【推荐1】Once a little boy found a caterpillar(蝴蝶幼虫). After he was allowed to _______ it at home, the little boy got a large box from his mother and put plants to eat, and a _______ to climb on. One day the caterpillar climbed up the stick and started acting _______. The boy worriedly called his mother who came and understood that the caterpillar was creating a cocoon(茧). The mother _______ how the caterpillar was going to go through a(n) _______ and become a butterfly.

The little boy watched every day, _______ the coming out of the butterfly. One day it   happened, a small hole _______ in the cocoon and the butterfly started to struggle(挣扎) to   come out. At first the boy was _______, but soon he became concerned. The butterfly was struggling so hard. But it looked like it was making no _______. Longing to see it out, the boy ________ to help. He cut the cocoon with scissors to make the hole ________ and the butterfly quickly flew out!

To his ________, the butterfly had an unexpectedly large body and small wings. He ________ to watch the butterfly, hoping that the wings would dry out, enlarge and expand to support the huge body. ________ nothing happened! It never was able to ________.

The boy tried to ________ what had gone wrong. To help him, his mother took him to talk to a scientist. He ________ that the butterfly was supposed to struggle. Without the struggle, the butterfly would never fly. The boy’s good wish ________ the butterfly.

As you go through school, and life, keep in mind that struggling is an important part of any experience for ________. It is the struggle that ________ us to develop our ability to fly.

1.

A．lock

B．test

C．keep

D．hide

2.

A．branch

B．leaf

C．stone

D．stick

3.

A．strangely

B．normally

C．wisely

D．bravely

4.

A．admitted

B．explained

C．proved

D．showed

5.

A．failure

B．experiment

C．change

D．accident

6.

A．waiting for

B．searching for

C．cheering for

D．apologizing for

7.

A．existed

B．formed

C．remained

D．disappeared

8.

A．shocked

B．excited

C．bored

D．terrified

9.

A．efforts

B．mistakes

C．progress

D．preparation

10.

A．asked

B．agreed

C．managed

D．decided

11.

A．bigger

B．deeper

C．smaller

D．brighter

12.

A．delight

B．relief

C．surprise

D．comfort

13.

A．remembered

B．happened

C．started

D．continued

14.

A．But

B．And

C．Besides

D．So

15.

A．climb

B．survive

C．move

D．fly

16.

A．find out

B．put aside

C．cover up

D．escape from

17.

A．forgot

B．guessed

C．believed

D．learned

18.

A．killed

B．hurt

C．rescued

D．freed

19.

A．playing

B．trying

C．growth

D．recovery

20.

A．reminds

B．causes

C．permits

D．warns

【推荐2】I have written a poem called Flying Kites, in which a man ______ his son to fly a kite. After a few minutes, the child ______ drops the string and lets the kite soar(高飞). With joy in his eyes, he watches it climb until it disappears ________The father realizes that ______ he’ll have to loosen the string that ties him to his son. And he ______,“Will I release the tie as unselfishly as that?”

Many years later my son, Gary, ______ he wouldn’t finish his college career. I tried to talk him out of it. But none of my reasoning made any ______. At the end of the semester Gary moved back home.

Gary managed to find a job at a nursery and went at it with ______enthusiasm. I, ______, was deeply disappointed. What was a college professor’s ______ doing at a job that any high school dropout could perform? Then I tried to ______ him. “Look,” I said, “In a few years you’ll be at your high school reunion with ______ classmates who became doctors, lawyers, and engineers. Do you think you’ll be able to ______ that?”

“Yes, Dad,” he replied without _______. Then he fixed his eyes on mine and said, “But the real question is: Can you?”

Shame suddenly _____ me. I wasn’t thinking about my son; I was thinking about myself and what my friends would think. The problem wasn’t Gary’s pride; it was mine. All at once I remembered my ______ and the question it asked “ Will I release the _______ as unselfishly as that?”. At that moment I knew I had to let go. Gary was ______ enough to make his own choices.

Today Gary has a successful career working for the city. I am very ______ of who he has become. ______ I let go of my pride, I’ve been able to sit back and enjoy watching him soar.

1.

