【推荐1】We had a tornado touch down near the school, and as expected, we went into our emergency tornado procedures. It was a day we never wanted to happen, but ______ prepared for throughout the school year. I wasn’t even in the ______ when it happened. I had taken a student with me to the workroom to help ______ items for a project. When the alarm started ______ I immediately grabbed my student’s hand and ______ as fast as I could back to the classroom.

Never did I imagine needing to put our tornado ______ to use. I never imagined actually needing to ______ my students up against the wall, have them crouch(蹲) down with their knees and heads ______ the ground, hands on the backs of their heads. Their hearts were ______ so fast they couldn’t catch their breath, and the ______ filled their eyes looking up at me as they ask if their family and ______ were going to be okay.

I was so proud and surprised at how my students ______ themselves then. In the midst of the very ______ and dangerous situation, my students faced it with the attitudes and mindset of children much ______ than them. Never in my life have I seen my students ______ directions so quickly, precisely, and without hesitation. ______ some tears were shed(掉落), and some hearts were beating fast, my students were brave. They had such a firm ______ in my assistant and myself that they were able to be 100% ______. They were brave beyond their years and today I am very ______ for that.

Right now, I ______ the day and am thankful for our safety, courage, and bravery.

1.

A．hardly

B．continually

C．safely

D．suddenly

2.

A．classroom

B．school

C．workroom

D．laboratory

3.

A．buy

B．deliver

C．gather

D．swap

4.

A．coming about

B．blowing away

C．sending up

D．going off

5.

A．called

B．ran

C．drove

D．stepped

6.

A．drills

B．features

C．events

D．details

7.

A．get

B．put

C．line

D．set

8.

A．kicking

B．hitting

C．scratching

D．touching

9.

A．beating

B．jumping

C．trembling

D．striking

10.

A．courage

B．fear

C．hope

D．disaster

11.

A．brothers

B．classmates

C．sisters

D．friends

12.

A．impressed

B．handled

C．considered

D．injured

13.

A．vivid

B．unique

C．scary

D．practical

14.

A．older

B．smarter

C．healthier

D．luckier

15.

A．announce

B．describe

C．recite

D．follow

16.

A．Since

B．Unless

C．Although

D．Because

17.

A．goal

B．emotion

C．trust

D．conclusion

18.

A．clear

B．calm

C．cautious

D．honest

19.

A．enthusiastic

B．sensitive

C．confident

D．grateful

20.

A．look back on

B．make up for

C．look forward to

D．take advantage of

【推荐2】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。
A terrifying example of the sea’s power saw 125,000 people die in 12 different countries. The destruction (破坏) was caused when a very big ____ sent tsunamis smashing into Indian Ocean coastlines.
Communities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Malaysia and East Africa have been ____ by the huge waves. Whole towns were simply swept aside by the power of the water. Cars, trains and buildings could not ____ , let alone the people who stood ____
The earthquake ____9.0 on the Richter scale (里氏震级) and occurred____ the coast of Indonesia. It was ____ as the fifth strongest since 1900. Scientists said the quake was as ____ as a million of the atomic bombs that were ____ onto Japan during World War Ⅱ. It may be the worst natural disaster in recent history ____ it is affecting so many heavily populated coastal areas.
Because such waves ____ happen in the Indian Ocean, there is no system in place to ____ coastal communities they are about to be hit.
Tsunami is Japanese for “harbor wave”. They are usually caused by a sudden ____or fall of part of the Earth’s crust (地壳) under the ocean. Tsunamis often happen in oceans and they are most____ in the Pacific.
Tsunamis can be very long—as much as 100 kilometers—and be as far as one hour apart. They are able to ____ entire oceans without losing much energy. One of the most striking ____ about tsunamis is that an earthquake on one side of the Pacific Ocean can cause giant waves and destruction on the other side. When the ocean is deep, tsunamis can travel unnoticed ____ speeds of up to 800 kilometers per hour.
The wave may only be a few meters high in the ocean. ____ when it is near the shore and reaches shallow (浅) water, the wave ____ very quickly in height. Witnesses (目击者) in some areas of Indonesia reported seeing up to 10-metre high waves crash into the shore.
Tsunamis travel ____ in all directions from the center of an earthquake and attack coastlines. They can easily suck people out to sea, cause flooding and destroy property.1.

A．storm

B．hurricane

C．wave

D．earthquake

2.

