【推荐1】In 1957, Jane Goodall first met the famous anthropologist (人类学者) Dr Louis Leakey, who later played an important role in her life. With the_______of gaining insight into humans’ evolutionary (进化的) past, Dr. Leakey _________ a pioneering long-term field study on _________chimps. Even though Jane had no formal_______, her patience and determination to understand animals_______him to choose her for the study._______it was unusual for a

woman to work in the forest of Africa, going there_______the fulfillment (实现) of her childhood dream. In the summer of 1960 she_________ in Tanzania(坦桑尼亚) on Lake Tanganyika’s eastern shore. This marked the_______of the longest continuous field study of animals in their________habitat(栖息地). Five years__________, she earned a doctor’s degree at Cambridge University and then__________to Tanzania to found the Gombe Stream Research Center. And in 1977, to provide on-going__________for chimp research, Dr Goodall__________the Jane Goodall Institute.

Today, she__________most of her time traveling around the world, giving lectures on her__________at Gombe and speaking to school groups about Roots &Shoots, her environmental education and humanitarian program for the__________.

“Chimps have given me so________. The long hours spent with them in the__________have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my__________of human behavior, of our place in nature.”

1.

A．way

B．idea

C．knowledge

D．method

2.

A．suggested

B．achieved

C．argued

D．changed

3.

A．modest

B．special

C．rude

D．wild

4.

A．exercise

B．training

C．living

D．practice

5.

A．devoted

B．let

C．made

D．led

6.

A．If

B．Because

C．Although

D．Once

7.

A．meant

B．stopped

C．intended

D．inspired

8.

A．arrived

B．left

C．reached

D．went

9.

A．end

B．beginning

C．happening

D．achievement

10.

A．new

B．old

C．man-made

D．natural

11.

A．later

B．before

C．ago

D．behind

12.

A．connected

B．referred

C．returned

D．turned

13.

A．environment

B．evidence

C．time

D．support

14.

A．created

B．built

C．founded

D．set

15.

A．costs

B．spends

C．pays

D．devotes

16.

A．bravery

B．presence

C．experiences

D．appearance

17.

A．animals

B．youth

C．human

D．adults

18.

A．little

B．many

C．much

D．few

19.

A．field

B．university

C．institute

D．forest

20.

A．imagination

B．desire

C．understanding

D．protection

【推荐2】I started a company when I met with a major chance that was going to take our company to the next level. Then something _________ happened. I received an email from the investor that read, “We’re going to _______.”

I was crushed(崩溃). The next few days I thought about this _______ and realized just how _______ I truly was. I thought maybe it was time to count my _______ and get another “real job”. Luckily, I realized that having that thought meant I had a problem—my fear of _______ I was going to keep moving forward with my company I’d have to _______ this fear of being rejected again. So, I _______ Google to help solve my problem and I found a game. The _______ of the game is to help you get over your fear of rejection by ________ seeking out rejection. I loved it. I ________ I would try it to help me remove this fear.

What came next was something I could have ________ imagined. As my rejection journey continued, I began to feel more and more ________ when asking for things, realizing I could focus on the ________ factors.

In the process of my rejection journey, here is what I learned about rejection. Avoiding it doesn’t ________ mean you avoid failure. Most people believe avoiding rejection is a good thing, ________ that’s not true. When we ________ away from rejection, we reject ourselves and our ideas before the world ever has a ________ to reject them. This is the ________ form of rejection and we are overlooked by the world. Therefore, the greatest lesson I’ve learned from rejection is no matter what, don’t be ________ by the world.

1.

A．interesting

B．unexpected

C．strange

D．different

2.

A．invest

B．quit

C．fail

D．lose

3.

A．condition

B．cause

C．accident

D．defeat

4.

A．discouraged

B．thankful

C．fortunate

D．considerate

5.

A．losses

B．investment

C．money

D．days

6.

A．damage

B．destruction

C．rejection

D．failure

7.

A．oppose

B．hate

C．overcome

D．reduce

8.

A．turned to

B．appealed to

C．responded to

D．led to

9.

A．origin

B．outcome

C．rule

D．purpose

10.

A．consequently

B．intentionally

C．primitively

D．accidentally

11.

A．admitted

B．suggested

C．decided

D．explained

12.

A．never

B．ever

C．almost

D．nearly

13.

A．fearless

B．powerful

C．ashamed

D．embarrassed

14.

A．predictable

B．controllable

C．undesirable

D．considerable

15.

A．firmly

B．frequently

C．hopefully

D．necessarily

16.

A．and

B．or

C．however

D．but

17.

A．take

B．give

C．look

D．shy

18.

A．reason

B．chance

C．motivation

D．inspiration

19.

A．worst

B．best

C．common

D．rare

20.

A．conquered

B．ignored

C．judged

D．cheated

【推荐3】That was a happy evening for the little Down syndrome (唐氏症）girl —a teenager the size of a ten-year-old. She and her family were _______ themselves at McDonald's. She made her way to the restroom. Her younger, but _______, brother sat quietly. He noticed something, which_______, she had not noticed.

Four teenagers had taken an interest in the little girl the moment they_______her. They were openly laughing and pointing,

The brother _______ for his sister. He walked to the guys. They paled slightly and looked alarmed as this total stranger — a year or two their _______ --- placed his hands _______ on their table. They studied each other while he was clearly in their _______, and while they were most definitely out of their comfort zones, The brother_______ with one hand for one of them to move over. He __________to sit right down next to them. Somewhat in__________, and thrown completely off-guard, they made space for him. "I was watching you making fun of my sister, he quietly__________ them. All four stumbled （磕磕绊绊）over their words in their rush. "Who? That was your sister? We weren't making fun of her! We__________ we would never __________ anyone. We just felt sorry for her.", But he told them again, "I watched you." They __________, knowing they had been caught red-handed and maybe even realizing their __________ and cruelness. Maybe they even sense the love this guardian had for his sister. The brother turned to his__________and then he said __________"I feel sorry for people like YOU! ”

Then he walked away. When the sister went back to her seat, the four looked __________, making sure they looked absolutely anywhere __________that little girl.