A．constructs

B．instructs

C．advises

D．allows

2.

A．suddenly

B．sadly

C．automatically

D．abnormally

3.

A．in particular

B．in a way

C．in place

D．in the distance

4.

A．endlessly

B．eventually

C．permanently

D．temporarily

5.

A．states

B．guesses

C．wonders

D．hesitates

6.

A．predicted

B．explained

C．guaranteed

D．announced

7.

A．progress

B．contribution

C．sense

D．difference

8.

A．little

B．usual

C．mild

D．pretended

9.

A．therefore

B．besides

C．however

D．otherwise

10.

A．daughter

B．nephew

C．son

D．cousin

11.

A．support

B．accept

C．contradict

D．persuade

12.

A．disappointed

B．prejudiced

C．latter

D．former

13.

A．prevent

B．forget

C．handle

D．admit

14.

A．hesitation

B．commitment

C．effect

D．effort

15.

A．transformed

B．flooded

C．panicked

D．angered

16.

A．job

B．school

C．poem

D．kite

17.

A．shame

B．string

C．career

D．pride

18.

A．old

B．tough

C．cautious

D．fit

19.

A．conscious

B．guilty

C．ashamed

D．proud

20.

A．Since

B．When

C．Although

D．Unless

【推荐1】I’m standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls as they throw paper and howl with laughter. They won’t listen to me. I never wanted to_______. I wanted to be a writer. But when I arrived in London, they were_______of teachers.

My efforts at teaching were_______. When the bell finally rang, I_______to the staff room, red with anger. The other teachers weren’t_______. “That’s 4B, the worst class in school.”

But I couldn’t give up. I_______formal lessons. Instead, I brought topics for class_______. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had_______their parents. They paid attention and_______about their lives. I was fascinated.________, I had them write about themselves. As time went on, their essays became a________between us. I admired their humor, toughness and insight, and I think they________my interest in their lives.

The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End, I asked if they’d like to see the musical. They thought I was joking and did not take it________, since no teacher had ever________taking them out. A few weeks later, 4B and I were sitting in a theater. They________the music and the characters. It was the highlight of their year, and they talked about it for days.

Near the end of the________, someone knocked on the door of the staff room. The two most rebellious (叛逆的) girls in 4B were there-with flowers. I was________to know I had touched their lives, but they had also touched mine. I enjoyed teaching and getting along with________.

When I returned to Australia several years later, I still________to be a writer. Teaching wasn’t the end of my writing career; it was the________.

1.

A．guide

B．perform

C．select

D．teach

2.

A．ashamed

B．short

C．careful

D．fond

3.

A．hopeless

B．successful

C．random

D．special

4.

A．marched

B．wandered

C．slid

D．rushed

5.

A．terrified

B．convinced

C．surprised

D．delighted

6.

A．adapted

B．abandoned

C．prepared

D．missed

7.

A．discussions

B．schedules

C．decisions

D．extensions

8.

A．over

B．with

C．around

D．for

9.

A．commented

B．debated

C．quarreled

D．shared

10.

A．However

B．Meanwhile

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

11.

A．memory

B．bridge

C．secret

D．barrier

12.

A．appreciated

B．caught

C．promoted

D．inspired

13.

A．slightly

B．cautiously

C．seriously

D．casually

14.

A．practiced

B．suggested

C．minded

D．regretted

15.

A．loved

B．challenged

C．followed

D．created

16.

A．show

B．class

C．journey

D．term

17.

A．anxious

B．proud

C．confused

D．shocked

18.

A．actors

B．teachers

C．teenagers

D．writers

19.

A．intended

B．advocated

C．doubted

D．hesitated

20.

A．belief

B．symbol

C．honor

D．beginning

【推荐2】I stood in the front of the classroom like a specimen(标本） under examinations   of 23 pairs of eyes. I   began stuttering(结巴）and gave wrong answers to some questions.

In the summer of 2016, I worked as an assistant teacher at a children's day camp.Lacking in experience，I _______ to create weekly lesson plans.Kids shouted at each other in class.Sometimes，I had to pull apart kids who were _______ each other.The rare moments of_______ came only after my booming calls for attention. Every day was a _______ between   me   and these wild little creatures.

