【推荐1】I come from a broken family that many would consider dysfunctional at the very least: marriages, divorces, etc. After we grew up, my three siblings and I could go _________ without speaking. My sister Jeanne and I were born only 14 months _________, and after she got married at 18, we lived separate lives in separate states, and our connection somehow _________.

Five years later, I went sightseeing with my fiancé to New York City, a place I had never been. During a day of sightseeing, we were crossing a very _________ street loaded with people. I had _________ at something funny my fiancé said when I suddenly heard my name yelled from somewhere behind me: “Cheryl!” My legs _________ in the middle of the road and tears welled up _________ in my eyes. I knew without a doubt that it was my _________ Jeanne. I yelled back before even _________ “Jeanne?”

It was her. I began __________ people out of my way to get to her. The crowd started to __________ — even by New York standards, we must have seemed __________. And there we were, standing in the middle of a Manhattan street, __________ each other and smiling.

I later asked __________ she’d known it was me — she never saw me! She said it was my laugh. I wouldn’t say my laugh is all that __________, but I guess to a family member it’s infectious. It hits your __________ and resonates (共振) in your mind.

Since that time, my sister and I have never been __________. We both moved back to our birthplace, Wisconsin. Our meeting by chance wasn’t __________ a sign. I see it as more of a __________, a reminder not to __________ loved ones.

1.

A．days

B．months

C．years

D．decades

2.

A．ago

B．away

C．ahead

D．apart

3.

A．continued

B．ended

C．expanded

D．developed

4.

A．empty

B．busy

C．quiet

D．wide

5.

A．yelled

B．whispered

C．laughed

D．screamed

6.

A．froze

B．speeded

C．weakened

D．followed

7.

A．automatically

B．completely

C．appropriately

D．deliberately

8.

A．colleague

B．neighbor

C．sister

D．relative

9.

A．turning out

B．turning up

C．turning down

D．turning around

10.

A．pulling

B．pushing

C．dragging

D．tearing

11.

A．circle

B．dash

C．disappear

D．part

12.

A．crazy

B．peaceful

C．upset

D．fierce

13.

A．consulting

B．teasing

C．facing

D．praising

14.

A．if

B．how

C．where

D．when

15.

A．unusual

B．interesting

C．attractive

D．sweet

16.

A．head

B．heart

C．tongue

D．legs

17.

A．separated

B．reunited

C．connected

D．annoyed

18.

A．even

B．also

C．still

D．just

19.

A．theory

B．truth

C．lesson

D．legend

20.

A．care for

B．cut up

C．break away from

D．lose touch with

【推荐2】I never imagined that an interstate trip could be so exciting. But when your world has become smaller since the pandemic hit two-and-a-bit years ago, and then slowly _________, the most ordinary experience gives new _______ to life. And so it was with me when I was _________ given the chance to take my first flight in more than two years.

I’d forgotten how it felt to be among the people coming and going. I got to the airport two hours before boarding. Time for the bar and, of course, _________.

That group of young Arab women laughing and posing for photographs by the expansive windows, aircraft in the _________ , lighting up the place with their happiness.

The man in the corner drinking alone. Just another one of the 70,000 or so stories that would pass through the airport _________.

I couldn’t be calmer as a flyer. But when the plane took off I was _________, in that moment of weightlessness as the wheels _________ Earth, leaning towards the window to watch everything below becoming smaller and smaller.

Is it possible that the denial of so much during the pandemic lockdown had added new _________to what was the ordinary? I think so. The plane ride, the hotel stay, and the social occasion all now gave me a sense of ____________ that might have previously only aroused in me nothing more than a certain nonchalance (若无其事) or even ____________.

Last June, just ahead of the long Sydney lockdown, a friend ____________ a birthday party. That experience for me would continue happily through some of the____________ months of the lockdown that would follow.____________ the repeated fear that the pandemic holds over us, the memory of that celebration still keeps its bright, warm light in my mind. That’s what happens when everything old is new again, when ____________ is rediscovered as a virtue.

1.

A．emerges

B．disappears

C．escapes

D．expands

2.

A．meaning

B．panic

C．change

D．outcome

3.

A．frequently

B．merely

C．originally

D．finally

4.

A．book-reading

B．story-telling

C．people-watching

D．stranger-chatting

5.

A．situation

B．background

C．circumstance

D．maintenance

6.

A．in a special way

B．on a daily basis

C．once in a while

D．all of a sudden

7.

A．excited

B．elegant

C．anxious

D．energetic

8.

A．slid

B．attached

C．departed

D．floated

9.

A．liberation

B．company

C．struggle

D．appeal

10.

A．joy

B．chaos

C．regret

D．fear

11.

