【推荐1】I was fifteen months old, a happy kid until the day I fell. It was a(n)_______ fall. I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to make it blind. Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched(缝合) the eyeball together where it was _______, leaving an ugly scar(疤) in the middle of my eye. The attempt _______, but my mother, in all of her wisdom, found another doctor who knew that if the eye was removed _______, my face would grow up badly distorted(畸形的), _______ my scarred, sightless, cloudy and gray eye lived on with me. As I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways _______ me.

I walked with my face looking at the _______ so that people would not see the _______ me. Yet my mother would say to me, at every turn, "Hold your head up high and _______ the world. If you hold your head up high, it will be OK, and people will see your ________ soul. " She continued this ________ whenever I was trying to hide.

Mother’s words were of great help for me to face the world ________. As a teenager, even though I tended to look down to ________ my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they ________ me. In high school, I was ________ both academically and socially. I was ________ elected monitor. My mother’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them ________ the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes, even if they couldn't see it on the ________.

Now I'm a happy wife and great mother. The message "Hold your head up high" has been ________ many times in my sweet home. Each of my children has felt its ________, and the gift my mother gave me has lived on in another generation.

1.

A．surprising

B．sudden

C．ordinary

D．bad

2.

A．separated

B．destroyed

C．cut

D．hurt

3.

A．failed

B．disappeared

C．succeeded

D．tried

4.

A．quickly

B．entirely

C．carefully

D．slowly

5.

A．then

B．if

C．still

D．so

6.

A．protected

B．affected

C．upset

D．comforted

7.

A．floor

B．world

C．front

D．people

8.

A．shy

B．frightening

C．ugly

D．strange

9.

A．deal with

B．see

C．laugh at

D．face

10.

A．different

B．beautiful

C．lonely

D．honest

11.

A．motto

B．passage

C．opinion

D．message

12.

A．bravely

B．proudly

C．simply

D．fairly

13.

A．hide

B．prevent

C．avoid

D．drop

14.

A．disliked

B．liked

C．hated

D．noticed

15.

A．comfortable

B．valuable

C．successful

D．special

16.

A．nearly

B．even

C．hardly

D．rather

17.

A．touch

B．observe

C．watch

D．recognize

18.

A．surface

B．eye

C．head

D．scar

19.

A．discussed

B．heard

C．talked

D．written

20.

A．kindness

B．honesty

C．encouragement

D．wisdom

【推荐2】I was eleven years old standing outside in just my underwear while I watched the house that I grew up in rapidly _______to the ground． A few minutes earlier I had been_______asleep in my nice， warm bed when a_______woke me up． My Nana's bedroom was just next to mine and my brother's． A fire had _______there and awakened her．_______hearing her， my older brother began to take action． The house， however， was over 50 years old and made of _______．Before we could do anything the fire _______it．

I stood there quaking with fear_______the fire destroyed my books， clothes， and toys． I watched _______while my Mom cried and my Dad swore． I wondered what was going to happen to us________we had lost all of our things． As I looked around， though， I ________something for the first time： What matters aren't________． I saw my older brother running across the swinging （摇摆的）________by our house to get help． I saw my oldest brother who was on ________from an earlier accident standing________on one leg． I saw my Nana and Dad gathering together and my Mom________our little dog in her arms． Everything that was ________had survived the fire． Our lives would continue． And that was all that mattered．

I still think of that fire in the night that helped me to learn the________we share is far more important than________things． Live your life then for the things that matter， not for the things you own． Love others． Help everyone． Let the ________inside of you make this world a warmer place． Let your soul shine brightly．

1.

A．pull

B．fall

C．burn

D．throw

2.

A．sound

B．wide

C．light

D．heavy

3.

A．dream

B．neighbor

C．scream

D．thunder

4.

A．broke in

B．broke out

C．broke up

D．broke down

5.

A．Without

B．As

C．Since

D．Upon

6.

A．mud

B．steel

C．wood

D．curtain

7.

A．consumed

B．claimed

C．spread

D．injured

8.

A．though

B．unless

C．until

D．while

9.

A．hopefully

B．excitedly

C．helplessly

D．appropriately

10.

A．as though

B．as long as

C．even if

D．now that

11.

A．dismissed

B．recognized

C．desired

D．approached

12.

A．families

B．surroundings

C．things

D．people

13.

A．bridge

B．pole

C．fence

D．rope

14.

A．guard

B．walking﹣sticks

C．feet

D．hand

15.

A．freely

B．unsteadily

C．casually

D．purposely

16.

A．holding

B．quitting

C．lifting

D．beating

17.

