【推荐1】So far, many dolphins worldwide have been captured and kept in small pools, performing for people, especially kids. These dolphins are fed on fish instead of having to _______them. Gradually, they start spending most of their time near the pool waiting for food rather than underwater. They get out of shape and can no longer _______for long distances, which affects their_______ greatly, and results in _______ consequences (后果).

Thus comes the question. “Should captive (被关起来的) dolphins be _______?” Jeff Foster, a dolphin expert, decided to help two captive dolphins, Tom and Misha, to reach their top physical_______. Every day, he trained the two dolphins to get used to their wild homes again. Twenty months later, Tom and Misha began to act like _______ dolphins and they were set free back into the sea.

_______Tom and Misha lived in captivity for 4 to 5 years, they were able to adapt to the wild. It was _______ what Foster had hoped for. His dreams for the dolphins had finally come true and he knew that the dolphins would ________ in the wild.

This program was successful, but there have been other failures. For example, another dolphin, Keiko, returned into the ocean in 2002, but________ a year later because of all the misery (痛苦) he ________ in the past. The sudden ________change did not suit him well.

If people want to avoid these accidents, we must go to great lengths and put ________to ensure it doesn’t happen ever again. In fact, with virtual reality technology picking up, there can still be great ways to ________ kids with sea animals without having to capture them.

1.

A．pick up

B．throw away

C．look after

D．hunt for

2.

A．see

B．hear

C．jump

D．dive

3.

A．taste

B．shelter

C．lifestyle

D．popularity

4.

A．unexpected

B．possible

C．terrible

D．indirect

5.

A．released

B．disturbed

C．protected

D．fed

6.

A．exercise

B．pain

C．appearance

D．condition

7.

A．wild

B．clever

C．helpless

D．harmless

8.

A．Because

B．Unless

C．Although

D．If

9.

A．hardly

B．exactly

C．possibly

D．awfully

10.

A．train

B．search

C．survive

D．perform

11.

A．escaped

B．died

C．returned

D．recovered

12.

A．led to

B．went through

C．went over

D．brought up

13.

A．environment

B．temperature

C．ocean

D．food

14.

A．dreams

B．hopes

C．promises

D．efforts

15.

A．inspire

B．treat

C．please

D．change

【推荐2】完形填空
Every dream has something to do with our feelings, longings, wishes, needs, fears, and memories. But something on the “outside” may affect what we ___1___. If a person is hungry or tired or cold, his dream may include a feeling of this kind. If the ___2__on your body has slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are __3____ or resting on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will __4____ tonight is probably to come from the experiences you have today.
_5_____ the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has an effect on you ___6___ you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc.) and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now. This is why very young ___7___ are likely to dream of fairies(仙女), older children of school examinations, ___8___ people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.
To show you how that is ___9___ while you are asleep and how your wishes or needs can all be joined together in a dream, ___10___ is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his __11____ was rubbed ___12___ a piece of cotton. He would dream that he _13___ in a hospital and his girlfriend was visiting him, __14___ on the bed and feeling gently his hand!
There are some scientists who have made a special ____15__ of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams ___16__. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it ___17__ an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are ____18_ expressions of wishes that didn’t ___19___. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes ___20___ out.1.

A．long

B．dream

C．think

D．wish

2.

A．blanket

B．book

C．shoe

D．trousers

3.

A．working

B．running

C．sleeping

D．studying

4.

A．meet

B．have

C．see

D．think

5.

A．But

B．For

C．So

D．Because

6.

A．before

B．while

C．after

D．during

7.

A．children

B．fathers

C．drivers

D．gentlemen

8.

A．happy

B．sad

C．hungry

D．old

9.

A．taking

B．carrying

C．dreaming

D．happening

10.

A．that

B．here

C．it

D．this

11.

A．leg

B．head

C．body

D．hand

12.

A．in

B．with

C．of

D．off

13.

A．left

B．lived

C．was

D．gave

14.

A．waiting

B．smiling

C．sitting

D．speaking

15.

A．study

B．watch

C．sleep

D．way

16.

A．stand

B．do

C．form

D．mean

17.

A．makes

B．finds

C．offers

D．demands

18.

A．any

B．almost

C．hardly

D．mostly

19.

A．get

B．come true

C．arrive

D．believe in

20.

A．carried

B．taken

C．kept

D．called

【推荐1】One big difference between British and American English is in vocabulary. For example, the British use the word “autumn”_______the Americans use the word “fall”. In this case, the older word is “autumn”. However, about four hundred years ago, the word “autumn” was_______with “fall”. Later, the British returned to “autumn”, while the_______still use “fall”.

Of course, people from many different countries came to America and made their_______to American English. Indeed, in American English there are words from every major_______spoken on Earth. Many of these words are absent in British English.

_______big distinction between American and British English is spelling. After the Americans defeated the British in 1781 and_______independence, they wanted to make their spelling of English words_______Therefore, Americans write “color”_______“colour”.

Finally, the pronunciations and accents are different. Both countries have slowly________the way they say the same words, but in different ways. This process is continuing even today.

1.

A．while

B．when

C．as

D．though

2.

A．carried

B．replaced

C．brought

D．taken

3.

