【推荐1】Teenagers can be a lot more thoughtful than we imagine.

Three students (Greyson Thurman, Banner Tidwell, and Marti Yousko) from Callisburg High School in Texas saw something in the halls of their school that made them feel _______ . James, a cleaner at the school, is 80 years old and has recently been forced to return to work because his rent went up $400 a month, which was more than he could _______ .

When the students learnt James’ _______ , they decided to do something. “It’s so _______ seeing an 80-year-old man having to do things an 80-year-old shouldn’t do,” said Banner.

Greyson made a short _______ of James working in the school hallways and _______ it on a social networking website with a call to action “Let’s help James Out!” They _______ started a GoFundMe with the title “Getting James out of this school.”

They hoped to raise $10, 000. That was their previous _______ . But things didn’t go as _______ ! The video became popular with almost 40, 000 views, and the entire school community ________ to help James. They raised the $10, 000 in the first 12 hours online, and it ________ rising with each passing day. Now they’ve raised well over $250, 000 to help James!

“When we told him, he didn’t believe it was ________ at first,” said Marti. James is very ________ to the students for noticing his ________ and lending a hand. School headmaster Jason Hooper is ________ proud of his kind students.

1.

A．unafraid

B．unhurt

C．unlucky

D．uncomfortable

2.

A．afford

B．understand

C．miss

D．choose

3.

A．idea

B．story

C．lesson

D．dream

4.

A．sad

B．helpful

C．easy

D．impossible

5.

A．description

B．note

C．video

D．experiment

6.

A．found

B．posted

C．answered

D．read

7.

A．just

B．still

C．also

D．instead

8.

A．goal

B．belief

C．behavior

D．example

9.

A．compared

B．planned

C．explained

D．reflected

10.

A．saved

B．survived

C．stopped

D．gathered

11.

A．allowed

B．kept

C．avoided

D．required

12.

A．new

B．extra

C．true

D．simple

13.

A．important

B．familiar

C．similar

D．grateful

14.

A．needs

B．efforts

C．hobbies

D．advantages

15.

A．slightly

B．finally

C．hardly

D．really

【推荐2】Thomas Crum, living in a toy school, was a boy made from plasticine (橡皮泥). He _________ showed respect for others. Thomas always went round the classroom _________ his drum, and the fact that he was annoying others didn’t _______ him in the least.

His classmates had had enough of this. Coco Wiseman, a very clever boy made of lego (乐高积木), ______ some special earplugs (耳塞)to block out the annoying sounds. Upon seeing that, Thomas immediately got very _______ with Coco Wiseman. They had a fight, by chance, the inventor ______ falling from the table to the floor into pieces.

Though it was a(n) ________, everyone was unhappy with Thomas. ________ wanted anything more to do with him. But a few days later, a cuckoo clock was put in the _______, just next to the shelf Thomas slept on. The cuckoo clock was ________ making noise “tick-tock” and every hour the cuckoo came out to do its “cuckoo cuckoo!”

Thomas couldn’t get any rest at all. ________, the others, with their special earplugs, were fine.

Thomas started to _________ just how much he had annoyed everyone with his drum, and how __________ it had been to fight with Coco Wiseman. __________ to become the best-behaved (表现最好的), most respectful boy, he spent days and nights ________ Coco Wiseman in secret.

Everyone got a big ______ when Coco Wiseman finally came back to life, and they __________ Thomas for bringing their friend back. Thomas, _______, asked them to pardon him for his lack of ________ for others. Soon Coco Wiseman also made a pair of earplugs for him, so Thomas could also get enough _______ now and learn to show respect for others.

1.

A．once

B．often

C．ever

D．seldom

2.

A．showing

B．beating

C．making

D．selling

3.

A．influence

B．touch

C．relax

D．frighten

4.

A．introduced

B．bought

C．borrowed

D．invented

5.

A．angry

B．pleased

C．strict

D．satisfied

6.

A．found out

B．gave up

C．ended up

D．turned out

7.

A．mistake

B．accident

C．excuse

D．chance

8.

A．Nobody

B．Everybody

C．Somebody

D．Anybody

9.

A．fight

B．game

C．classroom

D．school

10.

A．slowly

B．actually

C．gradually

D．repeatedly

11.

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Luckily

D．Finally

12.

A．notice

B．expect

C．remember

D．realize

13.

A．strange

B．stupid

C．interesting

D．pleasant

14.

A．Supposed

B．Excited

C．Determined

D．Encouraged

15.