A．alive

B．native

C．expensive

D．necessary

18.

A．experience

B．bitter

C．wealth

D．love

19.

A．physical

B．mental

C．social

D．psychological

20.

A．heart

B．fire

C．spirits

D．feelings

【推荐3】Ring! Ring! Ring! It was early in the morning and I knew who was _______ as I reached for the telephone. I was a new substitute teacher (代课教师) trying to earn enough money to _______ my family. Each morning, I _______ for a call that would take me to a different classroom. The last three classes had all been determined to _______ me and see just how much bad behavior they could get away with (逃脱惩罚). I had responded (应对) by being _______ with the students. I didn't really _______ to go to work that morning, especially since it was my birthday.

Still, I answered the phone and _______ the job. My family needed the money and I couldn't _______ to be picky (挑剔的). As I was driving to work, I _______ to try harder to be the best teacher that I could be.

As the class started, the students ________ tried to see what they could get away with. This time, though, I was ________ but fair with them. I did my best to make my lessons ________. I shared smiles, praised their efforts, and encouraged them to work hard.

The results were ________. My unruly (难以驾驭的) classroom soon ________. Students were learning and laughing, and I ________ felt like I was doing my job right. I went home feeling ________ in my heart and enjoyed the rest of my birthday with my family.

I remembered something that I once read: “Every day is a new opportunity to ________ again. Every day is your birthday.” Every day is a ________ for us to get things right, to live our lives with love and joy, and to make this world a better place. Don't ________ a single day. Just try to be the best you can be. Never stop ________.

1.

A．bothering

B．calling

C．knocking

D．playing

2.

A．pay

B．impress

C．support

D．provide

3.

A．waited

B．asked

C．looked

D．headed

4.

A．please

B．test

C．persuade

D．surprise

5.

A．patient

B．honest

C．satisfied

D．angry

6.

A．want

B．need

C．choose

D．hesitate

7.

A．refused

B．received

C．took

D．completed

8.

A．manage

B．pretend

C．expect

D．afford

9.

A．agreed

B．decided

C．appeared

D．started

10.

A．in time

B．at last

C．at once

D．once again

11.

A．strict

B．worried

C．mad

D．disappointed

12.

A．clear

B．useful

C．fun

D．difficult

13.

A．strange

B．funny

C．important

D．amazing

14.

A．changed

B．divided

C．returned

D．disappeared

15.

A．again

B．even

C．finally

D．nearly

16.

A．confused

B．happy

C．tired

D．upset

17.

A．check

B．settle

C．discover

D．begin

18.

A．chance

B．choice

C．risk

D．goal

19.

A．spend

B．forget

C．waste

D．save

20.

A．learning

B．trying

C．asking

D．thinking

【推荐1】We love letters. Just as John Donne, a poet, _________ it, “Letters, to me and my friends mean _________ greetings; they get souls together. Thanks to letters, friends who are _________ speak.” He wrote these words nearly 400 years ago. Today, in the age of instant text message, social media, and email, they _________ ring truer than ever, because writing or receiving a letter has become such a _________ event.

A UK-wide survey undertaken by Sunday Times suggests that one in four of us has not _________ a letter for at least 10 years. That’s ten years without the bitter-sweet _________ of pacing the floor waiting for the _________; ten years without recognizing the handwriting on the envelope and eagerly _________ the letter to read its content.

We ____________ not get them any more, but we still love handwritten letters. In the same survey, one third of ____________ people interviewed say that they ____________ the content of sentimental (充满情感的) letters. Shouldn’t we make ____________ to give our friends and families what they will treasure forever? Ann Bickley went online in 2013 and offered to handwrite a letter to anyone who ____________ her. Her website received 50,000 ____________ in its first three months. Five years later, she is still the main ____________ behind one-million-lovely-letter.com and has personally written 4,000 letters offering hope and ____________ to strangers.

The thought behind a letter ____________ as much as its contents. “I never tell anyone that ____________ is going to be OK,” Ann Bickley says, “I am letting someone know that there is someone in the world who ____________ them.”

Who wouldn’t love to receive a letter like that? Let’s get writing!

1.

A．made

B．put

C．helped

D．managed

2.

A．rather than

B．less than

C．more than

D．other than

3.

A．absent

B．active

C．amused

D．admirable

4.

A．also

B．yet

C．already

D．still

5.

A．popular

B．common

C．rare

D．simple

6.

A．received

B．sent

C．written

D．rejected

7.

A．success

B．pleasure

C．concern

D．calmness

8.

A．engineer

B．doctor

C．police

D．postman

9.

A．seizing

B．tearing

C．hiding

D．carrying

10.