A．Chinese

B．Germans

C．Americans

D．Europeans

4.

A．contributions

B．inventions

C．donations

D．products

5.

A．job

B．book

C．dictionary

D．tongue

6.

A．The other

B．Another

C．Other

D．Others

7.

A．observed

B．lost

C．gained

D．threw

8.

A．shorter

B．simpler

C．harder

D．gentler

9.

A．instead of

B．in case of

C．in favor of

D．in spite of

10.

A．used

B．chosen

C．made

D．changed

【推荐2】A recent research shows that most of people while attending their very first or second interview face the problem of interview nerves. The interview nerves simply make them nervous and _______. This mainly happens _______ lack of confidence and belief in oneself. Most of them even _______ sleepless nights.

They feel as if _______ are nothing but an interrogation（审问）by an unknown person who will _______ them by their answers. They simply can‘t _______ or comprehend that the interviews are as beneficial for them as for the _______.

To _______ these problems they firstly need to make their mind set for facing the interview full of confidence. This can be done by _______ confidence that this job is for me only. To ________ your nerves you really need to do some homework before you ________ an interview. This homework includes ________ for the estimated questions which can be asked in the interview. You also need to be prepared for a few ________ of the company like its products, vision, recent achievement, etc. This is just to have an upper hand in the interview so that you can explain that you are the ________ candidate（申请人）for the company.

The second thing that you must ________ at the time of the interview is to act confidently though you are ________. Because stress is one of the major reasons which reduce one’s ________ ability, so one must be ________ relaxed before the interview. Read out your resume（个人简历）for two or three times and be prepared to answer any question asked in reference to your resume. If you still find it ________ to reduce stress then do something that gives the most ________. The smile plays a vital role in reducing stress. If any time you feel that your nerves are getting the better of you, then take a deep breath and stretch along with a smile. By doing so, you will feel relaxed.

1.

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．depressed

D．relaxed

2.

A．due to

B．thanks to

C．according to

D．except for

3.

A．suffer from

B．break away from

C．keep off

D．get away from

4.

A．posts

B．competitions

C．problems

D．interviews

5.

A．criticise

B．judge

C．admire

D．direct

6.

A．stand

B．explain

C．understand

D．believe

7.

A．family

B．company

C．society

D．world

8.

A．discuss

B．overcome

C．raise

D．face

9.

A．setting up

B．putting up

C．taking up

D．building up

10.

A．lose

B．hide

C．remove

D．keep

11.

A．look through

B．work through

C．go through

D．come through

12.

A．preparations

B．demand

C．admissions

D．consideration

13.

A．contents

B．history

C．details

D．plans

14.

A．only

B．right

C．general

D．unique

15.

A．focus

B．respect

C．remember

D．challenge

16.

A．nervous

B．discouraged

C．proud

D．amazed

17.

A．speaking

B．working

C．comprehending

D．performing

18.

A．never

B．completely

C．hardly

D．slightly

19.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．necessary

D．meaningless

20.

A．pleasure

B．leisure

C．anxiety

D．tension

【推荐3】So far, many dolphins worldwide have been captured and kept in small pools, performing for people, especially kids. These dolphins are fed on fish instead of having to _______them. Gradually, they start spending most of their time near the pool waiting for food rather than underwater. They get out of shape and can no longer _______for long distances, which affects their_______ greatly, and results in _______ consequences (后果).

Thus comes the question. “Should captive (被关起来的) dolphins be _______?” Jeff Foster, a dolphin expert, decided to help two captive dolphins, Tom and Misha, to reach their top physical_______. Every day, he trained the two dolphins to get used to their wild homes again. Twenty months later, Tom and Misha began to act like _______ dolphins and they were set free back into the sea.

_______Tom and Misha lived in captivity for 4 to 5 years, they were able to adapt to the wild. It was _______ what Foster had hoped for. His dreams for the dolphins had finally come true and he knew that the dolphins would ________ in the wild.

This program was successful, but there have been other failures. For example, another dolphin, Keiko, returned into the ocean in 2002, but________ a year later because of all the misery (痛苦) he ________ in the past. The sudden ________change did not suit him well.

If people want to avoid these accidents, we must go to great lengths and put ________to ensure it doesn’t happen ever again. In fact, with virtual reality technology picking up, there can still be great ways to ________ kids with sea animals without having to capture them.

1.

A．pick up

B．throw away

C．look after

D．hunt for

2.

A．see

B．hear

C．jump

D．dive

3.

A．taste

B．shelter

C．lifestyle

D．popularity

4.

A．unexpected

B．possible

C．terrible

D．indirect

5.

A．released

B．disturbed

C．protected

D．fed

6.

A．exercise

B．pain

C．appearance

D．condition

7.

A．wild

B．clever

C．helpless

D．harmless

8.

A．Because

B．Unless

C．Although

D．If

9.

A．hardly

B．exactly

C．possibly

D．awfully

10.

A．train

B．search

C．survive

D．perform

11.

A．escaped

B．died

C．returned

D．recovered

12.

A．led to

B．went through

C．went over

D．brought up

13.

A．environment

B．temperature

C．ocean

D．food

14.

A．dreams

B．hopes

C．promises

D．efforts

15.

A．inspire

B．treat

C．please

D．change