【推荐1】13-year-old Madison was studying at home when her mother burst in. She said a boy had fallen into a septic tank (化粪池) and made an urgent _______ for Madison’s help.

They ran to a neighbor’s yard, where the anxious adults surrounded the septic tank opening _______ wider than a basketball. The boy, aged only 2, had slipped in and was drowning.

Madison quickly _______ the situation. She was the only one who could _______ through the small opening. Without hesitation, she got close to the opening and said, “_______ me in.”

Some people held her waist and _______. She wiggled (扭动) arms and shoulders until she_______   the opening. Inside, the tank was dark and the air smelly. When she stuck her arms into the dirty water, she jammed her left wrist against a hidden stick, _______ it severely.

_______ tend to her injury, Madison scanned the surface of the dirty water, hoping to feel the underwater boy. Suddenly she saw his little toes stick out. When spotting the vague ________   of his foot again, Madison shot out her ________ hand, grasped the foot tightly and shouted, “Pull me up!”

As they nearly reached the surface, the boy’s other foot got stuck. She wiggled his foot until it was ________. Eventually they were lifted out.

________, the kid wasn’t out of trouble. Having suffered from lack of ________ that long, he wasn’t breathing. He was then given hard hits on the back until he coughed up water. At the sight of this, Madison sighed with relief.

Madison received months of treatment for her wrist, which made her ________ actions more impressive.

1.

A．appointment

B．attempt

C．choice

D．request

2.

A．partly

B．previously

C．slightly

D．dramatically

3.

A．tackled

B．examined

C．disturbed

D．lost

4.

A．look

B．jump

C．fill

D．fit

5.

A．Throw

B．Lower

C．Force

D．Push

6.

A．legs

B．arms

C．head

D．hands

7.

A．adjusted to

B．got through

C．tore down

D．held on to

8.

A．touching

B．trapping

C．injuring

D．striking

9.

A．In an effort to

B．Rather than

C．Likely to

D．Ready to

10.

A．skin

B．gesture

C．picture

D．outline

11.

A．left

B．single

C．good

D．clumsy

12.

A．frozen

B．free

C．flexible

D．bare

13.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Personally

14.

A．protection

B．oxygen

C．gravity

D．energy

15.

A．unselfish

B．thoughtless

C．unconscious

D．random

【推荐2】One day, I was driving with my three-year-old granddaughter, Madison, when I saw a_______reading “Friendly Upholstery(室内装潢品)” It was a small_______.

When I parked my car and walked inside, the gentleman was_______, so I began to_______Madison what they built in such a place. As we were walking around, I_______to tell him to take his_______as I was in no hurry.

When he_______his call, I began to_______I had a wooden shelf in my home office that extended out from my desk and that_______my granddaughter would strike her head. I needed something soft to________the shelf to protect her.

“She’s a pretty little thing,” he said________, reaching out to make her laugh.

I stood watching as he headed off to a back room. Minutes later, he returned________a piece of leather. I took it and________how much it would be.“How much do I________you?” “Don’t worry about it,” he told me, as he waved his hand________.

After thanking him, we drove home, where I covered the shelf with the leather. It was less than an hour later when Madison slipped off my desk, hitting her face directly on the side of the shelf. A bit scared, she got up,________.

I was inspired by that gentleman’s________for someone else’s safety, rather than the money that he could have gotten from me, a(n)________from out of nowhere.

Last week, one year later, I returned to his small shop and________him once again. I wanted him to know that kindness is________appreciated by some, even in this day and age, and that I will forever remember it.

1.

A．notice

B．sign

C．warning

D．title

2.

A．market

B．garage

C．shop

D．buffet

3.

A．in trouble

B．on leave

C．in the queue

D．on the phone

4.

A．show

B．teach

C．offer

D．award

5.

A．glanced

B．yelled

C．gestured

D．bowed

6.

A．time

B．order

C．turn

D．seat

7.

A．answered

B．canceled

C．returned

D．completed

8.

A．argue

B．explain

C．conclude

D．condemn

9.

A．frequently

B．permanently

C．casually

D．deliberately

10.

A．decorate

B．support

C．cover

D．fix

11.

A．proudly

B．abruptly

C．calmly

D．kindly

12.

A．selling out

B．holding out

C．picking up

D．gathering up

13.

A．wondered

B．suspected

C．calculated

D．announced

14.

A．reward

B．know

C．owe

D．envy

15.

A．up and down

B．now and then

C．in and out

D．back and forth

16.

A．unaware

B．unhurt

C．disappointed

D．disabled

17.

A．sacrifice

B．promise

C．demand

D．concern

18.

A．stranger

B．driver

C．neighbor

D．instructor

19.

A．assisted

B．questioned

C．thanked

D．comforted

20.

