【推荐3】Even if they had to stop today, it would have been quite an accomplishment.

But Brad Ryan and his 89-year-old grandmother Joy Ryan, who have _______ 29 national parks so far, have no intention of _______. The first one they saw was the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2015.Since then, he and Joy Ryan have seen many _______.

“I remembered a(n) _______ conversation with my Grandma Joy when we’re _______ my 2009 Appalachian Trail hike from Georgia to Maine and she expressed _______ that she had never seen the mountains and _______ the great outdoors throughout her life, so I _______ her to join me on my weekend _______ from campus to the Smokies,” Brad said. At the time, Brad was a fourth-year veterinary student at the College of Veterinary Medicine, but needed a __________ to deal with academic stress, especially after news of a second-year vet student’s insanity (精神错乱) was made __________.

There have been a lot of __________ along the way. A highlight for Brad was “watching my grandmother __________ her inner child as she __________ down a sand dune (沙丘) at a park at age 87.” Another highlight was being __________ in an hour-long traffic jam in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, and watching the __________ over the Grand Canyon at dawn. “She still __________ to take a speed boat to Boca Chita Key and climbed the spiral staircase (旋梯) of a 65-foot lighthouse on the island,” Brad __________.

“At her age, she’s very __________ that at every moment, she’s probably seeing something for the first and last time. That has dramatically __________ the way I live my life as well,” he continued.

1.

A．founded

B．recorded

C．visited

D．protected

2.

A．delaying

B．stopping

C．wondering

D．experiencing

3.

A．attractions

B．achievements

C．failures

D．risks

4.

A．punctual

B．ambiguous

C．tense

D．previous

5.

A．imaging

B．discussing

C．missing

D．abandoning

6.

A．prejudice

B．suffering

C．regret

D．expectation

7.

A．explored

B．painted

C．heard

D．preferred

8.

A．served

B．invited

C．commanded

D．forced

9.

A．escape

B．attempt

C．crash

D．search

10.

A．test

B．party

C．break

D．show

11.

A．possible

B．public

C．similar

D．skeptical

12.

A．benefits

B．promises

C．mistakes

D．laughs

13.

A．burst into

B．turn down

C．dig out

D．bring up

14.

A．fell

B．cut

C．rolled

D．looked

15.

A．trapped

B．absorbed

C．lost

D．conducted

16.

A．play

B．sunrise

C．sunset

D．match

17.

A．managed

B．promised

C．refused

D．failed

18.

A．regretted

B．added

C．demanded

D．argued

19.

A．ashamed

B．aware

C．confident

D．thankful

20.

A．chose

B．needed

C．observed

D．changed

【推荐1】Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we ________ were on the table. Then she would spend five minutes in ________ the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ________ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ________ and click in the filter app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ________ to really enjoy it—it all went cold, actually Stella’s real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for days.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ________ others. They find it hard to be ________ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ________ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is ________ what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any ________ to reality, as they still ________ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more ________ into achieving it ________ fabricating it. Being more confident, ________ themselves and trying their best to be better are much more meaningful than ________ their life on social media.

1.

A．ordered

B．served

C．offered

D．prepared

2.

A．cooking

B．washing

C．setting

D．collecting

3.

A．messy

B．arranged

C．casual

D．missed

4.

A．dishes

B．restaurants

C．tables

D．pictures

5.

A．chance

B．choice

C．excuse

D．reason

6.

A．comfort

B．please

C．inspire

D．discourage

7.

A．independent

B．generous

C．responsible

D．confident

8.

A．real

B．secret

C．peaceful

D．healthy

9.

A．rarely

B．hardly

C．exactly

D．nearly

10.

A．difficulty

B．change

C．guidance

D．harm

11.

A．question

B．dislike

C．doubt

D．follow

12.

A．effort

B．ambitions

C．feeling

D．money

13.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

14.

A．identifying

B．accepting

C．persuading

D．amusing

15.

A．simplifying

B．ruining

C．beautifying

D．worsening

【推荐3】Most worthwhile careers require some kinds of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an _______ should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, _______ , most people make several job choices during their working lives, _______ because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve _______ position. The “one perfect job” does not exist. Young people should _______ enter into a broad flexible training program that will _______ them for a field of work rather than for a single _______ .

Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans _______ benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing _______ about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss ________. Some drift from job to job. Others ________ to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.

One common mistake is choosing an occupation for ________ real or imagined prestige (声望). Too many high-school students—or their parents for them — choose the professional field, ________ both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal ________. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a white-collar job is ________ good reason for choosing it as life's work. ________, these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the ________ of young people should give serious ________ to these fields.

Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants ________ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take ________ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.

1.

A．identification

B．accommodation

C．occupation

D．entertainment

2.

A．however

B．though

C．consequently

D．therefore

3.

A．thoroughly

B．partly

C．entirely

D．mainly

4.

