【推荐1】Some of us may have a teacher that impacts us forever. Those teachers ______ us to study hard and help us so much. Teachers, who we will always remember, deserve ______. I believe Mrs. Sheronn from Odyssey Charter School should ______ to that sort. She has instructed me more than any other teacher, and she has ______ me so much.

Mrs. Sheronn was always ______ . She always got up early and ______ herself with housework. If she wasn’t on time, there was usually a funny story about her morning. She smiled constantly and had a fun ______ in class, making us all laugh and enjoy school. Her smile, which set her ______ , became something that my classmates and I could ______ her by.

Mrs. Sheronn would always cheer her ______ up with anything from funny group discussions to our weekly game of Sparkle. She would involve us in lively and exciting activities, through which excellent writing skills were ______ . Those deep discussions helped us ______ as a family and made me remember her as the most ______ teacher I have ever had. She was our go-to teacher to talk to about our daily cares and ______ in our little world.

Mrs. Sheronn ______ with me a lot. She would help me with my English skills, even when I was really far behind or just had a horrible ______ . She also told me that school didn’t have to be ______ , but rather how we wanted it to be; it was all ______ on how we wanted to start the year and how we wanted to end it.

Surely, we may have other amazing teachers who impressed us, ______ Mrs. Sheronn did so much more. She was a teacher that positively ______ students’ lives, so she was my nomination for the “Educator of the Year”.

1.

A．allow

B．prefer

C．motivate

D．force

2.

A．recognition

B．fortune

C．equality

D．reputation

3.

A．devote

B．belong

C．refer

D．turn

4.

A．criticized

B．discovered

C．convinced

D．inspired

5.

A．honest

B．curious

C．cheerful

D．careless

6.

A．busied

B．applied

C．spread

D．engaged

7.

A．expression

B．style

C．time

D．job

8.

A．aside

B．off

C．out

D．apart

9.

A．identify

B．support

C．appreciate

D．protect

10.

A．acquaintances

B．customers

C．pupils

D．colleagues

11.

A．brought

B．thought

C．lent

D．taught

12.

A．fight

B．bond

C．march

D．resist

13.

A．considerate

B．diligent

C．sympathetic

D．excited

14.

A．stories

B．worries

C．exams

D．projects

15.

A．accompanied

B．worked

C．played

D．agreed

16.

A．feeling

B．nightmare

C．paper

D．incident

17.

A．boring

B．happy

C．interesting

D．attractive

18.

A．determined

B．independent

C．reliable

D．dependent

19.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．though

20.

A．assessed

B．consulted

C．remembered

D．influenced

【推荐2】One Friday afternoon in my first year of high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home. His name was Kyle. He seemed to be carrying all his books. Then some kids ran at him, _______ all his books out of his arms. His glasses went flying and landed in the grass. My heart _______ to him, so I jogged over and handed him his _______ . He thanked me with a big smile.

Monday morning came and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books _______ . I teased him, “Boy, you are gonna build some real _______ with this pile of books every day!” He just laughed and handed me half the books.

He turned out to be the best student of our class and had to make a _______ on the graduation day. As he stood on stage, he _______ his throat, and began: “Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it _______ those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings…but mostly your friends… I am here to tell you that being a(n) _______ to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story. ”

I just looked at my friend with ________ as he talked about the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself. He had cleaned out his locker ________ his mum wouldn’t have to do it later and carry his stuff home.

He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. “ ________ , I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the   ________ . ”

I heard the gasp (倒抽气) in the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us about his ________ moment. I saw his mum and dad looking at me with that same grateful smile. Not until then did I realize the ________ of the smile. With one small action you can change a person’s life. God puts us all in each other’s lives to influence one another in some way.

1.

A．beating

B．striking

C．knocking

D．putting

2.

A．went out

B．fell off

C．broke down

D．brightened up

3.

A．glasses

B．wallet

C．jacket

D．gloves

4.

A．already

B．again

C．yet

D．once

5.

A．character

B．wisdom

C．friendship

D．muscle

6.

A．plan

B．joke

C．scene

D．speech

7.

A．broke

B．cleared

C．healed

D．emptied

8.

A．by

B．during

C．through

D．among

9.

A．friend

B．admirer

C．coach

D．hero

10.

A．delight

B．disbelief

C．shame

D．worry

11.

A．as if

B．even though

C．in case

D．so that

12.

A．Eventually

B．Suddenly

C．Thankfully

D．Easily

13.

A．impossible

B．impolite

C．unforgivable

D．unspeakable

14.

A．proudest

B．bravest

C．weakest

D．angriest

15.

A．magic

B．depth

C．power

D．value

【推荐3】Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, ____ my mother asked me to do her a ____. One of her colleagues needed a full- time ____. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a ____ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders（混乱；失调）. Normal day-care centers would not ____ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections（感染） which left him with equilibrium(平衡) problems. He couldn't ____ or run properly. I was hesitating ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ____.”
Then I told her I was ____ for the job.
The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little ____ , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face ____ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be____ to get a child to go down a slide（滑道；滑坡）. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he ____ it to the top of the slide. With my arms ___ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After ____ that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big hug and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and ____ what other children take for granted.
This ____ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.1.

