【推荐1】The young seal couldn’t have been more than two days old, and yet he was all alone. Sometimes he would swim ______, but he always came back. At first we thought it was ______ that he kept swimming back to us, until we noticed that he obviously had been ______, and had nowhere else to go. We call him “Curious George”.

Without his mother’s milk, George appeared very ______ with his eyes closed. I jumped into the water and swam up to him,______ we were less than two feet away. My heart went out to George and I just hope that he had the ______ to interact with me. Suddenly, he ______ his eyes and immediately he jumped up between my arms, putting his head against my chest. It was a(n)______ moment. But I knew that George wouldn’t ______ without some help.

We ______ the local conservation volunteers. They were ______ that in the absence of his mother, he had developed a ______ relationship with us. They promised they would bring him to an area with ______ people living there and keep an eye on him. Even though it hurt to see him ______, we knew that he was in better hands.

The next day we ______ the conservation volunteers and asked how George was doing.______ the volunteers informed us that he was too close to humans, we realized that was probably our ______! They decided to bring him to a small island wildlife preserve with a lot of seals in the area, where they could better ______ him.

A week later, we called again, and were informed that George was ______ in the water swimming with other seals. George was ______. And he will always swim in my heart.

1.

A．away

B．around

C．ahead

D．aside

2.

A．entertaining

B．amazing

C．amusing

D．charming

3.

A．abandoned

B．hurt

C．ignored

D．avoided

4.

A．nervous

B．sad

C．weak

D．slow

5.

A．now that

B．so that

C．as if

D．even if

6.

A．energy

B．ability

C．time

D．chance

7.

A．turned

B．opened

C．narrowed

D．raised

8.

A．anxious

B．quiet

C．magical

D．important

9.

A．go

B．grow

C．survive

D．swim

10.

A．put up with

B．come up with

C．got along with

D．got in touch with

11.

A．confused

B．concerned

C．contented

D．concluded

12.

A．close

B．healthy

C．serious

D．lasting

13.

A．nice

B．few

C．enough

D．young

14.

A．fight

B．cry

C．leave

D．suffer

15.

A．called

B．visited

C．found

D．invited

16.

A．Before

B．When

C．Unless

D．Until

17.

A．failure

B．fortune

C．force

D．fault

18.

A．examine

B．observe

C．instruct

D．control

19.

A．followed

B．treated

C．protected

D．seen

20.

A．free

B．different

C．quick

D．alive

【推荐2】Goldie’s Secret

She turned up at the doorstep of my house. No way could I have sent her away. No way. Maybe someone had ________ her out of their car the night before. “We’re moving house.” “No ________ for her any more with the new baby coming.” People find all sorts of excuse for ________ an animal.

She was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen. I called her Goldie. She was so unsettled during those first few days, hardly able to eat anything and had such a (an) ________ of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner’s. But eventually at the end of the first week she ________. Always by my side, whether we were out or sitting by the fire.

That’s why it was such a ________ when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very ________. Eventually I couldn’t hold her any longer and she ________ down the road towards a farmhouse.

By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and ________ with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies I started to feel ________ to them. “Oh! Honey, I can’t believe my eyes!” cheered the woman at the door. “I took her for (a) ________ one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared. “She explained to me. “She must have tried to come back and got________,” added a boy from behind her, eyes sparkling ________.

I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I’ve got Nugget now, and she looks just like her ________. And I’ve learnt a good lesson: not to ________ people.

1.

A．kicked

B．invited

C．asked

D．knocked

2.

A．credit

B．food

C．space

D．security

3.

A．hurting

B．buying

C．selling

D．abandoning

4.

A．case

B．tone

C．air

D．status

5.

A．sat down

B．calmed down

C．broke down

D．slowed down

6.

A．shock

B．comfort

C．delight

D．terror

7.

A．restless

B．helpless

C．annoyed

D．scared

8.

A．took off

B．showed off

C．kept off

D．raced off

9.

A．bored

B．upset

C．patient

D．thrilled

10.

A．devoted

B．grateful

C．sympathetic

D．committed

11.

A．show

B．walk

C．sale

D．tour

12.

A．injured

B．killed

C．lost

D．trapped

13.

A．with care

B．with joy

C．in astonishment

D．in terror

14.

