung by hornets(马蜂) and was caught in the rain several times before he ____ the base of the mountain.

Kropp_____ to climb Qomolangma the same way he traveled to the mountain: without the______of others and without modern conveniences. Unlike other ____ Kropp climbed the mountain without a guide or helper. He did not _____bottled oxygen to help him_____ at high altitudes, and he carried all of his _____himself in a pack that weighed about 140 pounds.

It took Kropp _____tries to reach the top of Qomolangma. The first time, he had to ____ only 350 feet from the top because the weather was too dangerous. Just a few days earlier, at that same level eight climbers had _____because of a sudden snowstorm in the mountain. He felt deep sorrow for them, but became more _____. The mountaineer waited out the storm, ____, and tried again a few days later. This time, he was _____. After he walked down the mountain, he got back on his bike and rode the 7,000 miles back to Sweden.

1.

A．heard of

B．dreamed of

C．saw

D．climbed

2.

A．top

B．country

C．area

D．valley

3.

A．outstanding

B．generous

C．modest

D．honest

4.

A．Unless

B．Once

C．While

D．Because

5.

A．design

B．vehicle

C．theory

D．material

6.

A．boring

B．easy

C．tiring

D．busy

7.

A．lock

B．ride

C．repair

D．find

8.

A．left

B．reached

C．discovered

D．toured

9.

A．chose

B．refused

C．agreed

D．hated

10.

A．presence

B．approval

C．assistance

D．knowledge

11.

A．observers

B．travelers

C．mountaineers

D．hikers

12.

A．gather

B．order

C．share

D．bring

13.

A．breathe

B．walk

C．live

D．stay

14.

A．medicines

B．food

C．clothes

D．equipment

15.

A．two

B．three

C．many

D．several

16.

A．go on

B．get up

C．set out

D．turn back

17.

A．slipped

B．wandered

C．died

D．injured

18.

A．astonished

B．determined

C．satisfied

D．discouraged

19.

A．hid

B．stopped

C．survived

D．rested

20.

A．thoughtful

B．successful

C．doubtful

D．meaningful

【推荐2】A newly­trained teacher named Mary went to teach at a Navajo Indian Reservation.Every day，she would ask five of the young Navajo students to_______the chalkboard and complete a simple math problem from_______homework.

They would stand there，silently，_______to complete the task.Mary couldn’t_______.Nothing she had studied in her educational curriculum helped，and she_______hadn’t seen anything like it in her student­teaching days back in Phoenix.

What am I doing wrong？Could I have chosen five students_______can’t do the problem？Mary would wonder.No，_______couldn’t be that.Finally she_______the students what was wrong.And in their answers，she learned a_24_______lesson from her young________pupils about self­image and a(n)________of self­worth.

________seemed that the students respected each other’s individuality and knew that________of them were capable of doing the problems.________at their early age，they understood the senselessness of the win­lose approach in the classroom.They believed no one would________if any students were shown up or embarrassed at the________.So they________to compete with each other in public.

Once she understood，Mary changed the system________she could check each child’s math problem individually，but not at any child’s expense________his classmates.They all wanted to learn，________not at someone else’s expense.

1.

A．go to

B．come to

C．get close to

D．bring

2.

A．his

B．their

C．his own

D．her

3.

A．happy

B．willingly

C．readily

D．unwilling

4.

A．work it out

B．figure it out

C．figure out it

D．figure it

5.

A．almost

B．certainly

C．hardly

D．never

6.

A．which

B．what

C．who

D．whom

7.

A．they

B．it

C．everything

D．each

8.

A．asked

B．questioned

C．told

D．understood

9.

A．outstanding

B．surprising

C．annoying

D．frightening

10.

A．sunburned

B．tender

C．Indian

D．naughty

11.

A．sense

B．image

C．way

D．aspect

12.

A．When

B．What

C．It

D．There

13.

A．none

B．no one

C．each

D．not       all

14.

A．Especially

B．Even though

C．Even so

D．Even

15.

A．lose

B．win

C．achieve

D．answer

16.

A．time

B．situation

C．desk

D．condition

17.

A．refused

B．rejected

C．tried

D．promised

18.

A．if

B．so that

C．unless

D．in case

19.

A．in favour of

B．instead of

C．by means of

D．in front of

20.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

【推荐3】Last week, I had to travel by air. I was carrying two large _______ and a medium-­sized one. Yes, I know I was not traveling _______. I had to take a bus and a train before getting to the airport. It was not an easy task _______ I took it easy. Because I left with more than enough _______.

I arrived at the bus stop and there were a few other people waiting. The bus came and one by one I tried _______ to put the suitcases inside the bus. Then I began to think, “Why doesn’t anyone offer to _______?” I sat on the bus and kept thinking, “Many passengers are _______ and strong enough, and most of them are my neighbors. How unkind, typical of this country! That’s why I want to _______ as soon as I can.”

I suddenly stopped myself and decided to think in another way. I changed my _______. I had been trying especially lately to “turn” as soon as I saw negativity (消极性) coming into my head, so I went for: “I’m ________ that I managed to take those suitcases on the bus; I’m ________ enough; I look forward to the challenges of this trip; I will meet people I love.”

The bus arrived at my destination (目的地) and I waited for everyone to ________ so I could patiently take out my suitcases one by one. And a man in his 70’s whom I would least have ________ to help came back up and offered to give me a hand! He carried the last one for me! I was so pleased and surprised, giving him a big ________. He smiled back and we both went our separate ways. He seemed pretty pleased with himself.

