【推荐1】Nearly seven years ago, I hitchhiked （搭顺风车） across Canada. It was an exciting experience, which allowed me to look into the ______ of humanity.

Once, I was dropped off in front of a（n）______ woman, who had pulled over because her   ______ had broken down. I approached to make sure she was ______. She assured me she was fine and that her husband was on his way with a truck. So I went back to my ______, standing about 150 metres away. Her husband arrived. And ______ they had picked up the broken-down car, the old couple ______ to bring me back to their place for lunch. I ______ agreed.

But our ______ was very funny. I could not—for the life of me—figure out what her husband was ______. He spoke English, but his strong accent made it ______ to understand. Every time he spoke to me, I’ d have to ______, “I m sorry, but what did you say?” And every time I said this, his wife would ______: “He saaaaaaid...” and then ______ her husband’s words. But we had a good time together.

This old couple’ s random ______ was just what I enjoyed about hitchhiking.   You have non-stop social interactions（互动） that are authentic but only in a ______ time. A person becomes an important part of your life for an hour or two and then they ______. However, the beauty of these ______ being so kind never gets old.

Each meeting I had was ______ into my little treasury （宝库） of memories that has begun to ______ with time. But together, they paint a broader picture of harmony in this country.

1.

A．weakness

B．origin

C．beauty

D．chain

2.

A．elegant

B．healthy

C．dirty

D．elderly

3.

A．bike

B．car

C．truck

D．motorbike

4.

A．okay

B．alive

C．injured

D．awake

5.

A．climbing

B．walking

C．camping

D．hitchhiking

6.

A．until

B．when

C．before

D．because

7.

A．offered

B．applied

C．managed

D．helped

8.

A．roughly

B．unwillingly

C．happily

D．proudly

9.

A．teamwork

B．ending

C．plan

D．communication

10.

A．doing

B．suffering

C．doubting

D．saying

11.

A．easy

B．impossible

C．normal

D．embarrassing

12.

A．remind

B．note

C．ask

D．require

13.

A．step in

B．call in

C．hold on

D．look forward

14.

A．translate

B．accept

C．ignore

D．check

15.

A．survey

B．kindness

C．permission

D．occupation

16.

A．long

B．pleasant

C．short

D．fixed

17.

A．disappear

B．stay

C．succeed

D．agree

18.

A．tourists

B．drivers

C．couples

D．strangers

19.

A．knocked

B．divided

C．inserted

D．broken

20.

A．deepen

B．fade

C．settle

D．spread

【推荐2】Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new _______ in high school. _______, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts (选拔赛) for cheerleaders. She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be _______ for her to be chosen. Two hours later, the _______read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart _______as the list ended without her name. Feeling _______, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was _______. She moved on to English and history, and was _______ to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to _______math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school ________. Mrs. Biden wasn’t________as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough ________ for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled ________ and left. “Why is high school so ________?” she sighed.

Later in________ class, Jenna tried to figure out the problems that had given her so much ________. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to ________ at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to ________. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ________a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ________ fish you can be.”

1.

A．words

B．ideas

C．challenges

D．exercises

2.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

3.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．boring

D．interesting

4.

A．editor

B．boss

C．cheerleader

D．judge

5.

A．played

B．sank

C．stopped

D．raced

6.

A．good

B．happy

C．awful

D．lonely

7.

A．struggling

B．improving

C．working

D．making

8.

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．bored

D．relieved

9.

A．put off

B．hand out

C．worry about

D．cut off

10.

A．committee

B．newspaper

C．radio

D．team

11.

A．excited

B．serious

C．anxious

D．confident

12.

A．speakers

B．readers

C．teachers

D．writers

13.

A．widely

B．weakly

C．warmly

D．brightly

14.

A．similar

B．ordinary

C．different

D．familiar

15.

A．music

B．history

C．English

D．math

16.

A．pleasure

B．hope

C．trouble

D．attention

17.

A．fit in

B．look out

C．stay up

D．get off

18.

A．swim

B．try

C．ask

D．escape

19.