A．fellow

B．owner

C．friend

D．mother

15.

A．judge

B．expect

C．tease

D．observe

【推荐3】Imagine that you're an insect，and that you have fallen ill because some bacteria or parasites have attacked your body. If you want to make it to a ripe old_______age，your body will need to fight off these_______.

The problem is that if you're an insect，your_______span may be only a few days long. This means that _______humans，you simply don't have the time to relax yourself in bed，watching TV and waiting for your body to_______how to fight off each disease it comes across.

Still，there's no reason for your insect self to be_______and thus lose calmness. Evolution has_______you with what scientists call inborn immunity，which you take over from your parents. Inborn immunity means that your bug body has the power to_______recognize and destroy many_______enemies.

In your bug body there is a fluid called hemolymph（血淋巴），which is________to human blood. If you're________，elements in the hemolymph interact with specialized cells in your immune system to thicken and form a hard dry covering over the________of the wound that locks your wound and prevents infection. The hemolymph also contains proteins that are ready to________enemies like bacteria or fungi. However，some attackers，like tiny parasitic insects，may be too large for the proteins to________.

In this case，your body encloses the enemy and walls it off from the rest of the body. The enveloped enemy then stays inside you for the rest of your________insect life，or until you fly into a windshield，whichever comes first.

1.

A．human

B．insect

C．school

D．retirement

2.

A．attackers

B．disorders

C．attempts

D．creatures

3.

A．wing

B．attention

C．memory

D．life

4.

A．apart from

B．speaking of

C．similar to

D．different from

5.

A．try out

B．drown out

C．figure out

D．point out

6.

A．shocked

B．frightened

C．confused

D．bored

7.

A．provided

B．decorated

C．littered

D．sheltered

8.

A．accidentally

B．temporarily

C．instantly

D．rarely

9.

A．common

B．nasty

C．public

D．dangerous

10.

A．relative

B．equivalent

C．resistant

D．poisonous

11.

A．injured

B．disturbed

C．awakened

D．stirred

12.

A．root

B．poison

C．bottom

D．surface

13.

A．kidnap

B．capture

C．kill

D．bite

14.

A．handle

B．treat

C．spread

D．separate

15.

A．golden

B．long

C．artificial

D．natural

【推荐1】I seldom cooked before the isolation (隔离). I thought little of cooking either. But in troubled times I’ve been ________ to cook every day and thus ________ my feelings about it.

First, I’ve realized how the ________ of cooking goes beyond food itself. We exchange recipes and ________ cooking experiences in the group chat of our community. There’s always a shared ________ when we help each other and cook a dish successfully. In other words, we are ________ to each other during the lockdown.

However, the deeper change came from my understanding of cooking. When I tried to bake biscuits, what started out as a simple thing ________ a three-hour struggle, from preparing ingredients to putting the finishing touch on the biscuits. And the dough (面团)! A heavy hand or wrong timing can ________ its failure. All these remind me I was so ________ before, taking for granted the effort, creativity and skills which cooking routine meals ________. Cooking ________ is a fun and novel experience, but cook every day and you ________ the importance of organization, preparation and efficiency.

I’ve recently learned that nine different countries ________ our dinner ingredients. ________, we also need to appreciate the ________ made by so many people across the world! It’s their work that helps to offer us nutritious food.

Now I’m grateful for everything prepared for dinner. To create is an exercise in patience, commitment and creativity.

1.

A．asked

B．forced

C．advised

D．guided

2.

A．developed

B．evaluated

C．changed

D．displayed

3.

A．ways

B．value

C．basics

D．love

4.

A．share

B．gain

C．offer

D．grasp

5.

A．vision

B．interest

C．concept

D．pride

6.

A．fairer

B．politer

C．closer

D．stranger

7.

A．made up

B．turned out

C．called for

D．set about

8.

A．result in

B．build up

C．expose

D．maintain

9.

A．unwelcome

B．unfriendly

C．untrue

D．ungrateful

10.

A．required

B．gave

C．produced

D．stressed

11.

A．frequently

B．perfectly

C．skillfully

D．occasionally

12.

A．recognize

B．doubt

C．favor

D．predict

13.

A．introduce

B．supply

C．study

D．register

14.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Instead

15.