One day I suddenly _______ that I was supposed to teach them instead of being led by the nose. It was time to do something to change the _______. I was older, more knowledgeable, and most _______, I had more authority. The next day，I firmly_______into the classroom and stood in the front_______.The students studied me curiously. But I did not stutter this time. It________ me that the class went smoothly without being   ________ for the first time. From that day on，they gradually started to pay attention. Some ________started calling me “Ms. Amy”. Seeing a sign of respect in their wild eyes was like getting ________ for my achievements. I was finally acting as an authority figure. The ________ I received also increased my self一confidence. It made me believe that I had the________. to overcome difficulties.

One month after my summer job ________, I went back to visit the students. I saw the ________ kids running around in the classroom. ________，their playful shouts were a different kind of music to my ________now. Instead of the unpleasant sound I heard the first day，this was a________ song that played during my march to self—confidence.

1.

A．refused

B．failed

C．struggled

D．hesitated

2.

A．calling on

B．fighting with

C．staring at

D．learning from

3.

A．patience

B．promise

C．thought

D．silence

4.

A．battle

B．difference

C．link

D．joke

5.

A．hoped

B．realized

C．regretted

D．remembered

6.

A．suggestion

B．occasion

C．situation

D．decision

7.

A．importantly

B．interestingly

C．naturally

D．hopefully

8.

A．burst

B．slipped

C．rushed

D．stepped

9.

A．anxiously

B．cautiously

C．eagerly

D．calmly

10.

A．surprised

B．embarrassed

C．disappointed

D．amused

11.

A．puzzled

B．encouraged

C．disturbed

D．observed

12.

A．just

B．even

C．ever

D．still

13.

A．recognition

B．information

C．evaluation

D．discussion

14.

A．trust

B．sympathy

C．pride

D．respect

15.

A．chance

B．right

C．ability

D．intention

16.

A．continued

B．ended

C．started

D．returned

17.

A．same

B．special

C．poor

D．normal

18.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

19.

A．heart

B．eyes

C．ears

D．soul

20.

A．popular

B．complex

C．strange

D．unique

【推荐3】How Running Helped Me Turn My Life Around

I’ve never been an athlete. Besides being good at all academic performances at school, my main goal was to ________ PE lessons at all costs. In my twenties, I went for an occasional yoga class, but that was really the ________ of all my athletic

experiences.

That was until the end of 2016, when I was unexpectedly fired. The possibility of getting a new job soon was not in my ________ and dark thoughts of not being good enough started to ________. I was feeling depressed but pushed myself to go and ________ for the TCS Marathon runners as the course was going through our neighborhood.

However, while being there, I got extraordinary ________ from all the runners, smiling and applauding constantly. Not a runner myself, I thought maybe I could give running a ________, just to try to use my neglected gym membership and see where it ________ me. And so I tried. I went to the gym the next morning and got on a treadmill. I was breathless by minute five, but I slowed down, walked for a bit and then restarted. I came back the next day, hoping to ________ a few minutes longer. Two weeks later, I could successfully run for 30 minutes.

While I saw my body look more toned (协调的), I also noticed my negative thoughts didn’t occur that ________. And it sparked a thought—what if I could set a running goal and sign up for my first race? I did and races sort of became a new hobby.

In the meantime, I secured a few freelance (自由职业的) projects. They offered me a good ________, and most importantly, the time to work out for the big race. I got my full-time job ________ at my dream company just several weeks before the half-marathon. Although I got an injury before the race, I still went for it and finished within my ________ time.

I still have a long running ________ ahead of me—I’d love to work on my speed, my technique and I dream of running a marathon outside of the US. Running gives me ________ that I can do anything I set my mind to.

1.

A．attend

B．take

C．avoid

D．guarantee

2.

A．summary

B．end

C．delight

D．response

3.

A．opinion

B．career

C．intention

D．favor

4.

A．attach to

B．kick in

C．lay aside

D．bring out

5.

A．cheer

B．appeal

C．look

D．motivate

6.

A．sympathy

B．admiration

C．luck

D．energy

7.

A．lift

B．shot

C．break

D．choice

8.