A．in return for

B．in case of

C．in terms of

D．instead of

20.

A．slimmest

B．smallest

C．best

D．gentlest

【推荐3】At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein Carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those_______. His father stopped him and said to him calmly. “Einstein, you were spending too much time _______, so you failed in the exams. I’m _______ about your future with your mother.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also _______in the exams, but they went fishing as usual.”

“My boy, you can’t think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly. “There is a _______ in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”

“There were two cats playing on the roof. _______, they fell into the chimney (烟囱). When they climbed out of the chimney, one cat’s face was dirty _______ the other’s was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its _______. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it still walked happily in the street.”

“Einstein, _______can be your mirror (镜子). Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a ________ person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Einstein’s face turned red. He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room.

After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be________with himself, and kept telling himself, “I am special, so I needn’t be as common as others.” This was why Einstein ________ in his career.

1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different________about life. You can learn from other people, but you can ________ follow others completely.

You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesn’t ________ how others act, but on how you are going to act.

1.

A．adults

B．kids

C．teachers

D．artists

2.

A．playing

B．working

C．reading

D．studying

3.

A．excited

B．curious

C．worried

D．crazy

4.

A．checked

B．passed

C．dreamed

D．failed

5.

A．song

B．story

C．speech

D．saying

6.

A．Luckily

B．Hopefully

C．Suddenly

D．Naturally

7.

A．while

B．or

C．so

D．for

8.

A．mouth

B．tail

C．nose

D．face

9.

A．somebody

B．nobody

C．anybody

D．everybody

10.

A．poor

B．rich

C．lazy

D．clever

11.

A．tired

B．angry

C．strict

D．satisfied

12.

A．regretted

B．graduated

C．succeeded

D．survived

13.

A．ideas

B．reasons

C．mistakes

D．secrets

14.

A．sometimes

B．often

C．always

D．never

15.

A．try on

B．depend on

C．live on

D．insist on

【推荐1】A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, _______ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, _______, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the _______ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe (脚尖), _______ as high as he could, but even as his tallest _______ he was unable to touch it. He began to _______ up and down, as high as he could, at the _______ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _______.

Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to _______ on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to ____________ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking ____________, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, ____________ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do. ____________ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk ____________. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ____________, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ____________ like this, the more unhappy he became.

____________, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t ____________. I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s ____________ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but we are supposed to be able to ____________ our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?”

1.

A．preferring

B．offering

C．receiving

D．allowing

2.

A．so

B．then

C．but

D．or

3.

A．sadder

B．angrier

C．hungrier

D．tastier

4.

A．expanding

B．stretching

C．swinging

D．pulling

5.

A．strength

B．length

C．range

D．height

6.

A．jump

B．look

C．walk

D．glance

7.

A．tip

B．stage

C．top

D．level

8.

A．hope

B．hand

C．sight

D．reach

9.

A．put

B．stand

C．get

D．hold

10.

A．break

B．shake

C．take

D．strike

11.

A．up

B．forward

C．down

D．around

12.

A．for

B．with

C．on

D．of

13.

A．After

B．Through

C．Without

D．Upon

14.

A．back

B．away

C．up

D．down

15.

A．wishes

B．beliefs

C．efforts

D．goals

16.

A．thought

B．imagined

C．tried

D．claimed

17.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Moreover

D．Otherwise

18.

A．skillful

B．cheerful

C．harmful

D．helpful

19.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

20.

A．change

B．express

C．forget

D．describe

【推荐2】A famous scientist made several important medical breakthroughs. Some people _________ why he was able to be so much more creative than an _________ person.

He owed it to a(an) _________ with his mother that occurred when he was three years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of _________ from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the _________ bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor. Instead of _________ at him, his mother said, “Robert, what a _________ mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk. Well, would you like to _________ in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. Later his mother said, “Now it is time to clean it up and _________ everything to its proper order. We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and __________ they cleaned up the spilled milk.

