【推荐1】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn’t the nicest person___
I got off the college bus and started walking. That’s ____I heard piano music and singing rising above the ____of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower____I could find out where it was coming from. ____the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a _____next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing ___me a bit. I stood there watching her____for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take____ to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence, she looked in my _____. I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a __ time lately, but you’ve made me hopeful again.”
“I’m happy that I could ___. Why are you so sad?”
“Well, my mum had got ___ from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”
”You see, the way you were _____,“ she explained. “Don’t look defeated, _______come in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it .Smile more. ____your head up.”
I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was____ me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many ____people and hope to relieve their ____and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a___ soul.
She explained to me that she sees a lot of negative people in the world and she tries to alleviate the pain and bring more positivity by sharing motivational music. She told me that when she wasn’t making music she studied psychology. So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.
I smiled a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after that we parted, my heart touched and lightened by a musical soul!1.

A．instead

B．anyway

C．somehow

D．either

2.

A．since

B．after

C．before

D．when

3.

A．noise

B．view

C．scene

D．hurry

4.

A．but

B．yet

C．so

D．or

5.

A．Across

B．Through

C．Beside

D．Along

6.

A．plate

B．basket

C．carriage

D．bowl

7.

A．discouraged

B．disturbed

C．shocked

D．comforted

8.

A．refreshing

B．playing

C．dancing

D．begging

9.

A．image

B．belief

C．courage

D．time

10.

A．direction

B．instruction

C．operation

D．intention

11.

A．nice

B．rough

C．peaceful

D．pleasure

12.

A．work

B．help

C．stand

D．improve

13.

A．lost

B．stuck

C．fired

D．tired

14.

A．walking

B．listening

C．sighing

D．talking

15.

A．Experiences

B．Possibilities

C．Performances

D．Opportunities

16.

A．Drop

B．Pick

C．Lift

D．Knock

17.

A．depressing

B．encouraging

C．frightening

D．surprising

18.

A．negative

B．thoughtful

C．active

D．surprising

19.

A．attention

B．sight

C．respect

D．pain

20.

A．classical

B．serious

C．curious

D．musical

【推荐2】Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

It was a need that he first _______ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an _______, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn’t afford the _______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done _______ his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities because he didn’t have the time or the _______. He had only one good suit. He tried for the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too _______. During this period Dale was slowly _______ an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could prevent him from achieving his real potential. She _______ that Dale join the debating team, believing that _______ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts finally made it. This proved to be a ________ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the ________ he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in ________. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, ________, were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to ________ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to express an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, ________ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.

1.

A．admitted

B．filled

C．recognized

D．supplied

2.

A．assignment

B．advantage

C．education

D．order

3.

A．training

B．board

C．teaching

D．equipment

4.

A．through

B．during

C．upon

D．between

5.

A．permits

B．clothes

C．talent

D．interest

6.

A．optimistic

B．bright

C．light

D．outgoing

7.

A．enjoying

B．developing

C．achieving

D．reducing

8.

A．insisted

B．demanded

C．advocated

D．suggested

9.

A．position

B．patience

C．practice

D．potential

10.

A．low

B．turning

C．basic

D．breaking

11.

A．peace

B．confidence

C．competence

D．experience

12.

A．horse-riding

B．football

C．farming

D．speech

13.

A．in turn

B．in brief

C．in total

D．in fact

14.

A．convey

B．build

C．understand

D．overcome

15.

A．besides

B．beyond

C．with

D．despite

【推荐3】Not long ago as I stood in the security line at Los Angeles International Airport, I couldn’t help but notice the family in front of me.

Obviously, the mother got her hands full, _________ with her 8-year-old son, as well as a baby daughter in a stroller (婴儿车). _________, she was pulling a car seat and two backpacks. As they waited their _________, I noticed the boy kept trying to go _________ the rope barrier. This mother _________ instructed him to stop several times, never losing her _________.

When she was ready to get the baby out of the stroller to _________ the security scanner, the boy pushed past the rope barrier and into the _________ area, causing a security guard to come over and loudly _________ him.

The mother stepped between her son and the security guard and promised it ________ happen again. It became obvious that this young boy had some __________ needs. After the security guard encounter(遭遇), he covered his ears and dropped to the floor in a small ball. Without __________, this mother knelt down and spoke __________ but firmly to her son, __________ that he would get in very big __________ with the security guard if he crossed the line again. Then she __________ and kissed him on the forehead before standing up to once again undo her baby from the stroller.

I wanted to step in and __________, and just as I was about to offer my assistance, that mother was motioned (提醒) forward to go through the security scanner. I think everyone in line breathed a sigh of __________ as she made it through security on the very first try.

That amazing mother looked after both of her children, dealing with the __________ situation with grace, dignity and love. If they had medals for motherhood, she surely __________ one in just those 15 minutes that I observed her.

1.

A．traveling

B．walking

C．talking

D．shopping

2.

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

3.

A．flight

B．turn

C．chance

D．fortune

4.

A．to

B．from

C．beyond

D．by

5.

A．sincerely

B．calmly

C．coldly

D．wildly

6.

A．balance

B．temper

C．belief

D．mood

7.