A．can

B．must

C．may

D．shall

11.

A．American

B．Chinese

C．Australian

D．British

12.

A．forget

B．change

C．remember

D．notice

13.

A．money

B．room

C．history

D．time

14.

A．contacted

B．interviewed

C．consulted

D．admired

15.

A．guests

B．visitors

C．friends

D．partners

16.

A．force

B．strength

C．source

D．energy

17.

A．effort

B．comfort

C．surprise

D．experience

18.

A．educates

B．guides

C．matters

D．rewards

19.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

20.

A．looks after

B．cares about

C．struggles for

D．agrees with

【推荐2】完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing ____, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were ____ wherever they could find ____ I was a mid-year ____ The previous ____ said he could no longer manage these children and ____ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he ____ I sat down ____ in my chair and began reading their ____ softly. After each name, I ____, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a____ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began ____ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a ____ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were ____, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every ____ while I was writing on the board. They soon became ____ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair ____ At first they did not believe me. ____ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical ____ I never told them differently. Why ____ a good thing?1.

A．softly

B．clearly

C．loudly

D．peacefully

2.

A．speaking

B．laughing

C．standing

D．dancing

3.

A．space

B．music

C．partner

D．joke

4.

A．representative

B．replacement

C．reference

D．reward

5.

A．teacher

B．headmaster

C．director

D．leader

6.

A．retired

B．remained

C．resigned

D．returned

7.

A．went

B．came

C．left

D．disappeared

8.

A．angrily

B．restlessly

C．indifferently

D．quietly

9.

A．names

B．faces

C．figures

D．minds

10.

A．prepared

B．prayed

C．protected

D．preferred

11.

A．board

B．mirror

C．cross

D．picture

12.

A．noting

B．copying

C．writing

D．drawing

13.

A．difficult

B．different

C．distant

D．direct

14.

A．dated

B．written

C．worked

D．set

15.

A．make

B．move

C．matter

D．mind

16.

A．pleased

B．puzzled

C．known

D．worried

17.

A．covered

B．hooked

C．hung

D．displayed

18.

A．So

B．However

C．And

D．But

19.

A．view

B．scene

C．eyes

D．vision

20.

A．mix up

B．bring up

C．mess up

D．burn up

【推荐3】It is 27 years since my last conversation with my mother,who didn’t finish school like many of her contemporary girls. She often told me，“I never got my __ but one day you will. ”

Pointing to a tree or cow，she asked me to __ their English names after her. Feeling __ ,1 asked，“Mama，why do I have to learn these foreign __ ?”She held her pen right before my eyes. “Hold it firmly，”she __ me，“for this pen and the new foreign language will be your compass to ___around the world. ” Sadly, my mother died of breast cancer when I was six.

Turning seven.I __ 30 miles to live closer to my school. But“closer”is a___ term in Uganda，which means I had to get up as the ___sun rose and then ran 8.8 miles barefoot to __ Also,I needed to carry a stick to __ snakes and dogs. During the __ season,the   path to school was   __ daily and I'd swim with one hand，using the other hand to hold the   book bag on my __.

Research shows 70 percent of poor children don’t __ primary school in Uganda. Reasons for this high dropout rate(辍学率)includes the long __ some children must __ among many other reasons.

Fortunately，I’ve made it. Whenever I see the sun rise, I am reminded of the __ of my mother, who __ me to dream big and to use the __ of the pen to make my dream come true.

1.

A．degree

B．scholarship

C．recommendation

D．admission

2.

A．recite

B．use

C．repeat

D．guess

3.

A．anxious

B．cautious

C．disappointed

D．annoyed

4.

A．sentences

B．languages

C．phrases

D．texts

5.

A．encouraged

B．consulted

C．blamed

D．frightened

6.

A．look

B．turn

C．hang

D．sail

7.

A．traveled

B．drove

C．rode

D．climbed

8.

A．relative

B．real

C．simple

D．technical

9.

A．warm

B．early

C．bright

D．hot

10.

A．work

B．school

C．lessons

D．my mom

11.

A．seek for

B．make use of

C．look after

D．look out for

12.

A．hot

B．cold

C．rainy

D．dry

13.

A．damaged

B．repaired

C．blocked

D．flooded

14.

A．hand

B．head

C．arm

D．finger

15.

A．attend

B．enter

C．complete

D．continue

16.

A．lists

B．periods

C．distances

D．experiments

17.

A．measure

B．consider

C．judge

D．cover

18.

A．love

B．support

C．wisdom

D．kindness

19.

A．enabled

B．inspired

C．commanded

D．trained

20.

A．value

B．power

C．symbol

D．length