1.

A．caring

B．cooking

C．enjoying

D．helping

2.

A．elder

B．braver

C．bigger

D．smaller

3.

A．thankfully

B．mercifully

C．considerately

D．unexpectedly

4.

A．robbed

B．spotted

C．blocked

D．caught

5.

A．made up

B．put up

C．took up

D．stood up

6.

A．colleague

B．class

C．group

D．junior

7.

A．cautiously

B．casually

C．gently

D．boldly

8.

A．range

B．possession

C．space

D．shelter

9.

A．remarked

B．signed

C．drew

D．fought

10.

A．intended

B．prayed

C．compromised

D．saluted

11.

A．joy

B．surprise

C．peace

D．prejudice

12.

A．informed

B．commanded

C．inquired

D．contradicted

13.

A．resist

B．complain

C．swear

D．insist

14.

A．look at

B．look up at

C．look down at

D．look down on

15.

A．wound him up

B．gave in

C．joined up

D．called on him

16.

A．curiosity

B．violence

C．carelessness

D．rudeness

17.

A．friends

B．relations

C．acquaintances

D．partners

18.

A．pitifully

B．strongly

C．calmly

D．honestly

19.

A．away

B．out

C．inside

D．beyond

20.

A．other than

B．better than

C．more than

D．less than

【推荐2】The past 10 months has been the most influential months of my life.

As a junior, I left my comfortable home in Illinois and ________going to the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona. There I attended a local poorly­equipped school and ________ for an adventure. I experienced so many________ when I arrived, fighting each day to ________ in a new social environment—overcoming racial differences, handling social ________...

During the summer vacation I ________to be a counselor (顾问) at an Easter Seals camp for people with ________ needs who require assistance because of disabilities and improve their ability to do things alone. It was the most tiring work I'd ever experienced but the most________. I knew that I'd helped improve over 850 campers'________.

As the new school year began, our department had a renovation (翻新). I offered to help clean up all the ________books. Instead of recycling hundreds of those books, I________the department that the books could serve a higher ________. This simple act resulted in an all－out book drive benefiting the schools in Arizona.

The 10­month experience in Arizona________me greatly. It made me become a person with patience, appreciation, determination, and ________enthusiasm. I trust that it is through enthusiasm, ideas and action that all changes can ________.

1.

A．required

B．risked

C．escaped

D．considered

2.

A．settled on

B．settled back

C．settled up

D．settled in

3.

A．pleasures

B．wonders

C．blows

D．burdens

4.

A．survive

B．succeed

C．recover

D．return

5.

A．cases

B．communications

C．conflicts

D．responsibilities

6.

A．promised

B．decided

C．afforded

D．learned

7.

A．basic

B．normal

C．special

D．natural

8.

A．interesting

B．rewarding

C．demanding

D．appealing

9.

A．patience

B．independence

C．intelligence

D．confidence

10.

A．unturned

B．valuable

C．useful

D．unwanted

11.

A．reminded

B．comforted

C．informed

D．convinced

12.

A．plan

B．target

C．purpose

D．standard

13.

A．transformed

B．defeated

C．tricked

D．impressed

14.

A．after all

B．above all

C．at large

D．at least

15.

A．help

B．spread

C．matter

D．occur

【推荐3】On my way back home I was stopped at a traffic light by some people who asked for help. A woman - in her ______ to give way to an ambulance - had driven her car ______ stony obstacles that separate the bike line from the street,   and had gotten her car ______ as a result. She couldn’t ______ the car in any direction without damaging it. A couple of people tried to ______ the car hack but the obstacles were too high. Seeing that they couldn’t do much about it, they left and the woman in the car tried to call the police for help.

While watching the other people leave the woman alone, I ______ how hopeless I would be if I were in her position. I wasn’t in a ______, so I told my family about the ______and that I would be late. And then I tried to ______the woman who seemed to feel ______ about causing trouble for others. But in fact it wasn’t too much trouble since there was enough ______ for others to pass by.

Finally the police came to ______ . She thanked the police and me and asked for my phone number so she could ______ my kindness, but I told her it was okay. She seemed to feel much better when we ______ . I believe that helping those who are in a difficult situation can make a big ______.

1.

A．decision

B．attempt

C．expectation

D．desire

2.

A．over

B．through

C．above

D．beyond

3.

A．repaired

B．damaged

C．speeded

D．stuck

4.

A．drive

B．move

C．ride

D．remove

5.

A．lift

B．fix

C．start

D．rise

6.

A．feared

B．considered

C．convinced

D．imagined

7.

A．panic

B．hurry

C．mood

D．trouble

8.

A．situation

B．application

C．investigation

D．condition

9.

A．criticize

B．inspire

C．blame

D．comfort

10.

A．dissatisfied

B．stressed

C．disappointed

D．annoyed

11.

A．height

B．size

C．space

D．time

12.

A．help out

B．turn up

C．pass by

D．look on

13.

A．admire

B．send

C．pay

D．return

14.

A．parted

B．left

C．chatted

D．met

15.

A．success

B．fortune

C．difference

D．deal