【推荐1】Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is     ____ only among those with whom he is familiar. When a stranger is present, he often seems nervous,   ____ embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to witness the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or ____ off in a corner; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive.

__, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior, which, once ____, makes the offender immediately the object of criticism.

One of the few things we can say about the British with certainty is that a British ____ the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it ____. Some people argue that it is because the British weather __ follows forecast and thus becomes a source of interest to everyone. This may be so. Certainly a British cannot have much faith in the weathermen, whose predictions, in many cases, __ to be wrong! The man in the street seems to be as accurate(准确的) — or as inaccurate —as the weathermen in his __.Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references __ weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are __ by comments on the weather. “Nice day, isn’t it?” “Beautiful day!” may well be heard instead of “Good morning, how are you?”   __the foreigner may consider this exaggerated (夸大)and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. If he wants to start a conversation with a British but is at a loss to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a(n)__ subject to which a response may well be __of even the most reserved of the British.

1.

A．relaxed

B．frustrated

C．amused

D．exhausted

2.

A．yet

B．otherwise

C．even

D．so

3.

A．whispering

B．murmuring

C．nodding

D．laughing

4.

A．Hopefully

B．Exactly

C．Frequently

D．Obviously

5.

A．developed

B．observed

C．followed

D．broken

6.

A．dislikes

B．likes

C．judges

D．forecast

7.

A．at length

B．at last

C．at most

D．at least

8.

A．always

B．often

C．constantly

D．seldom

9.

A．put out

B．make out

C．turn out

D．find out

10.

A．consideration

B．prediction

C．approval

D．appreciation

11.

A．about

B．on

C．in

D．to

12.

A．started

B．conducted

C．replaced

D．proposed

13.

A．Since

B．Although

C．However

D．Only if

14.

A．avoidable

B．steady

C．optional

D．safe

15.

A．expected

B．asked

C．wished

D．reminded

【推荐2】The other day I shared knowledge on several aspects of Hindi (印地) culture with you. Today I’m hoping to paint a better picture of _______ it means to give in Hindi and how their generosity differs from_______of Western culture.

I was_______when we learned the expression “thank you” doesn’t really exist in Hindi. In the mountains, it is _______used, and people often seemed _______when we tried to thank them. They _______ either turn their heads, or shake their hands at us.

When we asked our Indian friends why this is so, they _______ that giving and generosity are vital parts of their culture. Giving is more of a_______of “changing hands” than an act of generosity. In their eyes, the foods they would give us were _______ really “theirs”. They see them as something passed along to them and now they are ________ passing them along to us.

The villagers were eager to ________ their best cucumbers to a passing stranger. ________, people in the U.S. tend to________old, used, or unwanted things ________their treasured ones.

________, during a coffee break, a friend told me about how he donated his ________clothes and shoes — just for the ________of giving up the possessions he likes most. Giving is ________Westerners can certainly do. We can practice ________giving away the things we value most — not only actual physical possessions, but also perhaps even more ________, our time and attention.

1.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．when

2.

A．one

B．that

C．it

D．both

3.

A．amused

B．shocked

C．interested

D．disappointed

4.

A．often

B．occasionally

C．sometimes

D．seldom

5.

A．bored

B．excited

C．frightened

D．annoyed

6.

A．could

B．should

C．would

D．might

7.

A．explained

B．realized

C．decided

D．learned

8.

A．picture

B．change

C．matter

D．state

9.

A．ever

B．never

C．yet

D．already

10.

A．simply

B．equally

C．obviously

D．partly

11.

A．give back

B．give out

C．give away

D．give in

12.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Meanwhile

13.

A．return

B．possess

C．share

D．donate

14.

A．better than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．less than

15.

A．Interestingly

B．Obviously

C．Importantly

D．Luckily

16.

A．expensive

B．beautiful

C．favorite

D．casual

17.

A．experience

B．pain

C．target

D．reason

18.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

19.

A．for

B．about

C．in

D．by

20.

A．flexible

B．significant

C．efficient

D．urgent

【推荐3】It’s March 12th. Xu Hui and Xia Hua are digging on a hill not far from their school. In China, people across the country plant trees________on this day.

The idea of planting trees was first suggested in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan, the great ________ in China’s history. He said more trees were needed as a(n)________ against flood and drought. In 1915, April 5th was named as Tree Planting Day. Then, in 1979, the day was ________ to March 12th, to ________ the date on which Sun Zhongshan died.

“Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China,” says Xu Hui. “But have you heard of the Green Wall of China? That’s the biggest tree planting ________of all. ”The Gobi Desert in the north of China was________ every year. So in 1978, a tree planting project was started to________ Gobi spreading.

“Tree planting has become a tradition in China now, ” says Xia Hua. “Many people do it on March 12th. Many people also plant a tree on a ________day. My parents planted a tree when I started school. And my cousin planted ________ on his wedding day. We do it for the environment and for ourselves.”

1.

A．silently

B．wisely

C．probably

D．actively

2.

A．artist

B．scientist

C．pioneer

D．musician

3.

A．protection

B．situation

C．introduction

D．direction

4.

A．taken

B．decided

C．changed

D．given

5.

A．present

B．remember

C．express

D．forget

6.