A．meets

B．leaves

C．takes

D．drops

9.

A．last

B．walk

C．rest

D．function

10.

A．steadily

B．frequently

C．normally

D．occasionally

11.

A．service

B．position

C．future

D．income

12.

A．schedule

B．permit

C．offer

D．application

13.

A．expected

B．appointed

C．original

D．spare

14.

A．routine

B．route

C．distance

D．journey

15.

A．consideration

B．faith

C．evidence

D．guidance

【推荐1】When Tal Golesworthy was told he needed _________ heart surgery in 1993, he said no. Golesworthy has Marfan syndrome (马凡氏综合症), a genetic condition _________ the strength and elasticity of connective body tissues, including blood vessels. Back in 1993, when he was living in Cheltenham, in the west of England, his doctor told him that the aorta (主动脉) in his heart was so enlarged that it would unavoidably _________ unless he underwent major surgery.

“They _________ the surgical options,” says Golesworthy, “and I was not interested. The operation really didn’t look attractive.” _________ he particularly didn’t like was having to be on blood thinners after the operation, something that would prevent blood clots(血栓) but _________ its own risks: “I was riding motorbikes then; and skiing, so my whole lifestyle _________.” By 2000, however, his condition _________. Realizing something had to be done, Golesworthy put his years of _________ as research-and-development engineer with the United Kingdom’s National Coal Board to good use. He decided he would __________ himself. “Learning new stuff and developing new ideas, that was my job,” Golesworthy says.

A bulging aorta, he thought, was much like bulging hydraulic hose (凸起的液压软管)—it needed __________ support. And wrapping something around the outside of the aorta would require a less invasive __________. So Golesworthy subjected himself to 30 hours of an MRI scanner; used 3D printing to create a physical copy of the faulty part of his heart (the aortic root); and then used soft, porous textile mesh (网眼织物) to make a sleeve to fit around it. “Luckily, I’d done a lot of work with technical textiles, looking at filters (过滤器) for flue gases (烟气) in coal-fire processes,” he says.

Sheer determination combined with a(n) __________ yet practical solution won him the support of two leading cardiothoratic (心胸的) surgeons and helped him raise the money to __________ his idea. In May 2004, at the age of 47, he became the guinea pig for his own invention, the Exo Vasc Personalised External Aortic Root Support. The operation was __________.

1.

A．game-changing

B．life-saving

C．ground-breakıng

D．problem-solving

2.

A．affecting

B．contracting

C．influencing

D．causing

3.

A．burn

B．bend

C．burst

D．block

4.

A．talked about

B．discussed about

C．debated on

D．mentioned about

5.

A．How

B．Why

C．It

D．What

6.

A．display

B．avoid

C．present

D．face

7.

A．would have been affected

B．would be affected

C．could have been affected

D．could be affected

8.

A．had changed

B．had recovered

C．had improved

D．had worsened

9.

A．hard work

B．experiments

C．experience

D．fruits

10.

A．manage

B．handle

C．solve

D．repair

11.

A．internal

B．surgical

C．external

D．spiritual

12.

A．check-up

B．inspection

C．test

D．operation

13.

A．imaginative

B．original

C．specialized

D．flexible

14.

A．change

B．develop

C．create

D．reshape

15.

A．a hit

B．a mess

C．a pain

D．a success

【推荐2】While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very ____ in using a dictionary, and ____ it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no ____
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and ____read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as ____troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was ____ these Latin words. We agreed together that he should ____me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement ____wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite ____with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week ____ I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty ____, but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon, the headmaster _____ my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this ____you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me _____ you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this ____ for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to ____ an occasion of praise into____ of fault-finding, finally ____him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow ____and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my ____1.

A．quick

B．slow

C．hard

D．good

2.

A．made

B．got

C．found

D．left

3.

A．trouble

B．difference

C．labor

D．worry

4.

A．might

B．would

C．should

D．could

5.

A．very

B．little

C．much

D．few

6.

A．for

B．by

C．in

D．to

7.

A．change

B．take

C．forgive

D．tell

8.

A．worked

B．tried

C．happened

D．developed

9.