A．threatened

B．shaken

C．destroyed

D．transformed

3.

A．remain

B．survive

C．exist

D．achieve

4.

A．in the way

B．in a way

C．on the way

D．by the way

5.

A．equaled

B．ranged

C．measured

D．evaluated

6.

A．on

B．in

C．off

D．at

7.

A．adopted

B．noticed

C．marked

D．recorded

8.

A．powerful

B．big

C．huge

D．great

9.

A．found

B．consumed

C．aimed

D．dropped

10.

A．if

B．though

C．when

D．as

11.

A．never

B．frequently

C．rarely

D．ever

12.

A．convince

B．warn

C．protect

D．remind

13.

A．exchange

B．rise

C．increase

D．growth

14.

A．usual

B．common

C．ordinary

D．general

15.

A．spread

B．extend

C．cross

D．reach

16.

A．facts

B．data

C．stories

D．accidents

17.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．for

18.

A．And

B．But

C．Therefore

D．Or

19.

A．goes down

B．comes about

C．runs out

D．builds up

20.

A．outward

B．forward

C．upward

D．downward

【推荐1】Do you have continuous feelings of hopelessness or emptiness? _______ of interest or pleasure in normal activities? Insomnia (失眠) or oversleeping?

If you or people around you are experiencing these challenges, don’t _______to seek help as these are _______symptoms of depression.

Wang Yang, a freelancer (自由职业者), has _______her little cousin undergo these emotional and behavioral changes. Her cousin, only 13, was later diagnosed with depression. Before that, her cousin was very outgoing and _______about sports. The family wonders what could have _______such a dramatic change.

There are many reasons that a teenager might become depressed, such as poor school _______, intense competition with peers or _______family life. In Zhou Yongsheng’s view, a psychological therapist (治疗专家), parents’ overcontrol and excessive criticism over their children could cause a heavy mental damage and lead to low self-esteem (自尊) and a lack of _______. In the long term, this may set off a bigger problem: depression. He also points out that academic stress is another worsening factor, __________for Senior 3 students who are busy preparing for the gaokao.

To improve the prevention and __________ of depression, the National Health Commission __________a plan on Sept 11. It asks high schools and colleges to include screening (筛查) for depression in their students’ physical checkups and evaluate their psychological health.

__________ the government’s efforts, families and teenagers need to be active. If parents are concerned about their child’s depression, Zhou __________seeing a doctor or therapist and possibly taking medication.

Fortunately, things got __________for Wang’s cousin after he was convinced to receive medical treatment. “He talks with us and sleeps well now,” she said. “I hope he will get rid of depression one day.”

1.

A．Discovery

B．Combination

C．Loss

D．Complaint

2.

A．remember

B．hesitate

C．fail

D．intend

3.

A．official

B．ordinary

C．typical

D．sensitive

4.

A．witnessed

B．created

C．solved

D．understood

5.

A．anxious

B．careful

C．nervous

D．enthusiastic

6.

A．led to

B．added to

C．turned to

D．adjusted to

7.

A．experiment

B．performance

C．composition

D．progress

8.

A．positive

B．healthy

C．negative

D．wealthy

9.

A．resource

B．disappointment

C．happiness

D．confidence

10.

A．extremely

B．especially

C．merely

D．nearly

11.

A．treatment

B．development

C．operation

D．pain

12.

A．published

B．ordered

C．announced

D．cancelled

13.

A．Regardless of

B．As far as

C．On behalf of

D．Aside from

14.

A．continues

B．recommends

C．permits

D．learns

15.

A．worse

B．harder

C．easier

D．better

【推荐2】The term home schooling means educating children at home or in places other than a normal setting such as a public or private school. These days, homeschooling in America is ________.

Teaching methods at homeschooling ________. Some parents follow a strict timetable and ________ a traditional school environment. Other parents follow an extreme form of homeschooling in which they do not give grades or tests and allow their children to study wherever they want. More parents, however, follow the middle ________ to provide a balance between freedom and discipline.

Why do parents choose homeschooling? Some believe that children in public schools experience too much “peer pressure”, or social pressure from friends. They say it may have a ________ effect on the child’s studies. Other parents are dissatisfied with the quality of education in the public school. About half the parents who teach at home are ________ motivated and use lessons by mail or Internet from church schools. Whatever the ________ may be, it is evident that more and more children are being taken out of normal schools every year. ________, many questions have emerged, encouraging the debate over home schooling against public schooling.