A．and

B．however

C．so

D．but

2.

A．service

B．business

C．favor（支持）

D．trade

3.

A．nurse

B．waitress

C．guard

D．guide

4.

A．protect

B．attend

C．defend

D．comfort

5.

A．naughty

B．clever

C．normal

D．happy

6.

A．admit

B．receive

C．accept

D．adopt（采纳）

7.

A．speak

B．play

C．stand

D．walk

8.

A．if

B．what

C．why

D．where

9.

A．suggested

B．argued

C．challenged

D．commented

10.

A．courage

B．energy

C．faith

D．time

11.

A．eager

B．sorry

C．grateful

D．ready

12.

A．awareness

B．knowledge

C．balance

D．control

13.

A．delighted

B．cheered

C．lit

D．shut

14.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．simple

D．terrible

15.

A．fears

B．worries

C．chances

D．situation

16.

A．climbed

B．got

C．managed

D．made

17.

A．taking

B．holding

C．bringing

D．greeting

18.

A．realizing

B．researching

C．worrying

D．wondering

19.

A．play

B．ignore

C．enjoy

D．share

20.

A．ordinary

B．smart

C．brave

D．special

【推荐2】After all of these years, I still remember my first moment of kindness. It was the first day of kindergarten. I walked in with my mom and was _________ at all the toys against the walls. I _________ ran over to play. Most of the other kids were doing the same.

In the corner _________, I saw one girl, sitting by herself. She was small and looked _________. She was the only one in the class shorter than me. Her _________ eyes looked like she had been crying. None of the other children seemed to _________ her there.       I went back to _________ the toy cars but after a minute, I looked up at her again. She seemed so _________. Something inside started to stir(搅动). After a moment, I _________ two of the toy cars and __________ her. “Do you want to play?” I asked. She smiled and __________ her head yes.       What made me remember that first unselfish act was a __________ that little girl wrote me after we were both grown. She told me how her illness made the other kids __________ her and how that moment of kindness had __________ her life. She had valued the __________ I had offered her and carried it in her __________ even after she moved away. I wrote her back and we continued our friendship through the mail for several years __________ the disease finally took her life.

Today I still thanked my unselfish little heart for __________ me to be kind to a little girl who needed a friend. I thought of how a moment of kindness can __________ so much to another, and of how __________ act can make the world so much better. May your life be full of giving, caring and helping that bring joy to you while you bring joy to others.

1.

A．disappointed

B．amazed

C．bored

D．self-critical

2.

A．slowly

B．worriedly

C．carefully

D．immediately

3.

A．though

B．still

C．ever

D．also

4.

A．weak

B．strict

C．tired

D．angry

5.

A．modest

B．precious

C．bright

D．red

6.

A．ignore

B．praise

C．notice

D．overlook

7.

A．break up

B．play with

C．find out

D．put away

8.

A．patient

B．identical

C．lonely

D．profound

9.

A．picked up

B．lent

C．handed out

D．bought

10.

A．visited

B．introduced

C．pushed

D．approached

11.

A．shook

B．bothered

C．turned

D．nodded

12.

A．poem

B．letter

C．note

D．message

13.

A．avoid

B．dominate

C．admire

D．cheat

14.

A．created

B．changed

C．enriched

D．continued

15.

A．difference

B．appointment

C．friendship

D．agreement

16.

A．journey

B．plan

C．dream

D．heart

17.

A．unless

B．before

C．though

D．when

18.

A．permitting

B．wishing

C．driving

D．causing

19.

A．reply

B．prove

C．mean

D．show

20.

A．simple

B．skillful

C．wonderful

D．creative

【推荐3】Jonathan Anstey and seven other skiers were walking along a path in snow-blanketed western Newfoundland.

As they turned off the main road, the group _____ a moose that was neck-deep among the white area, only with its _____ exposed out of freshly fallen snow.

“The moose appeared to have got stuck in a _____,” Anstey said.“It was trying to climb out, but its back legs seemed to be _____ planted in the snow.”

“When a moose gets upset, it fixes its ears back and its hair stands up on its back,” he said. “You could tell it was extremely _____.”

Some members of his group took _____ and walked to the back of the moose, where they figured they would be safe from the animal’s _____. After a few minutes of _____ , they carved out a path behind the moose. _____, one of the skiers managed to attract it to ______. The moose managed to pull itself out of the hole.

Realizing it had stepped on ______ ground, the released moose hung around for a bit to dry off, occasionally looking at its ______ as if to say a big thank-you. All of the members were smiling at it.

“It isn’t ______ to come across moose in bad condition while exploring Newfoundland,”Anstey said in an interview. “And this is not the first time we have ______ a moose in danger. We do what we need to help ______ animals as much as possible and give them their space.”

1.

A．found

B．hunted

C．observed

D．concerned

2.

A．back

B．horn

C．neck

D．head

3.

A．hole

B．pond

C．trap

D．cave

4.

A．wildly

B．firmly

C．simply

D．carefully

5.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．worried

D．confused

6.