Then his mother __________ him to go out in the back yard and fill a bottle with water to see if he could discover a(n) __________ way to carry it without dropping it. The result proved to be a success! What a wonderful __________! Mistakes were just opportunities to learn something new, which is, after all, __________ scientific experiments are all about.

Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would __________ the way Robert’s mother treated him?

1.

A．knew

B．wondered

C．understood

D．wandered

2.

A．excellent

B．individual

C．average

D．exceptional

3.

A．experience

B．experiment

C．promise

D．argument

4.

A．water

B．orange

C．juice

D．milk

5.

A．slippery

B．smooth

C．heavy

D．big

6.

A．looking

B．yelling

C．staring

D．glaring

7.

A．modest

B．wonderful

C．thrilling

D．frightening

8.

A．suck

B．sit

C．play

D．stand

9.

A．change

B．arrange

C．remove

D．restore

10.

A．together

B．instead

C．rather

D．apart

11.

A．ordered

B．requested

C．begged

D．encouraged

12.

A．related

B．independent

C．effective

D．accurate

13.

A．lesson

B．chance

C．performance

D．game

14.

A．where

B．what

C．how

D．when

15.

A．appreciate

B．recognize

C．respond

D．ignore

【推荐3】完型填空（共20小题）
       Water costs money. In some places water is hard ____ . What ____ when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy ____ .
Very ____ rain ever fell there. The town had no water ____ . The water it used was ____ from a river 300 miles away. As more people ____ live in the town ____ water was needed. Now water ____ to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost ____ money.
The town ____ a plan. It found ____ to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused ____ many ways. Five ____ lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go ____ . They ____ have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water ____ their crops. New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of ____ .
In most places, water is used and thrown ____ . The town that saved ____ water has saved the town!1.

A．supplying

B．getting

C．to get

D．to supply

2.

A．happens

B．happening

C．is happened

D．happened

3.

A．key

B．answer

C．answering

D．way

4.

A．little

B．a little

C．few

D．a few

5.

A．of itself

B．of its own

C．for its own

D．for itself

6.

A．fetch

B．take

C．brought in

D．guided

7.

A．come to

B．came to

C．coming to

D．came for

8.

A．many

B．plenty of

C．more

D．many more

9.

A．has

B．had

C．must

D．needed

10.

A．many

B．a few

C．a great many

D．a lot of

11.

A．put

B．made

C．supply

D．noticed

12.

A．a way

B．ways

C．an answer

D．a key

13.

A．for

B．by

C．at

D．in

14.

A．man-making

B．man-make

C．man-made

D．man made

15.

A．boating

B．to boat

C．to boating

D．on boating

16.

A．must

B．could

C．needed

D．had to

17.

A．as

B．with

C．for

D．to

18.

A．water enough

B．enough water

C．crops enough

D．enough crops

19.

A．off

B．of

C．away

D．out of

20.

A．it’s

B．its

C．one’s

D．his

【推荐1】Life is meant to be lived. No excuses. No reservations. No holding back.

An inspiring story about violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once ________ a beautiful violin he wanted to acquire. When he finally ________ the money for the violin, he returned to buy it and learned that it had already been sold to a(n) ________.

He went to the new owner’s home in order to try to ________ him to sell the violin. But the collector said it was one of his ________ possessions and he could not let it go.

Disappointed Kreisler turned to leave, but then ________ a favour.” May I play the instrument once more ________ it is placed to silence?” ________ was given and the great musician began to play. The violin sang out a piece of quality music, so ________ that the collector himself could only listen in wonderment. “I have no ________ to keep that to myself.” he said after the musician finished.” The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into the world, and let people ________ it.”

William Arthur Ward said, “If you believe in prayer, pray; if you believe in serving, serve; if you believe in giving, give.” For you and I are fine violins — our music is ________ to be heard.

I want to live my life that way — to take it into the world and live it ________. I’d rather burn out than rust out. I’d rather be used up than die not having done ________ I can.

I’m not talking about ________ ourselves out on over-activity. Happiness is ________ found in excessive busyness. But it is found in ________ our lives in others. Say yes when asked for a hand. Volunteer some time for a worthwhile organization and ________ an hour with a lonely relative.