A．effects

B．choices

C．efforts

D．connections

【推荐2】We know that kids playing video games often stay in their darkened bedrooms alone, addicted to games crazily. In truth, they are usually communicating with other _________， through audio or text, about the action on the_________. And sometimes the chatter_________from the world of fantasy to real life.

That's what happened to 14-year-olcl Reilly Howard last October. While_________games, he noticed that an_________friend, a 13-year-olcl from Florida, was not in his normal state. Reilly's_________ was right because the friend messaged him , “You, we need to talk. " Seeing this, Reilly_________called him.

“He starts to open up about what's going on in his_________：‘I have nothing to live for ； I'm going to _________ myself ,'" Reilly told nbcconnecticut. com. “He couldn^’t even talk, he was____________ so much. Unable to express his____________in words ， his friend typed out, “Tonight is going to be the night. ”

According to what the friend said, Reilly could figure out that the friend was in a____________state, so he decided to stay on the line for as ____________ as he was needed. "I knew he didn't want to be ____________at that time, and I didn't want him to____________his life. " he said.

For two hours, Reilly said everything he could think of to try to persuade his friend to be a____________ man. "I just kept comforting him. And gradually he____________ clown. " About that time, Reilly's parents came home from dinner. Reilly told them about what had happened, and they ____________     Florida police, who tracked clown the boy.

The troubled teen is doing well now,____________a good friend. Although Reilly had never met him in person, he was willing to put clown the keyboard and lend a（n.）____________. So sometimes we just need to show up and listen to people.

1.

A．designers

B．programmers

C．customers

D．gamers

2.

A．screen

B．market

C．homework

D．fashion

3.

A．tries

B．changes

C．reforms

D．develops

4.

A．designing

B．playing

C．watching

D．studying

5.

A．ideal

B．honest

C．old

D．online

6.

A．guess

B．decision

C．theory

D．reason

7.

A．suddenly

B．luckily

C．immediately

D．frequently

8.

A．growth

B．life

C．study

D．pleasure

9.

A．kill

B．punish

C．scold

D．injure

10.

A．losing

B．praying

C．missing

D．crying

11.

A．joke

B．feeling

C．suffering

D．thought

12.

A．terrible

B．healthy

C．careless

D．selfish

13.

A．far

B．long

C．quick

D．deep

14.

A．polite

B．ashamed

C．doubtful

D．alone

15.

A．delay

B．waste

C．end

D．damage

16.

A．generous

B．kind

C．strong

D．lucky

17.

A．calmed

B．fell

C．died

D．went

18.

A．informed

B．announced

C．invited

D．contacted

19.

A．as to

B．thanks to

C．instead of

D．regardless of

20.

A．nose

B．eye

C．ear

D．mouth

【推荐3】I sat nervously and waited for Kathleen to speak. Being called to the human resources department is a little like being called to the principal’s office. “Annie,” she said, “A food bank in our town that serves the elderly is asking for______. I’d like you to organize the event and see it through.” “Well, um, errr…sure. I guess so.” As I stuttered(结结巴巴地说) through my______, all I could think was, “What? Why me?” I walked back to my office without any idea as to where to______. This was a time when the economy was______. The rise in unemployment forced the families of many my coworkers to______to survive. How could I ask my coworkers for more?

That evening, I drove home______. Then I remembered a time long ago when my father was out of work. Mom wrote a note to Jim, the milkman, asking him not to______any more milk. Two days later, Jim picked up the______and left four liters of milk. He wrote his own message on the back side of Mom’s. It read, “Kids need milk.” The milk delivery continued as usual and Jim left four liters of milk every other day, never collected a cent______us.

The memory of Jim’s kindness______my enthusiasm. Perhaps I’d be in for a pleasant surprise.

The next morning I______signs about our food drive all over the cafeteria and on every notice board I could find. Each sign said, “Food drive to______the elderly poor of our town! Donations of non-perishable(不易腐的) foods are______needed.”

Within a few days, I had to locate empty office space to______the massive number of contributions we had collected. One of my coworkers, Maggie, made the rounds with me every day from one department to another to pick up the canned goods and other______. Maggie was over sixty but pushed our food trolley around with the______of a woman half her age.