I then thought, “I should have hugged him.” Hope I will ________ him again.

1.

A．coats

B．toys

C．boxes

D．suitcases

2.

A．alone

B．early

C．light

D．straight

3.

A．and

B．because

C．but

D．if

4.

A．time

B．interest

C．food

D．room

5.

A．painfully

B．gratefully

C．proudly

D．angrily

6.

A．check

B．stay

C．argue

D．help

7.

A．generous

B．busy

C．honest

D．young

8.

A．keep

B．leave

C．fight

D．succeed

9.

A．thought

B．taste

C．memory

D．problem

10.

A．sure

B．glad

C．afraid

D．sorry

11.

A．kind

B．strong

C．relaxed

D．important

12.

A．take off

B．turn up

C．get off

D．break in

13.

A．ordered

B．encouraged

C．promised

D．expected

14.

A．smile

B．hug

C．opportunity

D．present

15.

A．visit

B．call

C．trust

D．meet

【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。
One afternoon, after I finished all my work, I went to tour an art museum. When I was looking forward to a quiet ____ of the masterpieces (名作) , a young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me talked ____ between themselves . I watched them a moment and ____ she was doing all the talking.
I admired his patience for ____ up with her talkativeness. Annoyed by their noise, I moved on.
I ____with them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant ____ of words, I moved away quickly. I was making a purchase at the counter of the gift shop when I ____ the couple approaching the exit. Before they left , the man took out a walking stick and then tapped (轻敲着) his ____ into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket .
“He’s a ____ man ,”the clerk at the counter said . “Most of us would
____if we were blind at such a young age . During his recovery , he made a vow (誓言) ____ his life wouldn’t change . ____ , as before , he and his wife come in ____ there’s a new art show .”
“But what does he get out of ____ ?”I asked . “He can’t see .”
“Can’t see ! You’re ____ . He sees a lot . More than you or I ,”The clerk said .“His wife ____ each painting so he can see in his head . ”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the ____of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ____ and the courage of a husband who would not ____ blindness to change his life. And I saw the love____ by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.1.

A．scene

B．view

C．sight

D．look

2.

A．continuously

B．loudly

C．exactly

D．obviously

3.

A．thought

B．considered

C．believed

D．decided

4.

A．coming

B．standing

C．putting

D．getting

5.

A．met

B．quarreled

C．kept

D．compared

6.

A．crowd

B．flood

C．line

D．fly

7.

A．realized

B．learned

C．watched

D．noticed

8.

A．way

B．road

C．direction

D．steps

9.

A．patient

B．unlucky

C．brave

D．reasonable

10.

A．give out

B．give away

C．give up

D．give back

11.

A．which

B．that

C．if

D．whether

12.

A．However

B．Even

C．But

D．Therefore

13.

A．whoever

B．wherever

C．whenever

D．whichever

14.

A．art

B．museum

C．disability

D．blindness

15.

A．right

B．careless

C．foolish

D．wrong

16.

A．paints

B．copies

C．views

D．describes

17.

A．kindness

B．patience

C．bravery

D．courage

18.

A．sight

B．doubt

C．hearing

D．delay

19.

A．hope

B．make

C．allow

D．agree

20.

A．expected

B．shared

C．accepted

D．received

【推荐2】When I entered high school, our teacher instructed us to do some volunteer work to enrich our school life and prepare us for university. ______ hearing this, I ______ to be a volunteer at Yeda Hospital, one of the busiest hospitals in our city. Fortunately, I was accepted! Joy ______ over me.

At around 7:30 am, we were ______ by the hospital staff, and I was chosen to be in charge of self-service ______ machines, which are designed for people to pay their hospital bills instantly.

Volunteering from 7:30 am until 8:30 am in the hospital made me very ______. However, many in the hospital had worried faces, and I seldom ______ a smile. I guessed they might have been ______ taking care of patients. I just concentrated on my ______ task, helping people to cope with the advanced technology.

As time went by, I felt exhausted and ______. Suddenly, I noticed a foreigner standing next to the ______. I offered help with a big smile, and unexpectedly, she thanked me. Initially, I couldn’t understand why my smile was such a big ______ to her until I learned that her husband had been in hospital for quite some time. She said that my smile lit up the hospital and ______ gave her a ray of hope. I didn’t know that a ______ smile could have such magical power.

That moment really touched me. Please don’t be ______ about showing your smile to others, even strangers. Your unintended smile can warm the world.

1.

A．Once

B．At

C．Upon

D．Beyond

2.

A．applied

B．appealed

C．advocated

D．signed

3.

A．concentrated

B．confused

C．controlled

D．flooded

4.

A．greeted

B．informed

C．permitted

D．inquired

5.

A．check

B．payment

C．treatment

D．test

6.

A．tired

B．happy

C．modest

D．typical

7.

A．inspired

B．forced

C．requested

D．spotted

8.

A．worn out

B．left out

C．picked out

D．brought out

9.

A．completed

B．assigned

C．attached

D．awarded

10.

A．confused

B．dismissed

C．bored

D．relaxed

11.

A．hospital

B．doctor

C．husband

D．machine

12.

A．anecdote

B．deal

C．fashion

D．issue

13.

A．eventually

B．ever

C．even

D．either

14.

A．simple

B．particular

C．mean

D．comic

15.

A．secure

B．sensitive

C．shy

D．particular