A．kindness

B．happiness

C．tiredness

D．brightness

12.

A．held

B．cancelled

C．attended

D．forgot

13.

A．permanent

B．difficult

C．harmonious

D．dynamic

14.

A．Without

B．Despite

C．Similar to

D．Apart from

15.

A．opportunity

B．superiority

C．equality

D．simplicity

【推荐3】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。
Teaching is challenging and teaching college is often a mixed bag. Sometimes my class feels more like a cafeteria, where students come and go, ____in the middle of my lectures. Mostly these students have entered college right out of high school. College seems to them like ____a continuation of high school, ____ the sense of newness that often drives curiosity and achievement.
But there is a category of students that gives everyone reasons for ____.They are the so­ called “nontraditional students” ：those who, for one reason or ____， didn't go to college when they were 18. But many years later, some years back in my teaching, while calling out names from the name list on the first day，I noticed a gray ­haired woman of about 70.She was wandering in the doorway, ____ her new books like a schoolgirl.
“I'm not on the name list，” she volunteered. “But I was ___if I could sit in for the first class, to see what marine (海洋) biology is about.” This woman's eagerness ____me, so I invited her to have a seat. I began the class with questions to get a (n) ____of how much knowledge they were bringing to the course. As I questioned them about the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals, most of my new students remained ___.But Natalie, the older woman, was on the edge of her seat, ____answers.At the end of the class, she came up to me and apologized for being the “extra” student. She said，“Will you ____ me another chance？” ____ at losing her, I acted quickly to remove her ____.“I'll see you next class，”I said.
Natalie turned out to be a vital and ____student.She commuted 50 miles each day to get to school, often in the severe winter, and never missed a class.___this, she was enthusiastic about helping my younger students. Apparently these older students have the ____over them. It lies in the broadth and depth of their path of life. After having ____ numerous personal and professional barriers, they have an expansive world view. ____ a return to school may, at first, be frightening for them, they tend to make it because they are ____ great trouble to put their studies into an already­ full life.1.

A．never

B．seldom

C．often

D．hardly

2.

A．more than

B．no more than

C．rather than

D．other than

3.

A．creating

B．inspiring

C．involving

D．lacking

4.

A．hope

B．desperation

C．anger

D．pity

5.

A．the other

B．others

C．another

D．none

6.

A．holding

B．buying

C．bringing

D．fetching

7.

A．hoping

B．expecting

C．thinking

D．wondering

8.

A．puzzled

B．embarrassed

C．impressed

D．amused

9.

A．plan

B．idea

C．concept

D．sense

10.

A．enthusiastic

B．calm

C．interested

D．silent

11.

A．asking

B．volunteering

C．rejecting

D．repeating

12.

A．learn

B．make

C．offer

D．introduce

13.

A．Alarmed

B．Relaxed

C．Relieved

D．Annoyed

14.

A．concern

B．curiosity

C．attention

D．concentration

15.

A．intelligent

B．humorous

C．diligent

D．open-­minded

16.

A．Regardless of

B．But for

C．Except

D．Apart from

17.

A．advantage

B．experience

C．ability

D．belief

18.

A．got away from

B．got across

C．got over

D．got through

19.

A．Unless

B．Until

C．When

D．While

20.

A．demanding

B．taking

C．sparing

D．Escaping

【推荐3】Life is colorful. Sometimes it’s just like potato salad; when it’s shared, it became a picnic. With three young children to bring up, my husband John and I were very _________. “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky begged. “Please.” I had said no so many times in _________ months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores could _________. To her _________, I agreed.

I prepared a few sandwiches and _________ a cooler with ice and drinks and called John _________.

My eleven-year-old twin sons loaded the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some _________ time together as a family.

About the time I got the lunch _________ out on the table, John arrived on the _________. That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was full of laughter. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school responsibilities for so many months. John and the boys threw rocks into the lake, Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly at the picnic table,__________ God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.

That night as our children went to bed, I kissed their cheeks. It __________ me what a wonderful life I had. As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest __________ could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you love. Even though kids have now grown up and __________ from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.

Maybe today would be a good time to __________ potato salad, call all of my __________ kids, feed some hungry ducks and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a picnic.

1.

A．occupied

B．old

C．patient

D．poor

2.

A．coming

B．late

C．following

D．recent

3.

A．wait

B．approach

C．relax

D．last

4.

A．disappointment

B．surprise

C．embarrassment

D．sadness

5.

A．supplied

B．provide

C．filled

D．compared

6.

A．at home

B．off work

C．on business

D．at work

7.

A．unhappy

B．quality

C．quantity

D．unfortunate

8.

