【推荐1】I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was _____ the teddy bears beside her father ____ she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. _____,it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and ______ picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father ______ his head, “No”.

Rather ______ , the boy gave up and chose a book of stickers ______. After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one ______ on top of the others, and raced down toward the check-out（结账处）. I picked up my goods and ______ the girl and her father.

Then, much to the little girl’s ______ , the little boy and his father got in line _____   her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl ______ it back to the cashier(收银员) and ______ something to her. The cashier smiled and put the ______ under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “______ , you’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only ______ in disbelief. It was, he said, ______ what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and ______ smile on that little girl.

I suddenly ________that the world is not divided(划分) into the strong who care and the ____ who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.

1.

A．getting through

B．looking through

C．dressing up

D．tidying up

2.

A．while

B．after

C．when

D．once

3.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Then

4.

A．kept

B．continued

C．avoided

D．stopped

5.

A．nodded

B．shook

C．moved

D．held

6.

A．disappointed

B．anxious

C．angry

D．curious

7.

A．also

B．lastly

C．instead

D．indeed

8.

A．laying

B．lying

C．lied

D．lain

9.

A．stopped

B．helped

C．followed

D．admired

10.

A．surprise

B．joy

C．satisfaction

D．regret

11.

A．behind

B．before

C．between

D．beyond

12.

A．put

B．handed

C．sent

D．carried

13.

A．whispered

B．shouted

C．gave

D．showed

14.

A．basket

B．bag

C．bear

D．gift

15.

A．Sorry

B．Excuse me

C．Congratulations

D．Pardon me

16.

A．stare

B．laugh

C．run

D．pay

17.

A．extremely

B．only

C．wonderfully

D．exactly

18.

A．widest

B．prettiest

C．greatest

D．dearest

19.

A．touched

B．understood

C．saw

D．thought

20.

A．poor

B．ugly

C．weak

D．unhappy

【推荐2】For our random act of kindness project, we decided to surprise a teacher with flowers, candy, and pictures of her favorite animals. We chose Mrs. Adams _________ we all like her as a teacher and she was recently going through a(n) _________ time. I brought her some flowers, purchased some of favorite _________, and drew pictures of her favorite animals. During advisory we placed the gifts right by her _________ and knocked on it. We then ran away and left the gifts as a _________. Who wouldn’t be happy if they opened the door and found _________ gifts?

We didn’t get to see her initial _________, but we did know she liked them. The _________ of trying to run away before Mrs. Adams saw was a very fun feeling. After school Mrs. Adams talked to one of our friends Kathryn and said she _________ the flowers and made a day a lot better. We also ____________ Mrs. Adams was having a really bad, emotional day and that the surprise entirely made her ____________. Throughout the day we didn’t completely know how __________ Mrs. Adams liked her flowers, but after school we saw a big ____________ on her face and we knew right then she loved them very much. To perform a random act of kindness truly does make you feel you’ve done a good ____________.

In our world today, there is not enough kindness ____________, so to have the opportunity to do something nice for someone without asking for anything in ____________ is an amazing feeling.

__________ we all felt happy that we did something nice and if we got the ____________ we would do it again. Our eyes have opened and we have realized doing a ____________ act of kindness can really make someone pleased and change their day for the ____________.

1.

A．since when

B．for which

C．in that

D．in case

2.

A．challenging

B．enormous

C．optimistic

D．royal

3.

A．coke

B．candy

C．coffee

D．milk

4.

A．door

B．window

C．balcony

D．desk

5.

A．happiness

B．relief

C．sorrow

D．surprise

6.

A．spare

B．unexpected

C．safe

D．movable

7.

A．combination

B．impression

C．reaction

D．suspect

8.

A．error

B．horror

C．conflict

D．thrill

9.

A．contribute

B．affect

C．appreciate

D．blame

10.

A．found out

B．pick out

C．build up

D．focus on

11.

A．effective

B．happy

C．precious

D．courageous

12.

A．far

B．often

C．soon

D．much

13.

A．look

B．joy

C．smile

D．frown

14.

A．deed

B．action

C．response

D．job

15.

A．as well

B．in general

C．at all

D．for instance

16.

A．charge

B．need

C．trouble

D．reward

17.

A．Verbally

B．Efficiently

C．Originally

D．Personally

18.

A．right

B．chance

C．power

D．potential

19.