A．temporarily

B．truly

C．instantly

D．generally

【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, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It’s a blessing to do somebody a favor, but sometimes it’s a blessing to let another person do something for you.
The notice was posted next to the mailbox in the tenants’ apartment. “a Mitzvah(善行) for Mrs. Green, ” it ____ , “ Sign up to drive Mrs. G in #3B home from her chemotherapy treatment twice a month.” The word was always _____ in my thoughts after I went upstairs. But according to my grandmother, it had ____ meaning. She was always _____ to me because she noticed that I thought it a shame to ______ people do things for me.
One evening, snowflakes had been falling for several hours _____ it came time to leave for class. I _____ to the bus stop, reaching it just as a bus went by. For an hour, I prayed _____ that a bus would come. Then I gave up. But as I pushed the door of my ______ open, I found myself face to face a woman at the mailbox with _____ in her hand. Obviously she had a car and was going _____ In that split second, I blurted(脱口而出)， “Could you give me a ______?” A strange look _____ her face and she agreed. She _____ me off where I had been heading. Back home as I walked up, I met her again. “Good night, Mrs Green. See you tomorrow,” said a neighbor inside. Shocked, I had asked a person who_____ with cancer to give me a lift in a snowstorm______ went down and I stammered(结结巴巴地说), “Please forgive me.”
She visited me later and said, “ I used to do thing for others but now _____ keeps doing things for me. It’s not that I don’t _____it, but I don’t have chances. Tonight before I went out to get my ______ , I prayed to God to let me feel like ______ of the human race again. Then you came along…”1.

A．read

B．wrote

C．advised

D．explained

2.

A．squeezing

B．repeating

C．draining

D．wandering

3.

A．other

B．another

C．little

D．no

4.

A．holding on

B．insisting on

C．pointing out

D．carrying out

5.

A．help

B．enjoy

C．ask

D．let

6.

A．so

B．after

C．since

D．when

7.

A．rode

B．labored

C．flew

D．drove

8.

A．helplessly

B．patiently

C．desperately

D．hopelessly

9.

A．apartment

B．room

C．mailbox

D．office

10.

A．books

B．letters

C．keys

D．combs

11.

A．down

B．back

C．out

D．upstairs

12.

A．hand

B．lift

C．coffee

D．break

13.

A．crossed

B．lightened

C．boomed

D．froze

14.

A．threw

B．took

C．showed

D．dropped

15.

A．struggled

B．coped

C．met

D．suffered

16.

A．Tiredness

B．Tears

C．Anxiety

D．Snow

17.

A．someone

B．everyone

C．nobody

D．none

18.

A．know

B．see

C．appreciate

D．get

19.

A．trouble

B．key

C．box

D．mail

20.

A．part

B．history

C．role

D．top

【推荐1】I looked out of the door of my 100-year-old house and saw my newly built garden. I realized nothing is rubbish. I was full of _______ and appreciation.

I _______ to look at the things that we usually think of as _______— plastic bags, polluted water, rubber bands, and newspapers, clothes and furniture we _______. I also began to think, act and live according to a belief that all things have the _______ of being reused as long as we try to _______ it. And I explored the worth of _______. I mean recycling isn’t just about _______ rubbish like putting glass and paper in _______ bins. It also requires creativity, commitment and even love.

My neighbors would put the autumn ________ by the roadside to be picked up by the garbage truck. This didn’t ________ with my newfound concept of recycling trash, so I made a new ________ with moving boxes and put up a ________ saying, “Dump (倾倒) leaves here”. I watched carefully through the autumn as my neighbors ________ the leaves in the new garden. I also watered the leaves ________ with rainwater and collected dogs’ waste as fertilizer. Then I ________ flower seeds. Finally, I had a new ________ garden, full of colorful flowers.

Nothing has to be really ________. If you try hard enough, everything can be recycled. I even used my bath water to water my garden, though it might be a little ________ for my friends. But I think if we all can turn waste, sometimes a little dirty, into ________, the world will be a much better place.

1.

A．joy

B．sympathy

C．doubt

D．regret

2.

A．refused

B．hesitated

C．liked

D．started

3.

A．wealth

B．garbage

C．rewards

D．necessities

4.

A．packed up

B．brought up

C．threw away

D．gave away

5.

A．value

B．request

C．confusion

D．consequence

6.

A．own

B．find

C．forget

D．lose

7.

A．collecting

B．recovering

C．recycling

D．competing

8.

A．sorting

B．picking

C．spotting

D．recording

9.

A．uniform

B．broken

C．limitless

D．separate

10.

A．fruit

B．rice

C．leaves

D．vegetables

11.

A．compare

B．deal

C．communicate

D．fit

12.

A．platform

B．garden

C．picture

D．schedule

13.

A．building

B．tent

C．sign

D．show

14.

A．piled

B．polished

C．decorated

D．cleaned

15.

A．unwillingly

B．hardly

C．seriously

D．casually

16.

A．made

B．sowed

C．removed

D．reserved

17.

A．awful

B．annoying

C．imaginary

D．attractive

18.

A．useless

B．careless

C．priceless

D．loveless

19.

A．pleasant

B．vivid

C．violent

D．disgusting

20.

