【推荐1】It was just after sunrise on an August morning. Ivan, a florist, who was busy in his flower shop _______ flowers for three young girls. They are the _________ of the “Leaving Smiles in UK”, a _________ of leaving bunches of blooms in public places for _________ to find. Ivan is donating 50 bunches of flowers each week to volunteers through social media, who then leave them in _________places with a card saying 'Please_________ me'. Smiles could be seen on the faces of the three girls who had already taken part in the programme. Strangers once --- now _________ through the campaign's hashtag （主题标签）on Instagram. One of the girls said: "Lovely! I'm going to take this beautiful bunch of flowers and _________ it for a stranger somewhere and see if we can _________ a smile today.

During the epidemic lockdown （疫情封闭）when everyone's been a bit __________ and they can't see their friends or families, it's important to be able to help people go through the __________ . So a gift of flowers is __________ to lift people's spirits and change their day in a __________ way. It is hoped that people who __________ flowers might be __________ to carry out a random act of kindness of their own.

After stepping out of the flower shop, I noticed some __________ left on the bench of a park. A few people came to look at the bouquet (花束)before some children__________figured it out and got up the __________ to take the flowers to Mum. Perhaps this isn't the first programme to encourage __________towards strangers, but in these socially distant times, it's bringing people just that little bit __________.

1.

A．buying

B．drawing

C．packing

D．growing

2.

A．customers

B．volunteers

C．donators

D．employers

3.

A．programme

B．lesson

C．trick

D．research

4.

A．lovers

B．teenagers

C．strangers

D．visitors

5.

A．certain

B．crowded

C．restricted

D．random

6.

A．take

B．enjoy

C．respect

D．appreciate

7.

A．admitted

B．connected

C．discovered

D．changed

8.

A．prepare

B．decorate

C．leave

D．spare

9.

A．spread

B．expect

C．beg

D．steal

10.

A．excited

B．grateful

C．surprised

D．depressed

11.

A．luck

B．failure

C．leisure

D．hardship

12.

A．asked

B．designed

C．contributed

D．permitted

13.

A．common

B．strange

C．positive

D．cheap

14.

A．donate

B．receive

C．make

D．sell

15.

A．inspired

B．ordered

C．chosen

D．forbidden

16.

A．gifts

B．flowers

C．cards

D．money

17.

A．constantly

B．casually

C．actually

D．eventually

18.

A．courage

B．interest

C．mercy

D．curiosity

19.

A．sadness

B．willingness

C．kindness

D．darkness

20.

A．happier

B．braver

C．smarter

D．closer

【推荐3】A few weeks ago my family and I went on a trip by car. This has become our _______ on Sundays over the past several months of the pandemic (疫情). Over the past nine months, we had to stay indoors except on weekends. On a recent morning, we _______ about 30 minutes to Los Dinamos, a mountainous thickly forested national park.

I listened to the _______ of rushing water from the river below and the singing of birds   _______   in the trees. I _______ the tiny hand of our _______ 2-year-old daughter, who was glad to go out playing. And then I surprisingly _______ we were alone. In a city of millions, we had _______ ourselves to another world.

I often tell people what I _______ most about prepandemic life is the liveliness and excitement of the city. But I’ve come to realize that I also need these ________ on pine-needle-covered (铺满松针的) ways with my young daughters, ________ things they had never seen or calling out the ________ of the flowers we pass along the way. I ________ truly fresh air. I need to attract my kids and my husband ahead with promises of delicious food and a perfect ________place where we could sit on the blanket and enjoy the food.

It’s a ________ that there’s life all around me, even if I can’t spend time mixing with others.

1.

A．achievement

B．experience

C．arrangement

D．habit

2.

A．transported

B．ran

C．drove

D．jumped

3.

A．sound

B．talk

C．noise

D．cry

4.

A．losing

B．quitting

C．hiding

D．flashing

5.

A．turned

B．held

C．lifted

D．preferred

6.

A．excited

B．anxious

C．confident

D．amazed

7.

A．mastered

B．argued

C．realized

D．arranged

8.

A．attracted

B．taken

C．forced

D．helped

9.

A．survive

B．track

C．hate

D．miss

10.

A．walks

B．events

C．challenges

D．source

11.

A．cheating

B．destroying

C．exploring

D．removing

12.

A．tastes

B．colors

C．seeds

D．fruits

13.

A．exchange

B．admire

C．unearth

D．need

14.

A．exercise

B．dance

C．debate

D．picnic

15.