A．imaginary

B．consistent

C．random

D．possible

20.

A．better

B．worse

C．richer

D．prettier

【推荐3】We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears._______, for example, the neatly-dressed woman I_______to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.

For three years, no matter_______the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On_______days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime_______out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses _______, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I_______all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how_______I expected to see her each morning. You might say I_______her.

“Did she have an accident? Something________?” I thought to myself about her________Now that she was gone, I felt I had________her. I began to realize that part of our________life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar________: the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who________walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are________markers in our lives. They add weight to our________of place and belonging.

Think about it.________, while walking to work, we mark where we are by ____ a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though ____person?

1.

A．Make

B．Take

C．Give

D．Have

2.

A．happened

B．wanted

C．used

D．tried

3.

A．what

B．how

C．which

D．when

4.

A．sunny

B．rainy

C．cloudy

D．snowy

5.

A．took

B．brought

C．carried

D．turned

6.

A．Clearly

B．Particularly

C．Luckily

D．Especially

7.

A．believed

B．expressed

C．remembered

D．wondered

8.

A．long

B．often

C．soon

D．much

9.

A．respected

B．missed

C．praised

D．admired

10.

A．better

B．worse

C．more

D．less

11.

A．disappearance

B．appearance

C．misfortune

D．fortune

12.

A．forgotten

B．lost

C．known

D．hurt

13.

A．happy

B．enjoyable

C．frequent

D．daily

14.

A．friends

B．strangers

C．tourists

D．guests

15.

A．regularly

B．actually

C．hardly

D．probably

16.

A．common

B．pleasant

C．important

D．faithful

17.

A．choice

B．knowledge

C．decision

D．sense

18.

A．Because

B．If

C．Although

D．However

19.

A．keeping

B．changing

C．passing

D．mentioning

20.

A．unnamed

B．unforgettable

C．unbelievable

D．unreal

【推荐1】完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Power of a Note

On my first job as sports editor for the Montpelier(Ohio) Leader Enterprise, I didn’t get a lot of fan mail, _________ a letter that was dropped on my desk one morning seemed ________ to me.

When I opened it, I read: “A nice piece of writing on the Tigers. Please ________the good work.” It was ________ by Don Wolfe, the sports editor. Because I was a teenager (being paid for 15 cents a column inch ), his words couldn’t have been more ________. I kept the letter in my desk drawer _______it got rag-eared. Whenever I________whether I had the ability to be a writer, I would reread Don’s note and feel ________ again.

Later, when I got to know him, I learned that Don made a________ of writing a quick, encouraging word to people in _________. “When I made others feel good about _________ ,” he told me, “I feel good too.”

Not _________ , he had a body of friends as big as nearby Lake Erie. When he died last year at 75, the paper was _________ with calls and letters from people who had been recipients of his _________ words.

_________the years, I’ve tried to copy the example of Don and other friends_________ care enough to write uplifting comments, because I think they are on to something important. In a world too often cold and unresponsive, such ________ bring warmth and reassurance. We all need a push from time to time, and a few lines of ___________ have been known to turn around a day, even a life.

Be _________ with your praise. Superlatives like “greatest” “smartest” “prettiest” make us all feel good. Even if your praise is a little ahead of reality, remember that expectations are often the _________ of dreams fulfilled.

1.

A．so

B．because

C．for

D．since

2.

A．interesting

B．strange

C．joyful

D．important

3.

A．take up

B．pick up

C．bring up

D．keep up

4.

A．played

B．passed

C．signed

D．tested

5.

A．inspiring

B．moving

C．disappointing

D．depressing

6.

A．if

B．until

C．as

D．while

7.

A．felt

B．thought

C．wondered

D．doubted

8.

A．confident

B．calm

C．upset

D．embarrassed

9.

A．difference

B．habit

C．fortune

D．wish

10.

A．different places

B．other fields

C．all walks of life

D．all kinds of uniforms

11.

A．me

B．him

C．myself

D．themselves

12.

A．surprisingly

B．fearfully

C．truthfully

D．safely

13.

A．covered

B．filled

C．flooded

D．connected

14.

A．up-to-date

B．spirit-lifting

C．sharp

D．remarkable

15.

A．Over

B．On

C．After

D．From

16.

A．they

B．what

C．which

D．who

17.

A．books

B．newspapers

C．notes

D．magazines

18.