A．their

B．his

C．its

D．our

5.

A．furthermore

B．since

C．therefore

D．forever

6.

A．make

B．leave

C．take

D．fits

7.

A．means

B．job

C．way

D．company

8.

A．to

B．for

C．without

D．with

9.

A．few

B．little

C．much

D．a lot

10.

A．chance

B．purpose

C．opportunity

D．basis

11.

A．stick

B．appeal

C．turn

D．apply

12.

A．our

B．their

C．your

D．its

13.

A．concerning

B．ignoring

C．following

D．considering

14.

A．preferences

B．tendencies

C．requirements

D．ambitions

15.

A．no

B．any

C．the

D．a

16.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Nevertheless

D．However

17.

A．minority

B．mass

C．majority

D．number

18.

A．proposal

B．consideration

C．approval

D．suggestion

19.

A．towards

B．against

C．out of

D．without

20.

A．turns

B．risks

C．puts

D．choices

【推荐1】This is Warsaw, where lunch is usually a slab of meat with a side order of sausage. But at Krowarzywa — which means “cow alive” and _______ the word warzywa, meaning vegetables — no animals were harmed in the making of food. The bestselling “vegan pastrami” is made of seitan, a wheat-based meat _______.

Warsaw has almost 50 vegan restaurants. That does not mean it has all that many vegans. Kassia, a 20-something professional in the queue, says she has no ethical _______ to eating meat. She comes to Krowarzywa because she likes the food. Kornel Kisala, the head chef, thinks that most of Krowarzywa’s clients eat meat, but it does not worry him. “Animals don’t _______ whether you eat a vegan burger because it is fashionable or because it is tasty.” According to the survey, 60% of people _______ say they plan to cut back on meat this year. Eating vegetarian and vegan meals now and then is one of the ways some choose to do so.

Two years ago Eric Schmidt, a Silicon Valley figure, called plant-based meat substitutes the world’s most important future technology, he foresaw them improving people’s health, reducing environmental degradation and making food more _______ for the poor. The founder of the first vegan society said in 1944 that “In time people will view with disgust the idea that men once fed on the products of animals’ bodies.” Ever since the number of people _______ his hope has been increasing. Perhaps their time is coming at last.

If so, it is a _______ coming. Meat consumption worldwide has been _______ consistently by almost 3% a year since 1960, mostly because people get richer. In the early 1970s the average Chinese person, __________, ate 14 kg (31lb) of meat a year. Now they eat 55 kg a year.

In America, Nielsen found in 2017 that 3% of the population called themselves vegans and 6% vegetarians(people who avoid meat, but eat eggs and/or dairy products). But more detailed research by Faunalytics puts the numbers at just 0.5% for vegans and 3. 4% for vegetarians. Fully a quarter of 25-to 34-year-olds in America claim to be either vegan or vegetarian, __________ studies by Faunalyties find the median age of American vegans to be 42. It seems that a fair amount of ambitious self-discipline, terminological inexactitude (术语的不准确) or simple hypocrisy (伪善) is at play.

Overall, though, it seems __________ to say that the number of people sometimes or regularly choosing to eat vegan food is growing much faster than the growth in people deeply __________ to a meat-free life. Patrice Bula, a vice president at Nestle, says that a __________ proportion of the people buying his company’s vegan meals are true vegetarians or vegans. People in this larger group are often called “flexible vegetarians”, who __________ back and forth between omnivorous (杂食的) and vegetable diets. The true vegan trend lies in casual, part time veganism.

1.

A．involves

B．gives

C．contains

D．form

2.

A．ingredient

B．source

C．substitute

D．recipe

3.

A．obligation

B．objection

C．interest

D．judgment

4.

A．suffer

B．claim

C．offend

D．care

5.

A．represented

B．supposed

C．mentioned

D．sampled

6.

A．affordable

B．healthy

C．sufficient

D．friendly

7.

A．doubting

B．approving

C．sharing

D．observing

8.

A．slow

B．quick

C．great

D．easy

9.

A．decreasing

B．rocketing

C．plunging

D．growing

10.

A．on average

B．for example

C．generally speaking

D．on the contrary

11.

A．because

B．while

C．or

D．if

12.

A．tempting

B．mature

C．obvious

D．safe

13.

A．added

B．applied

C．commited

D．reduce

14.

A．proper

B．considerable

C．numerous

D．small

15.