A．reminder

B．wonder

C．solution

D．pity

【推荐3】McCoy was looking for a safe place to do drugs. He had been there for just a minute or so when something clearly out of _________ caught his eye: a luxurious brown leather handbag. When he picked it up, he found that it had been _________ of everything but an electric bill. Remembering how angered he’d been by his own _________ , he determined to return it to its owner.

He decided to start with the _________ on the electric bill. It was on the other side of the city. On the way, a couple of people asked to buy the handbag, but he _________ . After traveling much of the day and approaching the address, he luckily _________ the owner, Kaitlyn Smith, on the street.

McCoy wasn’t in good shape then, looking exhausted and sick. At Smith’s _________ , McCoy told her his story. He’d been in _________ of a landscaping business until 2018, when a car accident left him _________ to drugs. Smith, ____________ at what this stranger had done, asked whether there was anything she could do to help. “I’m a drug addict,” McCoy ____________ . “I don’t want to disturb your life; I’m probably gonna let you down.” Smith gave him her phone number, ____________ .

Two days later, she got a call. Realizing that McCoy was ____________ about making a fresh start, she bought him a plane ticket to Florida. After 28 days in the rehab (戒毒) program, McCoy is drug-free. His life is back on ____________ now, all because one crime victim could feel ____________ for another’s loss.

1.

A．control

B．place

C．breath

D．order

2.

A．affected

B．robbed

C．destroyed

D．emptied

3.

A．loss

B．effect

C．error

D．pain

4.

A．symbol

B．address

C．destination

D．source

5.

A．recommended

B．quitted

C．refused

D．reserved

6.

A．came across

B．searched for

C．related to

D．signed up

7.

A．demand

B．invitation

C．request

D．convenience

8.

A．honour

B．fear

C．search

D．charge

9.

A．related

B．attracted

C．addicted

D．devoted

10.

A．amazed

B．confused

C．frightened

D．annoyed

11.

A．debated

B．threatened

C．warned

D．protested

12.

A．though

B．too

C．yet

D．still

13.

A．anxious

B．curious

C．cautious

D．serious

14.

A．track

B．path

C．site

D．gap

15.

A．guilty

B．sorry

C．helpless

D．responsible

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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，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Love in a Box
When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment (课堂作业). On a Friday night I ______ at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节礼物) on Monday”．
Mother said, “We'll see，” and she continued eating.
What did “We'll see” mean? I had to have that box __________ my second grade Valentine's Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my __________.
All Saturday I waited _________ and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I _____ an enquiry about the box might ___________ anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that_________ trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful ________of different kinds. A(n) ___________ shoebox rested on top of it. _________ flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let's start to work _________ your project.”
In the next hour my father _____ the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts ___________ to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a________smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that？” he asked.
I answered him with a hug.
But inside, __________ danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much _________ to me, for his world consisted of work only.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal (放学) time ___________.
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to _____ The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside.
The valentine box became a symbol of his love that __________ through decades of other Valentine's Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none ______ compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.1.

A．sat

B．appeared

C．served

D．announced

2.

A．and

B．or

C．however

D．so

3.

A．project

B．plan

C．idea

D．design

4.

A．sadly

B．disappointedly

C．anxiously

D．patiently

5.

A．found

B．knew

C．realized

D．imagined

6.

A．start

B．produce

C．mark

D．cause

7.

A．saved

B．took

C．invited

D．had

8.

A．boxes

B．gifts

C．food

D．paper

9.

A．new

B．empty

C．attractive

D．big.

10.

A．Relief

B．Excitement

C．Cheer

D．Calm

11.

A．by

B．off

C．in

D．on

12.

A．folded

B．changed

C．packed.

D．pressed

13.

A．joined

B．attached

C．linked

D．connected

14.

A．broad

B．brief

C．slight

D．confident

15.

A．fun

B．joy

C．interest

D．amusement

16.

A．money

B．hope

C．support

D．time

17.

A．reached

B．set

C．spent

D．came

18.

A．accept

B．respect

C．admire

D．recognize

19.

A．carried

B．lasted

C．spread

D．kept

20.

A．yet

B．even

C．ever

D．still

【推荐2】A few years ago, I was given a wallet. A beautiful elephant was woven into its front panel. The wallet was_________to me by a close friend on my birthday.

The wallet was not only beautiful, but it also had a personality: it loved to run away, as I told my parents over and over again, only to receive eye_________in return. “Joey, really, you’ve lost it again?” they would say every time I replaced it. Fortunately, I would eventually_________it in my own house.