In the end, I know that my ________ is not only about my ability or my inability. It is about my ________. My life is meant to be lived.

1.

A．came over

B．came across

C．came about

D．came up

2.

A．raised

B．found

C．lent

D．provided

3.

A．relative

B．owner

C．merchant

D．collector

4.

A．encourage

B．command

C．persuade

D．remind

5.

A．valueless

B．precious

C．cheap

D．awful

6.

A．showed

B．did

C．won

D．asked

7.

A．before

B．unless

C．while

D．until

8.

A．Assistance

B．Price

C．Permission

D．Invitation

9.

A．interesting

B．classical

C．powerful

D．beautiful

10.

A．idea

B．right

C．room

D．sense

11.

A．hear

B．see

C．touch

D．sound

12.

A．supported

B．meant

C．adjusted

D．convinced

13.

A．sadly

B．briefly

C．normally

D．fully

14.

A．whichever

B．whenever

C．whatever

D．whoever

15.

A．helping

B．keeping

C．wearing

D．making

16.

A．always

B．never

C．once

D．already

17.

A．refusing

B．changing

C．investing

D．absorbing

18.

A．spend

B．cost

C．take

D．pay

19.

A．business

B．hardness

C．kindness

D．happiness

20.

A．participation

B．education

C．responsibility

D．culture

【推荐3】In Chicago, the USA, there was a girl called Jenny. She was very polite and ready to help everybody. One day she found a brown paper bag on the way to school. She opened it and saw there was a lot of ________ in it. She thought she should hand it in to the teacher, so she ________ it in her schoolbag first.

When she went to the office, her teacher wasn’t ________.As it was time for class, she hurried to the classroom. After class, she told her friend, Linda, about the money that she ________.Then, her greedy (贪婪的) friend ________ away the bag. After school, Jenny wanted to go to the ________ office again, but she found the money was missing.

The next day when the children were playing a game, Linda fell down and was hurt very badly. The other children stood around her and didn’t know ________ to do. Jenny kept calm and did ________ to stop bleeding. She told the others to go to teachers for ________. Soon a teacher took Linda to the ________ and the doctor examined her carefully. Within a week she was all right again. Jenny became very ________ in the school.

Three days ________ , Linda came to Jenny’s house. Her ________ turned red. She was crying. She gave Jenny the ________ paper bag with the money in it and said, “Jenny, I have taken the money away. That day when you helped me, I felt very ashamed and now I decide to tell you the ________.You are such a nice friend! ________ please don’t tell the teachers about this!” Then Jenny said. “You are now ________, but you have done a bad thing. Though I will not tell anyone. I want you not to be greedy and never to do anything wrong. The girl thanked Jenny and ________.

At the end of the term Jenny was given a ________ for being a very helpful girl in the school. Linda became an honest girl and was ________ greedy.

Once wrong, never be wrong forever.

1.

A．bread

B．paper

C．money

D．fruit

2.

A．got

B．kept

C．sent

D．caught

3.

A．away

B．out

C．off

D．in

4.

A．lost

B．found

C．saved

D．made

5.

A．took

B．brought

C．put

D．moved

6.

A．workers’

B．teachers’

C．doctors’

D．headmaster’s

7.

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．what

8.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

9.

A．leave

B．treatment

C．action

D．help

10.

A．office

B．classroom

C．hospital

D．school

11.

A．popular

B．healthy

C．proud

D．quiet

12.

A．in

B．after

C．later

D．before

13.

A．eves

B．face

C．nose

D．ears

14.

A．red

B．black

C．pink

D．brown

15.

A．lie

B．story

C．truth

D．result

16.

A．For

B．But

C．Or

D．So

17.

A．honest

B．polite

C．generous

D．friendly

18.

A．got up

B．cheered up

C．gave up

D．woke up

19.

A．report

B．gift

C．prize

D．reply

20.

A．never

B．sometimes

C．always

D．usually