A．trouble

B．treasure

C．terror

D．trade

【推荐2】The Uncommon Professional

Another long and tiring day! I went to the dark end of the shelves, pressed my forehead against the wall and buried myself in a few moments of quiet ________. Was this the way it would be for the rest of my life? Here I was, two years out of school, working at yet another ________, low-pay, dead-end job.

There were several new guys on the job the next morning—temporary ________. One of them, wearing a ________ with his name “Jim” sewn on the pocket, caught my eye. The company didn’t issue uniforms—in fact, the company didn’t care what you wore ________ you showed up.

I ________ him all that day and the rest of the days he worked with us. Jim was ________ late or early. He worked at a steady,________ pace. He was friendly to everyone he worked with, but ________ talked while he was working.

He was the kind of worker managers ________. And the other workers liked him too. He didn’t gossip or ________ or argue. He just did the job with more personal dignity than I had believed,________ the work was low-level and dull.

He was a professional. Labour might be ________; he wasn’t. He was just admirable!

Months later, Jim left, but the ________ he made on me didn’t. I worked just the way Jim had done. To my great surprise, the managers noticed my new devotion and ________ me. A few years later, I promoted myself to a ________ job in a different company. And so it we went.________, many companies and many years later, I started a ________ of my own.

Whatever success I’ve had has been the result of hard work and good luck, but I think the biggest part of my ________ was the lesson I learned from Jim so long ago.________ does not come from the kind of work you do; it comes from the way you do the work.

1.

A．excitement

B．embarrassment

C．disappointment

D．surprise

2.

A．boring

B．challenging

C．interesting

D．meaningful

3.

A．students

B．workers

C．visitors

D．managers

4.

A．hat

B．uniform

C．smile

D．shirt

5.

A．as long as

B．in case

C．even though

D．as soon as

6.

A．argued

B．talked

C．teased

D．watched

7.

A．never

B．always

C．either

D．still

8.

A．fast

B．unhurried

C．anxious

D．casual

9.

A．often

B．happily

C．rarely

D．sincerely

10.

A．accused of

B．took care of

C．dreamed of

D．felt sick of

11.

A．speak

B．laugh

C．smoke

D．complain

12.

A．though

B．if

C．unless

D．so

13.

A．typical

B．specific

C．great

D．common

14.

A．comment

B．impression

C．demand

D．joke

15.

A．promoted

B．refused

C．fired

D．denied

16.

A．temporary

B．better-paying

C．dead-end

D．low-level

17.

A．Similarly

B．Instantly

C．Eventually

D．Quietly

18.

A．fund

B．school

C．journey

D．business

19.

A．failure

B．luck

C．work

D．trip

20.

A．Friendship

B．Sadness

C．Respect

D．Love

【推荐3】A mother in east China went to celebrate her son's birthday at school—but her son's________took her by surprise. The loving mother decided to surprise her son by________up in a cartoon bear clothes and bringing him a/an________during class.

To her astonishment, the boy immediately________her mother by her hands and ran to give her a big________. The heart-warming video filmed on Monday________the mother in a blue bear________walking towards her son's classroom with a birthday cake________her hand.

After________the cake to the teacher, she goes into the classroom to celebrate his birthday with the________children. "Look who's here!" the teacher________to the boy.

The boy________around and said, "Teacher, this is my mum!" The teacher asked, "How do you know?" "Her________!" the boy replied with great________.

The________mother then showed her________by removing the big head of the bear and the happy boy jumped into her arms. "I didn't________him to spot me at all," the mother, Liu, told video news site Pear. "I was so________that I cried!"

Many net users were moved by the video, which has been________more than 4.6 million times on social media. "You wouldn't be able to spot your mother by her hands if you didn't truly love her!" one user said. "This is so heart-warming. Your child actually loves you________you think!"

1.

A．idea

B．behavior

C．advice

D．request

2.

A．dressing

B．bringing

C．making

D．standing

3.

A．bag

B．toy

C．book

D．cake

4.

A．remembered

B．encouraged

C．contacted

D．recognized

5.

A．time

B．shock

C．hug

D．smile

6.

A．protects

B．shows

C．sights

D．reminds

7.

A．suit

B．shoes

C．hat

D．watch

8.

A．for

B．on

C．in

D．to

9.

A．passing

B．handling

C．solving

D．putting

10.

A．one

B．other

C．some

D．another

11.

A．smiled at

B．looked up

C．called out

D．listened to

12.

A．hanged

B．walked

C．pushed

D．turned

13.

A．hands

B．clothes

C．voice

D．smile

14.

A．respect

B．confidence

C．mind

D．thought

15.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．forgetful

16.

A．cheeks

B．arms

C．hair

D．face

17.

A．expect

B．dream

C．make

D．care

18.

A．shocked

B．amused

C．touched

D．annoyed

19.

A．filed

B．viewed

C．imagined

D．gained

20.

A．instead of

B．such as

C．rather than

D．more than