A．guns

B．tools

C．orders

D．risks

7.

A．threat

B．sight

C．attack

D．control

8.

A．digging

B．resting

C．fighting

D．searching

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Finally

C．Actually

D．Naturally

10.

A．look up

B．move on

C．calm down

D．turn around

11.

A．solid

B．broad

C．plain

D．dusty

12.

A．partners

B．keepers

C．rescuers

D．owners

13.

A．unpleasant

B．uncommon

C．unlucky

D．unbelievable

14.

A．lifted

B．escaped

C．freed

D．trained

15.

A．rare

B．weak

C．sick

D．wild

【推荐1】I was driving to a business appointment when I came to a very busy crossroad. The traffic light had just turned red. Suddenly, an unforgettable _________ caught my eye. A young couple, both _________, were walking arm-in-arm across this busy crossroad with cars racing by in every direction. Each of them, with a walking stick, searched for _________ to guide them.

At first I was touched. They were trying to _________ what I felt was one of the most terrible disability—blindness. It _________ be frightening to see nothing. My thought was quickly interrupted (打断) by fear _________ I saw that the couple were directly walking toward the middle of the crossroad. Without _________ the danger they were in, they were walking right into the path of oncoming cars. I was _________ because I didn’t know whether the other drivers understood what was happening.

To my _________, I saw a wonderful scene unfold before my eyes. Every car in every direction came to a(n) ____________.   No sharp sounds of brakes or noisy horn (喇叭) were heard, ____________ did anyone shout, “Get out of the way!” At that moment, time seemed to stand still for the ____________.

I looked around the cars and noticed that ____________ attention was fixed on them. ____________ the driver to my right shouted, “To your right! To your right!” Other people ____________ him, shouting, “To your right!”

The couple ____________ their own direction and they made it to the other side of the road. As they arrived at the roadside, one thing ____________ me—they were ____________ arm-in-arm. I was amazed by the ____________ expressions on their faces and judged that they had no idea what was really ____________ around them.

As I drove away, I did so with more awareness of life and care for others than ever before.

1.

A．car

B．scene

C．accident

D．disaster

2.

A．deaf

B．sick

C．blind

D．weak

3.

A．clues

B．evidence

C．data

D．feelings

4.

A．achieve

B．resist

C．overcome

D．recover

5.

A．can

B．must

C．may

D．need

6.

A．since

B．when

C．before

D．till

7.

A．preventing

B．recognizing

C．removing

D．realizing

8.

A．anxious

B．surprised

C．annoyed

D．pleased

9.

A．despair

B．embarrassment

C．amazement

D．shame

10.

A．agreement

B．end

C．stop

D．conclusion

11.

A．or

B．none

C．either

D．nor

12.

A．couple

B．drivers

C．police

D．passers-by

13.

A．somebody’s

B．nobody’s

C．everybody’s

D．anybody’s

14.

A．Strangely

B．Obviously

C．Suddenly

D．Gradually

15.

A．ignored

B．joined

C．encouraged

D．defeated

16.

A．adjusted

B．adapted

C．accepted

D．adopted

17.

A．frightened

B．puzzled

C．troubled

D．impressed

18.

A．yet

B．even

C．still

D．already

19.

A．helpless

B．speechless

C．hopeless

D．emotionless

20.

A．going on

B．going by

C．breaking down

D．breaking out

【推荐2】完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。
        A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and ____ It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (远离的); it can keep a _____ with very little effort.
        I will give a(n) _____ A few years ago, my older brother and l were not getting ______ We had been close as _____ but had grown apart. Our meeting were not _____ ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only _____ our misunderstanding. Then he ____ to a small island in the Caribbean and we ____ touch.
        One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to _____ Rereading the letter, I was ____ by its humor (幽默) and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had _____ respected my older brother but ____ he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so _____ And with that one letter we became friends _____
        It might never have occurred to _____ to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no _____
        For him ,writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of _____ communication (通讯), people often _____ that they don’t always have to phone or email.
        They have a _____ And that is to write.1.

A．received

B．rewritten

C．returned

D．reread

2.

A．record

B．promise

C．friendship

D．secret

3.

A．example

B．lesson

C．experience

D．talk

4.

A．through

B．up

C．along

D．away

5.

A．brothers

B．children

C．fellows

D．classmates

6.

A．normal

B．necessary

C．pleasant

D．possible

7.

A．deepen

B．start

C．express

D．settle

8.

A．toured

B．stopped

C．reached

D．moved

9.

A．lost

B．kept in

C．needed

D．got in

10.

A．think

B．write

C．enjoy

D．read

11.

A．driven

B．beaten

C．surprised

D．honored

12.

A．never

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．once

13.

A．realized

B．judged

C．thought

D．expected

14.

A．well

B．often

C．much

D．soon

15.

A．late

B．anyhow

C．too

D．again

16.

A．us

B．anyone else

C．someone

D．my brother

17.

A．mail services

B．transport services

C．phones

D．relatives

18.

A．poor

B．easy

C．popular

D．busy

19.

A．believe

B．decide

C．argue

D．forget

20.

A．habit

B．choice

C．method

D．plan