As we were______one day, I asked her where she got all the energy and enthusiasm. “Annie,” she said, “with the unemployment rate touching 10 percent, I can’t think of a better way to be______for keeping our jobs when so many have lost theirs. Sure money is______. But when isn’t it? People need food.”

As I listened to Maggie, the milkman’s words______in my ears, “Kids need milk.”

1.

A．pity

B．advice

C．help

D．medicine

2.

A．response

B．comment

C．explanation

D．complaint

3.

A．stay

B．begin

C．sit

D．work

4.

A．fading

B．growing

C．recovering

D．booming

5.

A．drive

B．attempt

C．refuse

D．struggle

6.

A．angrily

B．negatively

C．excitedly

D．happily

7.

A．spare

B．drink

C．deliver

D．sell

8.

A．keys

B．kids

C．cents

D．empties

9.

A．from

B．for

C．with

D．to

10.

A．started

B．fired

C．encouraged

D．caught

11.

A．designed

B．noticed

C．marked

D．posted

12.

A．respect

B．comfort

C．support

D．admire

13.

A．seldom

B．greatly

C．never

D．lately

14.

A．check

B．clear

C．separate

D．store

15.

A．clothes

B．books

C．foods

D．gifts

16.

A．satisfaction

B．quality

C．energy

D．motivation

17.

A．making our rounds

B．making sense

C．making friends

D．making a difference

18.

A．lucky

B．proud

C．delighted

D．grateful

19.

A．tight

B．available

C．enough

D．powerful

20.

A．disappeared

B．rang

C．hid

D．fell

【推荐1】My grandparents actively practiced simplicity (简朴). They both grew up in very large families and _________ the Great Depression(大萧条). Saving for a rainy day was their life philosophy. They chose to spend really _________ life together with their family rather than seeking _________ through material items.

Over the years my grandparents have noticed _________ changes in their community. Every year more farmland was_________to build larger and larger homes. As housing prices rose, many of their neighbors _________ their little homes and land. Soon theirs was _________ little house surrounded by the sea of mansions(高楼). Lots of family members _________ my grandparents to enlarge their little old house. But they didn’t want a bigger one. They loved their little house and were _________ with what they had.

My grandparents __________ a consumptive(爱消费的) lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves. They lived in a little home,but had a huge__________. They loved and enjoyed planting __________ it greatly improved their health, __________ their grocery bill(杂货开销), and gave them a(n) __________ to be outside. They also __________ everything. For instance,they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didn't buy a new one until the old Chevrolet car was __________.

Through their example, I learned an important __________: it is possible to live a simple life. My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn’t about self-deprivation(自我牺牲). __________, it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom and money to pursue your dreams. Having no debt, living in a __________ building, and going out on foot are good ways to __________ your life and start pursuing your dreams.

1.

A．walked through

B．lived through

C．read through

D．looked through

2.

A．elegant

B．wealthy

C．simple

D．casual

3.

A．patience

B．safety

C．health

D．satisfaction

4.

A．slight

B．small

C．great

D．sudden

5.

A．discovered

B．protected

C．watered

D．destroyed

6.

A．bought

B．sold

C．rented

D．decorated

7.

A．the first

B．the same

C．the only

D．the very

8.

A．forced

B．encouraged

C．warned

D．assisted

9.

A．bored

B．disappointed

C．worried

D．satisfied

10.

A．avoided

B．preferred

C．hated

D．wanted

11.

A．pool

B．gym

C．park

D．garden

12.

A．because

B．though

C．until

D．unless

13.

A．reduced

B．added

C．included

D．increased

14.

A．courage

B．worry

C．excuse

D．confidence

15.

A．repaired

B．reused

C．reformed

D．returned

16.

A．ran out

B．given out

C．tried out

D．worn out

17.

A．lesson

B．skill

C．rule

D．word

18.

A．Still

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．Furthermore

19.

A．new

B．green

C．small

D．large

20.

A．enjoy

B．change

C．hate

D．worry

【推荐2】Last night my husband and I were walking when we saw a man bent over on the ground, crushing(碾碎) something with a rock. He was so focused on his _________ that he didn’t look up at anyone passing by. We kept noticing him and _________ what he could be doing. I thought he was crushing stones to make sand, but why would he do that?