A．research

B．lecture

C．project

D．success

7.

A．growing

B．appearing

C．losing

D．happening

8.

A．make

B．have

C．help

D．stop

9.

A．different

B．special

C．basic

D．simple

10.

A．one

B．that

C．it

D．this

【推荐1】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Keeping it in the family

“You understand grandmother when she talks to you, don’t you, darling?” The girl nods. I met her, her Japanese mother and English father on a plane to Japan. The parents were eager to ____ their experience of bringing up their daughter bilingually (使用双语地) in London. It isn’t easy: the husband does not speak Japanese, so the child hears the language only from her mother, who has come to ____ that the girl will reply in English. This can be painful. Not sharing your first language with loved ones is hard. Not passing it on to your own child can be especially tough. Many immigrant parents feel a sense of ____.

Children learn languages easily, but this doesn’t mean that ____ exposure is enough. They must hear a language quite a bit to understand it—and use it often to be able to speak it comfortably. This is mental work, and a child who doesn’t have an intention to speak a language will often avoid it. So languages often die when parents move abroad. In the past, governments discouraged immigrant families from keeping their languages. These days, officials tend to be ____; some even see a valuable resource in immigrants’ language abilities. Yet many factors ensure that children still lose their parents’ languages, or never learn them. A big one is institutional ____. A child’s time spent with a second language is time not spent on their first. So teachers often discourage parents from speaking their languages to their children. Parents often ____ obey, worried about their children’s education. This is a(n) ____, for children really can master two languages or even more. Research does indeed suggest their vocabulary in each language may be somewhat smaller for a while, but other studies hint at intellectual advantages among bilinguals. They may be more skillful at complex tasks, better at maintaining attention.

Even without those side effects, ____, a bilingual child’s connection to another culture is a good thing in itself. How to ____? When both parents share the native language, the strategy is often to speak that at home, and the national language outside. But when they have ____ languages, perhaps the most common approach is “one parent, one language”. Francois Grosjean, a language expert from Switzerland, ____ the necessity. He recommends reserving occasions on which the only language that may be spoken is the one that needs ____. Sabine Little, a language expert at the University of Sheffield, puts the emphasis elsewhere. Making the native language yet another task ____ by parents can lead to rejection, she argues. She recommends letting the child form their own ____ connection to the language, for languages are not just another thing to be drilled into a young mind, but a matter of the heart.

1.

A．conceal

B．publicize

C．discuss

D．imagine

2.

A．accept

B．argue

C．decide

D．ensure

3.

A．excitement

B．inferiority

C．failure

D．injustice

4.

A．momentary

B．maximum

C．repeated

D．continued

5.

A．less stimulated

B．less controlling

C．more relieved

D．more discouraging

6.

A．engagement

B．feature

C．prejudice

D．pressure

7.

A．cheerfully

B．faithfully

C．immediately

D．reluctantly

8.

A．instance

B．shame

C．ambition

D．suggestion

9.

A．though

B．hence

C．besides

D．otherwise

10.

A．keep it up

B．carry it on

C．figure it out

D．bring it about

11.

A．multiple

B．different

C．foreign

D．target

12.

A．removes

B．challenges

C．emphasises

D．ignores

13.

A．preservation

B．restriction

C．rejection

D．connection

14.

A．performed

B．imposed

C．shared

D．recommended

15.

A．skillful

B．powerful

C．apparent

D．emotional

【推荐3】Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working _______a special painting for a church at that time, _______ the church painting was not _______ well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second ________. This is the woman who _______ be seen in the Mona Lisa.

All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s _______ and it satisfied the husband. Da Vinci used _______ and light in a clever_______ in the painting. Da Vinci loved science and _______. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry (几何形状) in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and ________ shapes like________. Even her ________ can be seen as a small part of a large circle. The woman in the ________ is sitting on a balcony, and ________ can be seen behind her because Da Vinci loved to study rocks, and these can also be seen________ in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees ________ the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are ________ together in front of her. This way of ________ is now used by many ________ when they are ________. The Mona Lisa is a remarkable master.

1.

A．up

B．in

C．on

D．about

2.

A．but

B．thus

C．however

D．so

3.

A．doing

B．going

C．making

D．working

4.

A．servant

B．daughter

C．nurse

D．wife

5.

A．must

B．should

C．might

D．can

6.

A．works

B．jobs

C．novels

D．photos

7.

A．heaviness

B．black

C．darkness

D．oils

8.

A．way

B．picture

C．hand

D．eye

9.

A．chemistry

B．maths

C．geography

D．biology

10.

A．square

B．round

C．long

D．egg

11.

A．balls

B．sticks

C．vases

D．boxes

12.

A．smile

B．shout

C．cry

D．anger

13.

A．church

B．painting

C．sofa

D．house

14.

A．trees

B．buildings

C．mountains

D．flowers

15.

A．by and by

B．here and there

C．over and over

D．up and down

16.

A．on

B．by

C．to

D．beyond

17.

A．caught

B．held

C．supported

D．hung

18.

A．painting

B．living

C．smiling

D．sitting

19.

A．women

B．actresses

C．girls

D．models

20.

A．being painted

B．painting

C．being played

D．played