A．go through

B．go away

C．look over

D．look away

8.

A．crossed

B．hidden

C．forbidden

D．covered

9.

A．punished

B．questioned

C．lifted

D．scolded

10.

A．shouldn’t

B．mustn’t

C．wouldn’t

D．couldn’t

11.

A．careful

B．special

C．common

D．unusual

12.

A．education

B．purpose

C．hesitation

D．permission

13.

A．softly

B．quickly

C．secretly

D．loudly

14.

A．pretending

B．joking

C．proving

D．explaining

15.

A．present

B．trouble

C．example

D．promise

16.

A．hugged

B．pushed

C．pulled

D．patted

17.

A．stop

B．see

C．help

D．ask

18.

A．approval

B．comfort

C．pleasure

D．relief

19.

A．unfortunate

B．uncomfortable

C．unforgettable

D．unexpected

20.

A．deserved

B．lost

C．took

D．missed

【推荐2】Sometimes the people who give you warmth are strangers. They brighten your day or your life. Snow makes everything white. But a ________ on a cold winter morning made my heart ________.

For several days snow fell heavily. It lay many inches thick on the ground. My home is not far from the Hill Park station. Every morning I ________ to the station and caught the eight o’clock train. When I got out of the train, I was about to ________ out of the railway station when my eyes got ________ on one old guy. The morning cold winter ________ were piercing (刺入) through my woolen ________. I felt it cutting through my flesh and bones．

I was walking quickly when I ________ the old man wasn’t wearing anything on his ________ nor scarf around his neck, ________he was sitting in freezing winds. I don’t know how he was going to ________ those cold winters.

I went to him and asked the reason for not wearing any hat. He gave me a strange ________ and said nothing. I got the sign that probably he felt embarrassed about the question that I asked him. So I ________off my woolen hat and handed it to him. I told him to keep wearing it. He then smiled. I smiled ________ and left. Actually, after you do a favor or offer a convenience, you will be deeply ________ by others. We said nothing, but we all enjoyed the warmth, friendship and generosity from each other.

1.

A．smile

B．hug

C．silence

D．help

2.

A．broken

B．warm

C．tight

D．sad

3.

A．jumped

B．walked

C．drove

D．lifted

4.

A．step

B．enter

C．finish

D．put

5.

A．covered

B．left

C．stuck

D．down

6.

A．snow

B．raindrops

C．leaves

D．winds

7.

A．coat

B．hat

C．gloves

D．clothes

8.

A．guessed

B．expected

C．noticed

D．imagined

9.

A．body

B．head

C．face

D．hands

10.

A．so

B．then

C．though

D．yet

11.

A．passed over

B．got through

C．lived away

D．spent out

12.

A．stare

B．anger

C．look

D．care

13.

A．gave

B．picked

C．let

D．took

14.

A．back

B．opposite

C．away

D．up

15.

A．warned

B．reported

C．thanked

D．reminded

【推荐3】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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My mother was a responsible teacher and she retired. So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time. She had a little bit of computer _____, so I just set it up for her and let her _____ with it on her own.
As time went on, I ______ the computer was hardly touched. She said she didn’t know ______ to use it. I decided to teach her. I sat and _____ everything and she seemed OK with what I said. Unfortunately, my sister called me at that moment ______ we talked on the phone for an hour. Then when I saw her again, she was sitting in front of the computer, looking quite _______ The screen saver (屏幕保护) had appeared and she didn’t know how to ______ it off. She had tried _____ every key and it didn’t work. I told her, “Just _____ the mouse a little.” What I meant was that she just needed to move the mouse around to _____ the computer up. What she did was to _____ the mouse and start shaking it around in mid-air until the _______went completely black. I couldn’t help laughing because of her funny ______ The more I laughed the ______she got.
She thought that I was a (n) _____ teacher and she decided to figure the thing out herself. Well, at least I helped her overcome her ______ of breaking something and encouraged her to ______ a little.
About a week later, I found a home-made ______ card with a mouse on the front making a funny face ______ to my door. It said, “Thanks for the computer lessons. Love, Mom.”1.

A．knowledge

B．theory

C．technology

D．history

2.

A．watch

B．train

C．play

D．see

3.

A．thought

B．heard

C．found

D．ignored

4.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．where

5.

A．learned

B．described

C．explained

D．discussed

6.

A．and

B．but

C．because

D．since

7.

A．amusing

B．relaxed

C．interesting

D．discouraged

8.

A．get

B．break

C．cut

D．turn

9.

A．hitting

B．feeling

C．changing

D．removing

10.

A．hang

B．shake

C．rub

D．push

11.

A．clean

B．wake

C．bring

D．take

12.

A．put up

B．cut off

C．pick up

D．put away

13.

A．screen

B．curtain

C．cover

D．window

14.

A．gesture

B．movement

C．action

D．expression

15.

A．happier

B．ruder

C．better

D．angrier

16.

A．impatient

B．humorous

C．careful

D．helpful

17.

A．pressure

B．sadness

C．depression

D．fear

18.

A．observe

B．reply

C．experiment

D．answer

19.

A．shopping

B．birthday

C．inviting

D．greeting

20.

A．stuck

B．appeared

C．printed

D．combined