A．repairing

B．questioning

C．dreaming

D．watching

16.

A．surprise

B．help

C．success

D．choice

17.

A．blamed

B．caught

C．thanked

D．paid

18.

A．in return

B．in time

C．in particular

D．in fact

19.

A．need

B．hope

C．change

D．care

20.

A．food

B．sleep

C．space

D．time

【推荐1】Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. As it was getting late we _________looking for a hotel only to find out that it was _________ time in that part of the country, and all the hotels were _________.

Finally, we stopped at a gas station to fill the car up with gas. My husband asked for a(n) _________ book and told the woman at the counter that we were trying to find a hotel. She told us it would be _________. He tried for 15 minutes. When he was _________, the woman, Linda, said she and her family lived nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.

My husband was _________ at her offer of generosity. She called her son to _________us, since she had to work at the gas station till midnight.

When we reached their home, her husband _________ us. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we __________ his wife. She came back past 12 am. We asked if we could slip away in the morning so as not to __________ them. They said we were now __________ and we would have to have breakfast with them.

Next morning, we ate breakfast, and when we were leaving, my husband asked if he could offer some __________. They would not hear of it and __________ we were their guests. We kept in touch with them for many years, and invited them to our home, too. Over the years, we have lost touch with them, but have __________ forgotten their kindness.

1.

A．appreciated

B．risked

C．started

D．imagined

2.

A．holiday

B．harvest

C．work

D．arrival

3.

A．affected

B．recommended

C．decorated

D．booked

4.

A．application

B．picture

C．text

D．phone

5.

A．believable

B．significant

C．impossible

D．normal

6.

A．grateful

B．pleased

C．embarrassed

D．unsuccessful

7.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．disappointed

D．puzzled

8.

A．direct

B．treat

C．congratulate

D．teach

9.

A．recognized

B．welcomed

C．refused

D．questioned

10.

A．complained to

B．turned back

C．waited for

D．cared about

11.

A．comfort

B．disturb

C．respect

D．hurt

12.

A．strangers

B．tourists

C．guests

D．passengers

13.

A．responsibility

B．payment

C．kindness

D．praise

14.

A．insisted

B．realized

C．predicted

D．minded

15.

A．ever

B．still

C．even

D．never

【推荐2】It was the history class at County College of Morris. Here the teacher and students were ______ the exploration of the New World, and Philip Garber Jr. raised his hand, hoping to ask why China’s 15th-century explorers, who traveled as far as Africa, did not reach North America.

He kept his hand up for much of the 75-minute session, but the professor ______ him. She had already told him not to   ______ in class.

Philip, an intelligent and confident 16-year-old boy who is taking two college classes this semester, has a lot to say but also a serious stutter (口吃) that makes talking ______, and talking quickly impossible. After the first couple of classes, in which he participated ______, the professor, Elizabeth Snyder, sent him an e-mail requiring that he ask questions before or after class. Later, she told him, “Your speaking is ______. ”

For Philip, who has spent most of his life being homeschooled or attending a small school, the teacher’s attitude was a   ______. “I’ve never experienced any kind of ______,” he said, “so for it to happen in a college classroom was quite shocking.”

Talking with Philip requires a degree of ______ — all the more so because he is remarkably ______, and tends to speak in complete paragraphs. As an eager amateur photographer, he hopes to make a career of it, but worries that “even if nobody ______ the photographer to say much, you do have to talk”.

For now, he is taking ______ in history and English composition at the college, homeschooling in other subjects and traveling to Manhattan once a week to ______ acting and playwriting.

“I’ve been very lucky to never have been ______, bullied or anything,, but some people who stutter completely stop speaking because of that kind of ______,” Philip said. “People don’t think of it a disability. They just need to learn.”

1.

A．adapting

B．conducting

C．leading

D．discussing

2.

A．ignored

B．congratulated

C．forbade

D．annoyed

3.

A．sleep

B．speak

C．play

D．laugh

4.

A．unsuitable

B．beneficial

C．difficult

D．painful

5.

A．actively

B．curiously

C．gratefully

D．passively

6.

A．negative

B．clumsy

C．meaningless

D．troublesome

7.

A．surprise

B．comfort

C．wonder

D．relief

8.

A．desperation

B．praise

C．prejudice

D．admiration

9.

A．courage

B．patience

C．wisdom

D．encouragement

10.

A．honest

B．outgoing

C．cautious

D．determined

11.

A．expects

B．permits

C．reminds

D．inspires

12.