A．shift

B．exchange

C．wonder

D．hesitate

【推荐2】Did you know Saint George's Day?____ for many English people the answer to this question will be “No”. We get very excited about Saint Patrick's Day, and then completely ____ that we have our own national day! For me, it's____to remember the date as it's also my grandma's birthday.
Saint George is the patron saint(守护神）of England. According to legend（传说）, a dragon lived in a lake near a town. People were____of the dragon and every day they would ____it two sheep____there weren't enough sheep, a child would be fed to the dragon____! One day, the king's daughter was ____ The king didn't want to lose his daughter; he tried ____money to the townspeople. However, they didn't want the money and ____his daughter must be fed to the dragon. While the princess ____the dragon by the lake, Saint George rode by on his horse and killed the dragon with a（n）____
Over the years, different versions of the____have been told. There are lots of paintings and sculptures____Saint George. The English flag, which is white with a red cross, is____as the Saint George's Cross. Although it is an important day in the Christian calendar, it is a day which passes____in the UK. It is not a national holiday, ____is it a day with many celebrations. Now, organizations such as English Heritage are trying to____the British public to ____England's national day. Hopefully, their work will____1.

A．Unfortunately

B．Apparently

C．Shamefully

D．Actually

2.

A．forget

B．realize

C．identify

D．believe

3.

A．essential

B．possible

C．simple

D．easy

4.

A．fond

B．tired

C．scared

D．aware

5.

A．send

B．leave

C．feed

D．reserve

6.

A．While

B．As

C．Although

D．If

7.

A．still

B．instead

C．too

D．only

8.

A．killed

B．chosen

C．saved

D．seized

9.

A．providing

B．preparing

C．lending

D．offering

10.

A．insisted

B．required

C．announced

D．admitted

11.

A．looked for

B．dealt with

C．got close to

D．waited for

12.

A．cross

B．knife

C．sword

D．arrow

13.

A．festival

B．dragon

C．story

D．holiday

14.

A．appreciating

B．describing

C．praising

D．informing

15.

A．realized

B．known

C．used

D．shaped

16.

A．silently

B．unbearably

C．unnoticedly

D．successfully

17.

A．nor

B．and

C．either

D．even

18.

A．encourage

B．force

C．demand

D．advise

19.

A．remain

B．celebrate

C．hold

D．memorize

20.

A．come out

B．turn up

C．give in

D．pay off

【推荐3】A loving person lives in a loving world while a hostile person lives in a hostile world, Everyone you meet is your mirror.

Mirrors reflecting the___ have a very particular function. Just as a physical mirror serves as the tool of __ , so do all of the people in our lives.

When we see something __, such as a flower garden, green grass, a clear river etc, they serve as a reflection. In order to see the beauty in front of us, we must be able to see the beauty___ of ourselves. When we love someone, it’s a reflection of loving ourselves. Often, when we meet someone___，we feel as though we've known each other for a long time because of sharing __ .

Just as the "mirror" or other person can be a(an)____ reflection, it is more likely that we'll notice it when it has a negative connotation(含义).For example, it’s easy to___ times when we have met someone we don’t like. We may have some___ in our mind about the person. This is especially true when we get to know someone hateful, with whom we would rather____less time. Ironically, when we __ qualities in other people, ifs usually the mirror that’s speaking to us. I began___ myself further each time I met someone that I didn't particularly like. Each time, I asked myself "What is it about that person that I don't like?'' and ___"Is there something similar in me?". In every case, I could see a piece of that___ in me, and sometimes I had to think it over. So what did that mean?

It means that just as I can get___ or disturbed when 1 notice that aspect in someone else, I better reexamine my qualities and consider making some___. Even if I'm not willing to make an extreme change, at least I consider how I might ___some of the things that I'm doing.

Sometimes we meet someone strange and feel distant, disconnected, or disgusted. ___we don't want to believe it. and it’s not easy or desirable to look further, it can be a great learning lesson to___ out what part of the person is being reflected in you. It’s simply just another way to create more __.

1.

A．image

B．picture

C．version

D．figure

2.

A．Calculation

B．reaction

C．reflection

D．comprehension

3.

A．ridiculous

B．unbelievable

C．concrete

D．beautiful

4.

A．beside

B．inside

C．alongside

D．behind

5.

A．familiar

B．former

C．stranger

D．ordinary

6.

A．opinions

B．similarities

C．virtues.

D．characteristics

7.

A．positive

B．objective

C．abstract

D．psychological

8.

A．remember

B．assess

C．regret

D．accept

9.

A．recognition

B．affection

C．suspicion

D．criticism

10.

A．spend

B．value

C．reserve

D．spare

11.

A．Treasure

B．admire

C．envy

D．dislike

12.

A．distinguishing

B．questioning

C．trusting

D．suspecting

13.

A．still

B．yet

C．so

D．then

14.

A．quality

B．progress

C．information

D．improvement

15.

A．excited

B．satisfied

C．annoyed

D．puzzled

16.

A．choices

B．decisions

C．plans

D．changes

17.

A．adapt

B．transform

C．modify

D．swap

18.

A．Because

B．When

C．Although

D．However

19.

A．Pick

B．find

C．hold

D．bring

20.

A．self-awareness

B．self-esteem

C．self-confidence

D．self-satisfaction