A．spread

B．cooked

C．taken

D．made

9.

A．view

B．sight

C．scene

D．scenery

10.

A．trusting

B．praying

C．praising

D．thanking

11.

A．refreshed

B．hit

C．beat

D．questioned

12.

A．lifestyle

B．world

C．time

D．occupation

13.

A．moved away

B．left behind

C．left alone

D．ran away

14.

A．watch

B．appreciate

C．cook

D．plant

15.

A．handsome

B．grown

C．mature

D．young

【推荐1】Until a few years ago, I had what most people would call a good life. I had a _________ job that paid the bills; I had a good family that I was close to, and I had a place to live and money in the bank for trips and _________, and there was nothing much wrong in my life. _________, I was bored.

I wanted more. I wanted to live brightly and loudly and make sharp memories instead of the _________ ones of everyday life. But I was _________. I had never had any _________ in myself. As a child, even buying something in a shop caused me a great deal of stress, and even though I did get better as I got older, I never quite _________ that childhood shyness.

And I tried everything, like reading books about confidence. I also took tiny steps leading to my goals. But none of them really _________.

So I _________ that the small steps weren’t enough. I signed up for an internship of teaching English in Vietnam, an impossibly huge step, one that __________ me as much as it excited me. And then the day came and I left my home and my loved ones. I was alone in a country where the food was __________ and the streets were unfamiliar. I had no idea whether I would be able to __________ everything that this very strange environment would throw at me.

I spent five months in Vietnam, teaching, exploring and laughing. I’d learned to __________ myself, my skills, my abilities and my decisions. I returned home __________, even to myself, let alone to others. The __________ that had controlled my life and the self-doubt were wore off.

That one big chance changed everything for me, and in me.

1.

A．stable

B．temporary

C．difficult

D．demanding

2.

A．tips

B．rewards

C．treats

D．fines

3.

A．Thus

B．Instead

C．Otherwise

D．However

4.

A．bitter

B．clear

C．grey

D．sweet

5.

A．proud

B．innocent

C．outgoing

D．afraid

6.

A．pride

B．confidence

C．interest

D．shame

7.

A．added to

B．talked about

C．got over

D．suffered from

8.

A．continued

B．survived

C．failed

D．helped

9.

A．figured

B．promised

C．predicted

D．disagreed

10.

A．ignored

B．impressed

C．annoyed

D．terrified

11.

A．nice

B．colorful

C．strange

D．inadequate

12.

A．doubt

B．approach

C．quit

D．obtain

13.

A．trust

B．enjoy

C．excuse

D．forgive

14.

A．unconcerned

B．unsatisfied

C．unchangeable

D．unrecognizable

15.

A．fear

B．respect

C．courage

D．anger

【推荐2】My daughter and I were fans of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, an educational children’s television series created and hosted by Mister Rogers.

Around my daughter’s second birthday, I had an idea _________ by Mister Rogers. Why not invite one key person in my daughter’s world to dinner? I wanted to start at the top.

“Let’s invite Mister Rogers himself,” I said to my wife. “After all, he lives just a few neighborhoods away. I _________ he’d come.” She looked at me _________ I wanted to invite the President. “You really think Mister Rogers would come to our house for dinner? Fat _________!”

Undeterred (不气馁的), I sent a letter to Mister Rogers, telling him of my delight in his show, and inviting him and Mrs. Rogers to be our guests. I told my daughter about the letter. Her face _________. “Mister Rogers coming? Really? Daddy?”

One month later, no reply. My daughter hadn’t forgotten and often asked when Mister Rogers would be visiting. I _________ told her that he hadn’t called yet and that it was a golden opportunity to learn about _________.

Two months later, no response. At the three-month mark, my wife simply _________ her eyes when I raise the topic. I was beginning to lose confidence. Mister Rogers had let me _________.

Unfortunately, Mister Rogers passed away in late February of the following year. I came to understand why our invitation had gone __________. Mister Rogers would not be coming to dinner after all.

A week later I was __________ to find a letter in our mailbox from Mister Rogers. The one-page typed letter was like something from an old friend: __________ and caring. He __________ for not responding sooner. __________, he appreciated my daughter’s enjoyment of his program and thanked me for my comment on it.

Mister Rogers never came to dinner, but he shared much more valuable gifts with us: trust others, and sometimes the best presents in life come from a special __________.

1.

A．advocated

B．claimed

C．inspired

D．struck

2.

A．doubt

B．defend

C．mean

D．bet

3.

A．as if

B．even if

C．in case

D．in turn

4.

A．change

B．possibility

C．ideal

D．chance

5.

A．turned up

B．lit up

C．pulled up

D．made up

6.