A．chances

B．notes

C．courses

D．awards

13.

A．give in

B．work on

C．refer to

D．think of

14.

A．teased

B．cheated

C．challenged

D．rejected

15.

A．hate

B．cruelty

C．crime

D．abuse

【推荐3】Dr Max is a thoughtful and devoted expert. I couldn’t agree more with Dr Max’s _______ that the empathy (移情) shown by a doctor is key in a patient’s evaluation of the _______ received.

While having a colonoscopy (结肠镜检查) without sedation (镇静剂) I was working hard to keep myself _______ by using techniques learned to _______ panic attacks. As the camera _______ the twists and turns of my bowel, the specialist _______ I was quietly humming a tune to myself. He asked what the _______ was and I replied, “Puff the Magic Dragon”, however, I _______ that I only knew two _______ of the song.

The specialist then started ________ along with my humming and agreed that he also only knew two lines. He asked the student observing to google the lyrics. When the student ________ he explained that anything they can do to help a patient through a difficult ________ was worth doing. ________with the words we then sang along for the rest of the procedure!

Not only do I remember this years later, but when ________ by the student afterwards my advice was to learn from the specialist’s bedside manner as it was so ________.

1.

A．devotion

B．warning

C．belief

D．mission

2.

A．treatment

B．operation

C．condition

D．recovery

3.

A．quiet

B．alarmed

C．sensible

D．calm

4.

A．generate

B．maintain

C．rid

D．control

5.

A．witnessed

B．measured

C．explored

D．outlined

6.

A．concluded

B．noticed

C．justified

D．evaluated

7.

A．matter

B．tune

C．singer

D．poet

8.

A．explained

B．whispered

C．implied

D．revealed

9.

A．editions

B．composers

C．lines

D．titles

10.

A．surfing

B．dancing

C．working

D．whistling

11.

A．hesitated

B．resisted

C．complained

D．replied

12.

A．infection

B．procedure

C．operation

D．event

13.

A．Linked

B．Confronted

C．Armed

D．Flooded

14.

A．interviewed

B．followed

C．accompanied

D．remarked

15.

A．demanding

B．lacking

C．meaningful

D．important

【推荐1】As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to ____ a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of ____, the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a ____ cup of coffee. The taste is still so ____ in my memories.
A ____ thought hit me, "I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?"
I pinched（掐）myself, ouch... that hurt, which meant I was not ____ I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, ____ my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES.
I was relaxed ____ somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a ____ that my mom prepared it for me. The whole ____ reminded me of mom and I ____ her at that moment.
On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my ____ meal. I could not ____ any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer ____ the food mom cooked.
This very thought ____ tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call.
The first thing she asked was, "Is everything all right?" I was ____ And I thought, "How the time has ____"
When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she ____ asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in ____
Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is ____ who have changed.1.

A．drink

B．find

C．prepare

D．cook

2.

A．home

B．comfort

C．warmth

D．kitchen

3.

A．smelling

B．cooking

C．steaming

D．pouring

4.

A．deep

B．heavy

C．fresh

D．recent

5.

A．funny

B．possible

C．realistic

D．sudden

6.

A．thinking

B．dreaming

C．working

D．reacting

7.

A．in place of

B．in favor of

C．in search of

D．in case of

8.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

9.

A．sense

B．relief

C．sorrow

D．belief

10.

A．scene

B．loss

C．care

D．matter

11.

A．hated

B．expected

C．missed

D．questioned

12.

A．last

B．every

C．tasty

D．complete

13.

A．check

B．count

C．remember

D．cover

14.

A．pack

B．finish

C．imagine

D．enjoy

15.

A．brought

B．caused

C．pushed

D．raised

16.

A．careless

B．speechless

C．rootless

D．homeless

17.

A．influenced

B．passed

C．flied

D．changed

18.

A．never

B．still

C．often

D．almost

19.

A．peace

B．surprise

C．trouble

D．progress

20.

A．my roommate

B．she

C．the situation

D．I

【推荐2】It was 5:45 a. m. in March, and physician Michael Shannon was driving along the Coast Highway to meet a friend. As he ______ toward Dana Point Harbor, a blanket of white suddenly ______ his sight. A truck had pulled onto the road in front of him. The physician had no time to ______.

“I remember the sound of breaking glass, and then everything ______. I was sitting still.” he says. Shannon remained conscious during the crash. He sensed something burning. But he was ______ beneath the twisted dashboard (仪表盘).