A．praise

B．agreement

C．advice

D．advertisement

19.

A．awful

B．strict

C．satisfied

D．generous

20.

A．friends

B．classmates

C．parents

D．children

【推荐2】I took a job as a receptionist for a veterinarian (兽医) almost five decades ago. As an enthusiastic animal lover, I couldn’t bear to see any creature in pain. At the end of my first week, we are closing the office for the day__a young man ran up to us holding a severely injured Doberman puppy in his arms and__us to save his life.

The doctor and I ran back into the __ room. The vet worked__for what seemed like hours, stitching ( 缝 合 ) him back together again. That was the easy___. The puppy had broken multiple___, including his spine (脊柱). Even if he survived the next few days, we were quite sure he would never__again.

That day forever changed my life. The veterinarian guided me, and I became his assistant in all things___. One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical care. I remember__his tiny legs to try to keep his muscles from becoming___. Weeks later, to my relief, he could use his legs again.

Fast-forward about a year. I walked into the clinic's waiting room and called the name of the next client. Suddenly, a huge Doberman who had been standing__with his owner on the opposite side of the room broke loose and__toward me. I found myself pinned__the wall with this magnificent dog standing on his legs, his front paws on my shoulders,__my face with joyful and abundant kisses!

I still tear up in amazement at the display of love and__the dog had for me that day all those years ago.

1.

A．when

B．because

C．if

D．while

2.

A．leading

B．sending

C．forcing

D．begging

3.

A．large

B．operating

C．waiting

D．empty

4.

A．peacefully

B．tirelessly

C．crazily

D．immediately

5.

A．part

B．factor

C．medicine

D．accident

6.

A．positions

B．teeth

C．bones

D．legs

7.

A．move

B．walk

C．bark

D．eat

8.

A．difficult

B．medical

C．deadly

D．meaningful

9.

A．moving

B．squeezing

C．feeling

D．twisting

10.

A．fatter

B．drier

C．harder

D．weaker

11.

A．nervously

B．painfully

C．quietly

D．seriously

12.

A．rushed

B．slipped

C．fought

D．sat

13.

A．into

B．for

C．against

D．by

14.

A．touching

B．hitting

C．lightening

D．washing

15.

A．relief

B．comfort

C．ease

D．gratitude

【推荐3】When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, wrong number!” and move on. But when Dennis Williams ______a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something _______.

On March 19, Dennis got a group text ______ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the arrival of a baby.

“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,” Dennis ______. The baby was born and update texts were coming in quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her ______, she didn’t seem to realize that she was sharing the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. “Well, I don’t ______ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,” replied Dennis before asking which room the new ______ were in.

Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his ______! He turned up at the hospital ______ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally ______ by the unexpected visit. “I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we ______ it and the gifts.”

Teresa ______ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website ______by the touching words: “What a______ this young man was to our family! He was so ______ and kind to do this.” The post has since gained the attention of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.

1.

A．received

B．referred

C．copied

D．printed

2.

A．reasonable

B．special

C．necessary

D．practical

3.

A．convincing

B．reminding

C．informing

D．warning

4.

A．responded

B．interrupted

C．predicted

D．repeated

5.

A．opinion

B．anxiety

C．excitement

D．effort

6.

A．accept

B．know

C．believe

D．bother

7.

A．parents

B．doctors

C．patients

D．visitors

8.

A．dream

B．promise

C．power

D．principle

9.

A．bearing

B．collecting

C．opening

D．making

10.

A．discouraged

B．relaxed

C．astonished

D．defeated

11.

A．admit

B．need

C．appreciate

D．expect

12.

A．found

B．selected

C．developed

D．posted

13.

A．confirmed

B．simplified

C．clarified

D．accompanied

14.

A．pity

B．blessing

C．relief

D．problem

15.

