【推荐1】In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _________ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of rubbish because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _________ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _________ an object than to spend time and money to repair it._________ modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to products quickly and inexpensively.

Another cause is our love of disposable (一次性的) products. As _________ people, we are always looking for _________ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies _________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also _________ to the problem. We are _________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that __________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we __________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the __________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To __________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the environment, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.__________, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions __________ throwing them away. We also need to change our spending habits to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.

A．key

B．reason

C．project

D．problem

2.

A．face

B．become

C．observe

D．change

3.

A．hide

B．control

C．replace

D．withdraw

4.

A．Thanks to

B．As to

C．Except for

D．Regardless of

5.

A．sensitive

B．kind

C．brave

D．busy

6.

A．ways

B．places

C．jobs

D．friends

7.

A．donate

B．receive

C．produce

D．preserve

8.

A．adapts

B．returns

C．responds

D．contributes

9.

A．tired of

B．addicted to

C．worried about

D．ashamed for

10.

A．newer

B．stronger

C．higher

D．larger

11.

A．pick up

B．pay for

C．hold onto

D．throw away

12.

A．advantages

B．purposes

C．functions

D．consequences

13.

A．show

B．record

C．decrease

D．measure

14.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

15.

A．by

B．in favour of

C．after

D．instead of

【推荐3】If the law punished addiction, we would all be in prison because we are addicted to our phones.

We’re hopelessly ______ by them, helplessly devoted to them, Our hands and minds are ______: texting, tweeting, liking, emailing, sharing. We find ourselves ______ stimulated (刺激).

My iphone is the last thing I look at when I go to bed and the first thing I look at when I ______, When it’s not there I feel its ______ like an amputee (被截肢者) still feeling a(n)______ leg. It is my entry to culture and fun. I love it. You love yours.

But the comment on this enormous ______ in our behavior has been completely ______. The central claim is that technology makes us ______ what we already know about life, and it ______ us developing fully independent selves. And the quality of human relationships is said to have ______. Parents are distracted by work emails at the dinner table and in the playground; children cry for ______ until they finally get an iPad for Christmas. Gatherings of old friends can’t do a couple of hours ______ checking their Gmail every 10 minutes. Technology sucks the life out of us, and takes our souls in ______ for the convenience of not having to learn how to read maps properly.

I simply do not ______ the idea that we aren’t folly whole due to our phones, just because we can talk to our friends whenever we want, without any ______ for the limitations that space and ______ used to set on us. This helps us to get ______. It doesn’t set us apart.

____, we will film. We will photograph. We will edit. We will ______, like, love and envy. Finally, in our own strange way, we will control our heavily doctored lives.

1.

A．distracted

B．surprised

C．frightened

D．punished

2.

A．lost

B．occupied

C．vacant

D．awkward

3.

A．commonly

B．constantly

C．usually

D．ordinarily

4.

A．get home

B．have dinner

C．wake up

D．go out

5.

A．reference

B．confidence

C．appearance

D．absence

6.

A．healthy

B．remaining

C．artificial

D．missing

7.

A．shift

B．Interest

C．challenge

D．consequence

8.

A．changeable

B．negative

C．consistent

D．inspiring

9.

A．rebuild

B．review

C．forget

D．forgive

10.

A．prevents

B．keeps

C．suggests

D．finds

11.

A．benefited

B．balanced

C．improved

D．suffered

12.

A．happiness

B．discipline

C．attention

D．freedom

13.

A．after

B．without

C．by

D．upon

14.

A．request

B．exchange

C．preparation

D．search

15.

A．have

B．know

C．buy

D．refuse

16.

A．consideration

B．anxiety

C．demand

D．eagerness

17.

A．time

B．chance

C．energy

D．effort

18.

A．stronger

B．smarter

C．greater

D．closer

19.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Moreover

D．Meanwhile

20.

A．publish

B．share

C．ignore

D．delete

【推荐1】       All through high school, students dream of McDonald’ s for lunch instead of school lunches. ____ , they don’t have that opportunity here. They have to ____ what the school has provided for them. In my opinion, they deserve to have lunches outside of the school.
       By ____ teens to spend lunchtime outside, the school could save a lot of money, which could be used to ____ more school programs. As we know, school lunches are subsidized(补贴)by the government. That’s why food in school is sold ____     If students are able to go outside at noon, the school will spend less money on the ____ program. And the school can use the money saved for ____ things, such as sports equipment or new books.
       If students are able to have lunch outside of the school, they will get more ____ about how the real world works. If they stand in a cafeteria line every day, they won’t have the ____ to get involved in wider society. Students, ____ those who are about to graduate, need to know what to expect when they’re on their own. Eating outside makes it possible for them to ____ more of the outside world.
       It is ____ for the school to place more trust in teens. They should be trusted enough to eat out and ____ on time. School officials argue that they’re making sure children are ____ by keeping them in school since they’re worried that something ____ might happen to children. Of course, lunch rush can be ____ , especially if teens race outside and back to school at the expected time. But the students are now ____ enough to be responsible for their own behavior. All teens have been taught to ____ road rules when they are outside alone.
____ , the school should let students go outside for lunch. It gives students a sense of ____ and responsibility, and they deserve to be trusted.1.