One day, _________, as I was leaving a football stadium at a school, the wallet once again_________ from my pocket. I discovered the_________when I got home. I searched the house and I prayed, as usual. Nothing.

But then, around a week later, my parents received a_________on their business voicemail. A complete stranger was calling with the_________of my wallet. “I’m calling for Joey,” a_________came from the stranger. This man, to find whom the wallet belonged to, looked inside of it, and found a __________which my parents had written to me. It__________have their business phone number on it. Upon getting my wallet back, I wrote a brief letter to the man expressing my ________, and remarking on what an amazing act of kindness he had committed and that he was truly a__________person. I would be forever grateful to him. I concluded and__________it off to him.

I don’t know if I believe in chance or luck, but I do know I believe in__________and in the selfless acts of kindness.

1.

A．handed

B．lent

C．gifted

D．sold

2.

A．rolls

B．glances

C．contacts

D．shadows

3.

A．need

B．delete

C．find

D．miss

4.

A．otherwise

B．moreover

C．therefore

D．however

5.

A．escaped

B．jumped

C．flew

D．stole

6.

A．event

B．loss

C．failure

D．mistake

7.

A．note

B．message

C．letter

D．card

8.

A．thought

B．value

C．excitement

D．news

9.

A．telephone

B．greeting

C．voice

D．request

10.

A．passage

B．check

C．book

D．volume

11.

A．seemed to

B．used to

C．happened to

D．intended to

12.

A．gratitude

B．interest

C．wishes

D．concerns

13.

A．dynamic

B．remarkable

C．ambitious

D．serious

14.

A．rewarded

B．disturbed

C．restored

D．emailed

15.

A．theory

B．truth

C．principle

D．humanity

【推荐3】I bought a ukulele(尤克里里琴) so I could perform with my grandchildren. I worked on Jingle Bells and sent the music to my grandchildren, Julian and Audrey. My _______ were high! The day of the concert arrived, but we only made it through the first verse(节) before they lost _______ .

The ukulele is such a simple and cheap instrument. It is hard to _______ one up without smiling. It’s much _______ to play than a guitar and unlike the _______ required to play the piano or violin, a ukulele player can be singing and playing in no time.

Over the years, the ukulele has had varying popularity, but never has it been more _______ than during the pandemic. Sales have risen sharply. People _______ to stay at home in isolation (隔离) looked for something to do and an interest in music _______ them to the _______ ukulele.

After the performances, I joined an online ukulele group. They used to gather at the local community center but had been gathering via Zoom (视频会议软件) for almost two years. And because anyone in the world with a computer and an Internet connection could ________ , we had weekly ________ from everywhere in the world. My online group has now ________ their live Sunday concerts at the community center. It is wonderful to ________ meet these people in person, and while ________ by myself makes me a little more nervous, the volume of 40 ukuleles playing together is more exciting.

And ________ there is still ________ those who can only join online, ________ , the club is working on providing an Internet ________ , bringing in the ukulele players worldwide. Online ________ gave me and so many others a whole new way to play and sing.

       Now, if I can just get my grandchildren to ________ , maybe this Christmas we will finish Jingle Bells.1.

A．positions

B．temperatures

C．risks

D．expectations

2.

A．hope

B．interest

C．track

D．control

3.

A．pick

B．turn

C．look

D．make

4.

A．faster

B．stranger

C．easier

D．safer

5.

A．years

B．services

C．rights

D．reports

6.

A．serious

B．popular

C．complex

D．reliable

7.

A．permitted

B．forbidden

C．invited

D．forced

8.

A．applied

B．supplied

C．led

D．pointed

9.

A．affordable

B．expensive

C．similar

D．rare

10.

A．jump in

B．watch out

C．fall off

D．drop out

11.

A．managers

B．visitors

C．sellers

D．guides

12.

A．handed over

B．given up

C．held back

D．returned to

13.

A．eventually

B．patiently

C．carelessly

D．legally

14.

A．operating

B．lecturing

C．performing

D．exercising

15.

A．though

B．since

C．unless

D．before

16.

A．research on

B．doubt about

C．conflict among

D．demand from

17.

A．by turns

B．to some degree

C．in the meanwhile

D．by accident

18.

A．industry

B．broadcast

C．event

D．link

19.

A．tests

B．comments

C．gatherings

D．data

20.

A．practice

B．design

C．debate

D．struggle