A．eventually

B．always

C．seldom

D．hardly

7.

A．growth

B．wisdom

C．enthusiasm

D．patience

8.

A．rolled

B．closed

C．narrowed

D．shined

9.

A．in

B．down

C．out

D．up

10.

A．unnoticed

B．unearthed

C．unanswered

D．unknown

11.

A．anxious

B．sad

C．surprised

D．alarmed

12.

A．personal

B．responsible

C．positive

D．specific

13.

A．explained

B．apologized

C．blamed

D．accused

14.

A．Also

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Still

15.

A．elder

B．friend

C．neighbor

D．guest

【推荐3】Choosing to be an author is rewarding but challenging. The most well-known authors struggled earlier in their careers to gain more_______. Many famous authors recently _______about their embarrassing book signing events in response to a Twitter thread about another author’s_______experience.

Chelsea Banning, a fantasy author, tweeted her_______on December 4 after just two people _______to the signing event for her first novel Of Crowns and Legends. She wrote, “Only two people came to my signing event yesterday, so I was very _______.”

The tweet caught the _______of the author of My Sister’s Keeper — Jodi Picoult, who responded, “I’ve sat lonely at a signing table many times only to have someone_______and ask me where the bathroom is.” It didn’t _______there as Margaret Atwood, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, also wrote, “I arranged a signing event to which nobody came, except a guy who wanted to buy some tape and thought I was the________.” David Nicholls, the author of One Day, shared his own experience and wrote, “The one where the bookshop staff kindly ________to be customers so I wouldn’t feel too bad still stays with me.”

These ________from best-selling authors under Banning’s tweet suggest that everyone ________had trouble making their voice reach a large number of people.________, with efforts and will power, these authors finally made it. The Twitter thread is becoming a(n)________for young writers who’re struggling to succeed in this competitive industry.

1.

A．instructors

B．translators

C．readers

D．companions

2.

A．went on

B．opened up

C．broke down

D．ran away

3.

A．illegal

B．strange

C．busy

D．disappointing

4.

A．displeasure

B．terror

C．rudeness

D．dishonesty

5.

A．gave in

B．called out

C．turned up

D．fell behind

6.

A．curious

B．upset

C．shy

D．thrilled

7.

A．question

B．thought

C．point

D．attention

8.

A．approach

B．survive

C．contribute

D．resist

9.

A．matter

B．occur

C．stop

D．work

10.

A．hero

B．help

C．buyer

D．author

11.

A．declined

B．happened

C．failed

D．pretended

12.

A．apologies

B．responses

C．impacts

D．suggestions

13.

A．initially

B．permanently

C．fortunately

D．willingly

14.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．However

D．Instead

15.

A．reward

B．landmark

C．achievement

D．inspiration

【推荐1】One of the top-ranked archers(弓箭手)in the country is 37-year-old Matt Stutzman of Fairfield, Iowa.

“The last time we looked into it, 1% of archers in the world made a_______ from archery,” he said. “January of 2010 is when I_______to be the best archer in the world. And by 2012, I went to my first Games, and won Silver!” And he did it all with his feet.

Stutzman was born without arms. “I couldn’t find a_______, ” he said. “I was pretty_______. Nobody would give me a chance to_______ myself.”

In 2009, a deer season in Iowa. He thought if he could teach himself how to _______ an arrow, maybe he could at least _______ a deer and feed his family. He said, “I went out and got the _________bow I could find, and I actually shot a deer_______. I was excited.”

“I started archery just to________ my family. But now I've seen it's much bigger. When someone with a ________ comes up to me saying they saw me do this or that, now they can do that, then it makes me feel ________about myself.” he said. “The ________   is better than winning. The best archer in the world is somebody who __________   the sport and makes it better, or changes people that __________ what you do and makes them better.”

1.

A．habit

B．living

C．deal

D．promise

2.

A．agreed

B．failed

C．decided

D．needed

3.

A．hobby

B．notice

C．friend

D．job

4.

A．puzzled

B．depressed

C．bored

D．frightened

5.

A．enjoy

B．respect

C．behave

D．prove

6.

A．raise

B．perform

C．shoot

D．pull

7.

A．hunt

B．adopt

C．meet

D．feed

8.

A．biggest

B．cheapest

C．heaviest

D．longest

9.

A．successfully

B．bravely

C．secretly

D．sadly

10.

A．entertain

B．reward

C．protect

D．support

11.

A．disability

B．question

C．disease

D．child

12.

A．secure

B．modest

C．nervous

D．good

13.

A．prize

B．feeling

C．game

D．activity

14.

A．organizes

B．prepares

C．changes

D．prefers

15.

A．record

B．help

C．watch

D．admit