A．smart

B．calm

C．sweet

D．fair

【推荐2】完形填空阅读下面短文, 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。
On a cold winter evening, I was walking home, tired and hungry, when suddenly came screams (呼喊声) from behind some trees._____ , I slowed down to listen, and_____ that what I was hearing were the sounds of a fight. A woman was being_____ not far from where I stood.
“Should I go to help her?” I thought. I was worried about my own_____ , and I regretted having suddenly decided to take a new way home that night. “_____ I’m hurt too? Shouldn’t I just_____ to the nearest phone and call the police?...” But already the girl’s _____ were growing weaker. I knew it was time for me to act fast because I could not_____ the life of this unknown woman,_____ it meant risking (冒……的危险) my own life.
I am not a_____ man. I didn’t know where I found the_____ and physical strength(体力), but once I had finally _____ to help the girl, I became suddenly changed. I ran behind the bushes and _____ the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, where we fought for a few minutes _____ the man jumped up and escaped.
_____ heavily, I stood up and came up to the girl, who was crying behind a tree. In the _______, I could not see her clearly, but I could certainly _____ her shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a distance.
“It’s OK,” I said _____ . “The man ran away. You’re safe now. ”There was a long stop and then I heard the words, said in both wonder and _____ . “Dad, is that you?” And then, from behind the tree, stepped out my youngest _____ , Katherine.1.

A．Excited

B．Frightened

C．Interested

D．Disappointed

2.

A．knew

B．understood

C．realized

D．imagined

3.

A．attacked

B．buried

C．robbed (抢劫)

D．caught

4.

A．money

B．safety

C．future

D．family

5.

A．What for

B．So what

C．What about

D．What if

6.

A．move

B．escape

C．run

D．jump

7.

A．cries

B．noises

C．cheers

D．sounds

8.

A．save

B．ignore

C．change

D．decide

9.

A．although

B．because

C．as

D．but

10.

A．kind

B．generous

C．intelligent

D．brave

11.

A．courage

B．belief

C．attitude

D．hope

12.

A．agreed

B．expected

C．promised

D．decided

13.

A．took

B．dropped

C．pulled

D．got

14.

A．unless

B．after

C．since

D．until

15.

A．Walking

B．Drinking

C．Breathing

D．Fighting

16.

A．daylight

B．afternoon

C．darkness

D．midnight

17.

A．feel

B．see

C．guess

D．find

18.

A．angrily

B．softly

C．loudly

D．happily

19.

A．shame

B．peace

C．pain

D．surprise

20.

A．son

B．daughter

C．grandson

D．cousin

【推荐3】I met my art teacher Ms. J in the seventh grade and she changed me.

In her first class, she encouraged us to ________ what art meant. During the discussion about facial structure and paintings, she ________ the “golden ratio (黄金比例)”, a beauty standard and explained how Da Vinci applied it to his works to ensure they were visually (视觉上) attractive.

I couldn’t help but think that if my ________ had been measured against the “golden ratio”, my score would have been low.

I was born with a facial disfigurement (缺陷) and my face looked ________ . After several appointments with ________ , my face was changed many times with little improvement. I ________ seeing myself in the mirror.

People’s strange words and curious expressions kept telling me that I was different. Worse still, my photo appeared in a magazine with big letters “Face similar to works of Picasso” right below. I felt ________ .

I told Ms. J about my ________ and how my face was compared to Picasso’s painting.

“Art isn’t about what you see but about what you ________ .” She comforted me and told me that our ________ appearances were our signatures that we left in the world, which set us ________ and made us beautiful. And then she showed me a picture of an old man with long white hair. “You see, Da Vinci doesn’t look too pretty, but his works ________ beauty on us,” she added.

I was touched by her words, and I wondered why I had never thought this way.

“Being compared to Picasso may seem like a shame, but it’s a(n) ________ . You are unique and you are a masterpiece.”

Today, when I look into the mirror, I will remember the words of my teacher, “Beauty is subjective” and I get to know my appearance is my ________ .

It takes me years to ________ that beauty is more than a cold calculation.

1.

A．like

B．explore

C．record

D．master

2.

A．introduced

B．invented

C．questioned

D．drew

3.

A．legs

B．head

C．feet

D．face

4.

A．normal

B．pale

C．frightening

D．amusing

5.

A．doctors

B．artists

C．teachers

D．actors

6.

A．hated

B．enjoyed

C．kept

D．imagined

7.

A．nervous

B．ashamed

C．puzzled

D．curious

8.

A．choices

B．dreams

C．sufferings

D．goals

9.

A．paint

B．plan

C．hear

D．feel

10.

A．pretty

B．ordinary

C．ugly

D．unique

11.

A．down

B．apart

C．back

D．aside

12.

A．impressed

B．focused

C．went

D．loaded

13.

A．job

B．victory

C．honour

D．excuse

14.

A．pain

B．art

C．stress

D．chance

15.

A．watch

B．complain

C．realize

D．forget