A．Instead

B．Besides

C．However

D．Therefore

2.

A．eat

B．play

C．read

D．cook

3.

A．ordering

B．requiring

C．encouraging

D．allowing

4.

A．support

B．copy

C．find

D．write

5.

A．cheaply

B．easily

C．secretly

D．quickly

6.

A．health

B．lunch

C．education

D．exercise

7.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．different

D．unusual

8.

A．feelings

B．expectations

C．explanations

D．experiences

9.

A．wish

B．ability

C．need

D．chance

10.

A．obviously

B．naturally

C．especially

D．clearly

11.

A．accept

B．learn

C．enjoy

D．remember

12.

A．important

B．easy

C．useless

D．doubtful

13.

A．work

B．start

C．return

D．leave

14.

A．active

B．safe

C．happy

D．honest

15.

A．strange

B．necessary

C．impossible

D．unexpected

16.

A．dangerous

B．exciting

C．boring

D．puzzling

17.

A．tall

B．strong

C．old

D．smart

18.

A．make

B．change

C．break

D．follow

19.

A．After all

B．In short

C．In fact

D．As usual

20.

A．humor

B．freedom

C．direction

D．Achievement

【推荐2】We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our ____ have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us ____ everything to their kindness and love.
When we ____ them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or ____ them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of ____ our own love and gratitude to them. ____, elders have also been through all the years you are ____ and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is ____ that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always ____ with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human ____ However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their ____
With changing times and ____ influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should ____ express their views and if there are arguments, they should not ____ their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately ____ their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are ____ to give up their places to older people. This is not a ____ of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear ____, or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a ____ disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become ____ that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.1.

A．youngsters

B．parents

C．elders

D．juniors

2.

A．owe

B．devote

C．pay

D．contribute

3.

A．point

B．explain

C．exhibit

D．show

4.

A．receiving

B．greeting

C．declaring

D．showing

5.

A．describing

B．expressing

C．sending

D．suggesting

6.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Though

7.

A．experiencing with

B．suffering from

C．going through

D．worrying out

8.

A．maybe

B．possible

C．likely

D．probably

9.

A．quarreled

B．disagreed

C．lived

D．dealt

10.

A．public

B．organization

C．community

D．society

11.

A．information

B．reality

C．emotion

D．experience

12.

A．special

B．cultural

C．environmental

D．position

13.

A．silently

B．slightly

C．quietly

D．coldly

14.

A．raise

B．rise

C．support

D．force

15.

A．give up

B．get rid of

C．give away

D．send out

16.

A．forced

B．expected

C．needed

D．reminded

17.

A．question

B．doubt

C．wonder

D．challenge

18.

A．suffering

B．upset

C．discomfort

D．trouble

19.

A．serious

B．light

C．slight

D．heavy

20.

A．sensible

B．alive

C．knowing

D．aware

【推荐3】A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.

He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he doesn’t understand how to make the _______ of his mental faculties（才能）. Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning something new because of their _______.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real _______ because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for success and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is _______ likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his competence.

Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had an experience like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor start in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not _______ too much of him. In this way, they also _______ the idea. He accepted their mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to _______ and was very poor at maths, just as they expected.

One day he worked at a problem which _______ of the other students had been able to solve. Alder _______ in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now worked with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at __________. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability.

1.

A．biggest

B．most

C．highest

D．deepest

2.

A．ability

B．age

C．brain

D．knowledge

3.

A．decision

B．success

C．effort

D．trouble

4.

A．truly

B．really

C．however

D．therefore

5.

A．blame

B．expect

C．get

D．win

6.

A．developed

B．organized

C．discovered

D．found

7.

A．manage

B．succeed

C．try

D．act

8.

A．none

B．nothing

C．everybody

D．nobody

9.

A．gave

B．succeeded

C．failed

D．believed

10.

A．lessons

B．medicine

C．subjects

D．maths