A．angry

B．satisfied

C．frightened

D．sad

10.

A．or so

B．or else

C．as usual

D．as far

11.

A．became

B．seemed

C．lay

D．appeared

12.

A．called

B．taught

C．arranged

D．sent

13.

A．aim

B．goal

C．point

D．opinion

14.

A．why

B．how

C．which

D．what

15.

A．excitement

B．way

C．meaning

D．disappointment

16.

A．turn

B．leave

C．grow

D．become

17.

A．none

B．one

C．either

D．some

18.

A．ordered

B．asked

C．took

D．let

19.

A．surprise

B．escape

C．hope

D．chance

20.

A．reading

B．writing

C．translations

D．essays

【推荐1】No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.

I learned this lesson from a(n) _______ many years ago. I took the head coaching (教练) job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to _______ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t _______ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were _______ me. I had to change my _______ about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. Most important, I began to treat them like winners. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their _______, we met every day and _______ passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our _______ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ________ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ________ of my life!

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________, and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, but not born.

1.

A．experiment

B．experience

C．visit

D．show

2.

A．cheer for

B．finish with

C．help with

D．prepare for

3.

A．believe

B．agree

C．describe

D．regret

4.

A．realize

B．reserve

C．permit

D．demand

5.

A．reacting to

B．looking for

C．depending on

D．caring about

6.

A．decision

B．conclusion

C．attitude

D．intention

7.

A．rewards

B．vacations

C．health

D．honor

8.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

9.

A．defeat

B．fault

C．accident

D．mistake

10.

A．relax

B．improve

C．expand

D．defend

11.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

12.

A．chances

B．thrills

C．concerns

D．offers

13.

A．surprise

B．serve

C．interest

D．affect

14.

A．protected

B．observed

C．encouraged

D．impressed

15.

A．differently

B．individually

C．calmly

D．honestly

【推荐2】I had reached the age of twenty-eight. Still, I ______ whether the letter from my past would make it to me, all these years later. It was a ______ writing task from when I was eighteen. The teacher collected our letters to our future selves in self-addressed envelope with stamps and promised to ______ them ten years later. But since so much time had passed, would he even ______ ?

Thinking back on the letter, I recalled giving my future self some advice. When you’re eighteen years old, twenty-eight seems like a ______ age, but I wasn’t feeling as mature as I believed my younger self had ______ me to be.

When the letter finally reached me, I opened it ______ . It began, “How much do you bet this letter will never get to you?” It continued to greet me casually ______ we were having an IM(instant messaging)chat. As a senior in high school, facing the ______ SATS and college application, my eighteen-year-old self was so ______ ! She was apparently not quite happy and hoped I wouldn’t worry so much in the future, and that I wouldn’t forget to be present and ______ my life!

Contrary to my belief, my eighteen-year-old self did not have any demands of me, or expectations I might have ______ to meet. Instead, she wrote, “I’ll stand by whatever you do. Even if you are not the one I’m imagining now, I’ll support you, because maybe the person I’m imagining is someone else, but you’re not someone else, you’re me.”

I was ______ , and tears welled up in my eyes at this ______ through time. I had put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best version of myself that I could be. ______ , I came to realize what I would have accomplished in ten years would pale in comparison to how I’d feel and who I’d be.

1.

A．believed

B．bet

C．doubted

D．considered

2.

A．hopeless

B．creative

C．urgent

D．tough

3.

A．correct

B．mail

C．answer

D．write

4.

A．remember

B．understand

C．mind

D．remain

5.

A．grown-up

B．happy

C．made-up

D．promising

6.

A．promised

B．convinced

C．encouraged

D．expected

7.

A．calmly

B．cautiously

C．eagerly

D．naturally

8.

A．even if

B．so that

C．now that

D．as if

9.

A．appointing

B．appealing

C．approaching

D．approving

10.

A．depressed

B．ambitious

C．carefree

D．stressed

11.

A．enjoy

B．value

C．start

D．earn

12.

A．tried

B．failed

C．managed

D．determined

13.

A．guilty

B．touched

C．embarrassed

D．nervous

14.

A．self-acceptance

B．self-service

C．self-defense

D．self-concern

15.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Then

D．However