_________, we decided to go up and ask him. He was crushing pieces of left-over bread that he had _________ to prepare food for the birds that come there early morning. The large pieces of bread would be _________ for the birds to eat so he crushed them into powder. Every _________, after coming home from his job as a tailor, he goes around the villa(乡间别墅), collecting left-over bread from all his housemates. He then eats a quick meal and comes here, and spends the next 1—2 hours _________ crushing each piece and makes a neat pile for the birds. He has been doing this for the last 3—4 years. What _________ us more was that he was _________ that we were even taking an interest in this, since for him it wasn’t a big __________.

When we asked him what encouraged him to do this act of __________, he said, “It’s just something __________ I do, so that the left-over bread doesn’t go into the rubbish and the birds get food.” We __________ his story with the hope that it would __________ us to be aware of leftovers too and that it might __________ someone to start something similar in their own area.

1.

A．idea

B．task

C．hand

D．food

2.

A．discovered

B．learned

C．realized

D．wondered

3.

A．Finally

B．Suddenly

C．Immediately

D．Instead

4.

A．bought

B．saved

C．made

D．collected

5.

A．necessary

B．difficult

C．welcome

D．possible

6.

A．morning

B．noon

C．night

D．afternoon

7.

A．carefully

B．strictly

C．nervously

D．proudly

8.

A．pleased

B．satisfied

C．moved

D．puzzled

9.

A．disappointed

B．sorry

C．afraid

D．surprised

10.

A．deal

B．present

C．dream

D．decision

11.

A．bravery

B．honesty

C．suggestion

D．service

12.

A．curious

B．great

C．small

D．boring

13.

A．shared

B．created

C．believed

D．heard

14.

A．invite

B．remind

C．warn

D．require

15.

A．force

B．persuade

C．inspire

D．train

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。
It was a year ago that I met him. He was tired, in pain and made efforts to____further. With a_____smile, he wished me good luck and asked if I could help him with some money. He was disabled in both legs and was raising____for an operation in another city. He said if he was____successfully, he could _____a training helping him get a _____ . I was full of doubts as every day people made ____of others’ kindness like this to get money. I even asked him to show his _____ Then I gave him remaining money he needed. After a few days, he_____came at my doorstep asking for more money for_____and lodging(住宿). This time I was more or less______that he was lying to me. I gave him some and said this was all I had.
A year went by. One fine day I got a call from a(n)_____number. Caller called out his name but I didn’t_____him. Then he said the very disabled person whom I helped a year ago.
Oh! Recognizing! I asked him how he was doing. He said, “Well, sir, with your kind help I am now able to stand on my legs without support. I was operated____ . I am married to a beautiful lady and have a_____job.”
What he said next was______ He said he wanted to return my money so that I didn’t feel _____and continue to help people in need in the future. I didn’t know whether he read my facial expression the day I helped him but tears were running down my face. That day I _____that I would continue to help people when I saw a(n) ____ — small or big. ____it’s a life –changing event of my life.1.

A．climb

B．walk

C．jump

D．run

2.

A．big

B．different

C．strange

D．funny

3.

A．greeting

B．wish

C．courage

D．money

4.

A．controlled

B．trained

C．chosen

D．operated

5.

A．receive

B．imagine

C．plan

D．realize

6.

A．car

B．house

C．present

D．job

7.

A．trouble

B．use

C．luck

D．chance

8.

A．eyes

B．legs

C．ears

D．hands

9.

A．seldom

B．always

C．again

D．never

10.

A．packing

B．parties

C．tickets

D．parking

11.

A．grateful

B．worried

C．sure

D．pleased

12.

A．popular

B．unknown

C．unusual

D．special

13.

A．answer

B．recognize

C．mistake

D．believe

14.

A．gradually

B．entirely

C．successfully

D．frequently

15.

A．tiring

B．hard

C．satisfying

D．boring

16.

A．exciting

B．moving

C．interesting

D．encouraging

17.

A．cheated

B．hurt

C．forgotten

D．ignored

18.

A．forecast

B．explained

C．agreed

D．promised

19.

A．difficulty

B．need

C．opportunity

D．danger

20.

A．Necessarily

B．Hopefully

C．Luckily

D．Truly