What then is the future of education? Although children often learn well at home, weak regulations in most states mean that officials rarely challenge or ________ parents who say they are home-schooling. As the ________ continues, so do the questions about what home schoolers are studying at home. How can parents ensure that their children are prepared academically for college? How are home schoolers ________ to make sure they are getting the same educational standards that school students must have? Recent studies in the United States have shown that homeschooled children tend to be slightly better in subjects like English and art, but they are obviously less ________ math and science. Finally, there are questions regarding the children’s emotional development. Are they too ________ their fellow students? Are they ________ the opportunity to get the social benefits of being in a large classroom of students? As with any debatable issue, the answers to these questions are never ________.

1.

A．disappearing

B．reducing

C．contributing

D．rising

2.

A．vary

B．last

C．exist

D．work

3.

A．imitate

B．alter

C．promote

D．neglect

4.

A．instructions

B．path

C．technique

D．standard

5.

A．positive

B．practical

C．negative

D．remarkable

6.

A．economically

B．religiously

C．psychologically

D．physically

7.

A．effects

B．suggestions

C．reasons

D．pressures

8.

A．As a result

B．On the whole

C．By the way

D．In addition

9.

A．encourage

B．interrupt

C．contact

D．monitor

10.

A．appreciation

B．opposition

C．expectation

D．debate

11.

A．assessed

B．chosen

C．compared

D．classified

12.

A．satisfied with

B．involved in

C．skilled at

D．ashamed of

13.

A．worried about

B．isolated from

C．connected with

D．ignorant of

14.

A．creating

B．grasping

C．awaiting

D．losing

15.

A．acceptable

B．informative

C．one-sided

D．practical

【推荐3】Contact between adolescents (between the ages of 15 and 19) and their peers (同龄人) is a universal characteristic of all cultures. However, the nature and the degree of such contact ________ a great deal. In American contemporary society, adolescents spend much more time with their peers than with ________ or adults.

This pattern of age segregation (隔离) in American society did not become usual until the beginning of the industrialized society. Changes in the ________separated children from adults, with adults working and children attending school. The dramatic increase of mothers in the workplace has ________ contributed to (促成) the reduction in the amount of time adolescents spend with adults. School reform efforts during the nineteenth century, which ________ age-segregated schools and grades, have reduced the amount of time adolescents spend with younger children. Finally, the changes in population are considered a(n)________that may have contributed to the emergence of adolescent peer culture. From 1955 to 1975, the adolescent ________ increased dramatically, from 11 percent to 20.9 percent. This increase in the number of adolescents might be a contributing factor to the ________ in adolescent peer culture in terms of growth in size as well as in terms of its impact on society’s other cultures.

Research ________ the view that adolescent s spend a great deal of time with their peers. Reed Larson and his colleagues examined adolescents’ daily ________ and found that they spend more time talking to their friends than engaging in any other activity. In a typical week, ________, high school students will spend twice as much time with their peers as with adults. This gradual withdrawal (退出) from adults begins in ________ adolescence. In sixth grade, adults (excluding parents) account for only 25 percent of adolescent social ________ . Another important characteristic of adolescent peer________ is its increasingly autonomous (自治的) function. While childhood peer groups are conducted under the close supervision (监管) of parents, adolescent peer groups typically make an effort to ________ adult supervision and usually succeed in doing so.

1.

A．reveal

B．vary

C．imply

D．prove

2.

A．younger children

B．professional teachers

C．close relatives

D．responsible researchers

3.

A．interest

B．attitude

C．workplace

D．age

4.

A．slightly

B．seldom

C．regularly

D．further

5.

A．resulted in

B．objected to

C．held back

D．checked out

6.

A．solution

B．factor

C．concern

D．argument

7.

A．spending

B．volunteers

C．partners

D．population

8.

A．increase

B．share

C．disappearance

D．selection

9.

A．opposes

B．doubts

C．supports

D．changes

10.

A．diets

B．activities

C．expenses

D．necessities

11.

A．in addition

B．as a result

C．in particular

D．for example

12.

A．late

B．typical

C．early

D．common

13.

A．pressure

B．networks

C．skills

D．background

14.

A．culture

B．pressure

C．respect

D．education

15.

A．develop

B．control

C．escape

D．apply