Help arrived almost immediately; a team from the Orange County Fire Department was on the scene in less than two ______ Paramedic (护理人员) Chiis Trokey could see how ______ it was. The whole front end of the SUV was crashed under the body of the truck. He could see a small red flame, but he knew it could ______ within minutes. The man inside the vehicle appeared unusually ______ “He wasn’t yelling,” says Trokey. “He was saying, ‘Get me out of here.’”

The firemen ______ the engine fire at once and the Chevy Suburban was finally opened. As he sat with him in the back of the ambulance, the crash victim’s name-Michael Shannon ______ his attention.

The paramedic ______, could this be the same -man who had saved his own life 30 years ago? The ______ who slept by Trokey’s side in the hospital until he was well enough to go home? As Trokey sat with Shannon, the feeling of ______ grew stronger.

In June 1986, Chris Trokey entered the world ten weeks early and only had a 50-50 chance of ______. It was doctor Shannon who had given the baby a second life. Chris continued to be Shannon’s patient until he was in his teens.

Now, 30 years later, Chris Trokey stayed by Shannon’s side. “Do you remember me at all? You stayed with me when I was really little,” asked Trokey, Shannon recognized Chris at once ______ Chris looked nothing like the ______ baby he had once been.

What a(n)______! I Each of them says this feeling—of having someone enter your life at a ______ time and watch over you until you are well, of giving a gift without ______ and then getting it back when you need it most-has given him faith in a higher power.

1.

A．headed

B．walked

C．ran

D．wandered

2.

A．lost

B．interrupted

C．skipped

D．discovered

3.

A．reply

B．remind

C．reflect

D．react

4.

A．left

B．moved

C．returned

D．stopped

5.

A．pinned

B．found

C．hidden

D．packed

6.

A．seconds

B．minutes

C．hours

D．days

7.

A．urgent

B．apparent

C．practical

D．delicate

8.

A．disappear

B．split

C．start

D．explode

9.

A．worried

B．nervous

C．calm

D．angry

10.

A．gave out

B．put out

C．sent out

D．brought out

11.

A．focused

B．paid

C．escaped

D．caught

12.

A．realized

B．believed

C．wondered

D．noticed

13.

A．parent

B．nurse

C．doctor

D．driver

14.

A．recognition

B．satisfaction

C．inspiration

D．occupation

15.

A．assistance

B．survival

C．success

D．ambition

16.

A．although

B．when

C．because

D．unless

17.

A．strong

B．sacred

C．fragile

D．noble

18.

A．disaster

B．accident

C．virtue

D．coincidence

19.

A．perfect

B．critical

C．spare

D．given

20.

A．decorations

B．techniques

C．expectations

D．comments

【推荐3】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。

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs (突破). He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him ____ he thought he was able to be so much more _____ than the average person.

He responded that it all came from a(n) _______ with his mother that happened when he was about two. He had been trying to ____ milk from the fridge when he ____ the slippery (光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in, _____ shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful _____ you have made! I have _____ seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been _____. Would you like to get down and ______ in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”

His mother said, “You know, what we have here is a ______ experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two ______ hands. Let’s fill the bottle with water and see if you can ______ it.” The little boy learned that if he ______ the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful ______!

This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be ______ to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just ______ for learning something new, which is, ______, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t ______”, we usually learn something ______ from it.

1.

A．why

B．what

C．when

D．how

2.

A．active

B．absent

C．creative

D．honest

3.

A．idea

B．experience

C．accident

D．defeat

4.

A．carry

B．replace

C．remove

D．protect

5.

A．fell

B．lost

C．escaped

D．dropped

6.

A．in honor of

B．instead of

C．in spite of

D．in place of

7.

A．picture

B．mass

C．map

D．mess

8.

A．rarely

B．happily

C．frequently

D．angrily

9.

A．got

B．suffered

C．done

D．received

10.

A．jump

B．play

C．enjoy

D．handle

11.

A．failed

B．successful

C．fantastic

D．painful

12.

A．strong

B．tiny

C．thin

D．expert

13.

A．get

B．put

C．try

D．make

14.

A．controlled

B．analyzed

C．broke

D．held

15.

A．cure

B．teaching

C．lesson

D．instruction

16.

A．concerned

B．nervous

C．athletic

D．afraid

17.

A．situations

B．chances

C．times

D．turns

18.

A．after all

B．above all

C．first of all

D．in all

19.

A．do

B．finish

C．go

D．work

20.

A．lovable

B．severe

C．valuable

D．interesting