【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it has become a _______ routine. She has run 12 marathons once a week—for the past year in memory of her dad who _______ just 35 days after he was _______ with pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌). When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was _______ to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. “It made me feel _______” she said, “I knew I had to do something.”
So this marathon queen, _______ she calls herself, did what she did best; she went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the _______ two years, Julie now vowed(发誓) to run 12 marathons in 12 weeks in _______ of her father. After asking people to _______ money for each marathon, she ________ a website, marathon goddess, com, to collect money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network(PANCAN), a nonprofit organization. Julie began her incredible ________ with a marathon in Rome and then entered a race every ________ in some city across North America. ________ leaving work at 5 p.m.on Friday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she ________ home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her 1,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, ________ more than $ 200,000 in the process for PANCAN.
While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule. “My body’s getting used to this. I’m changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more ________” she said. When her muscles began to ________, she kept her ________ in mind. “When you do what you love, for those you love, that is where the ________ happen. Together we can make a(n) ________, and pave the way for a happy, healthy, cancer free life.” she said.1.

A．weekly

B．monthly

C．daily

D．yearly

2.

A．passed by

B．passed away

C．died off

D．died out

3.

A．connected

B．diagnosed

C．treated

D．dealt

4.

A．inspired

B．exhausted

C．interested

D．shocked

5.

A．desirable

B．helpless

C．hopeful

D．wishful

6.

A．while

B．what

C．as

D．since

7.

A．previous

B．precious

C．present

D．precise

8.

A．search

B．need

C．honor

D．place

9.

A．pay

B．donate

C．make

D．earn

10.

A．set up

B．made up

C．held up

D．broke up

11.

A．experiment

B．stage

C．road

D．challenge

12.

A．day

B．morning

C．weekend

D．weekday

13.

A．At

B．By

C．With

D．On

14.

A．parted

B．left

C．headed

D．missed

15.

A．raising

B．earning

C．spending

D．wasting

16.

A．merrily

B．efficiently

C．specifically

D．casually

17.

A．swell

B．stress

C．burn

D．ache

18.

A．strength

B．relief

C．motivation

D．interest

19.

A．miracles

B．accidents

C．stories

D．events

20.

A．offer

B．sacrifice

C．promise

D．difference

【推荐2】Last summer, Katie pulled off the road on her way to work. She _______ at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign for help. She _______ her window.

“Hey!” she shouted. “I’m driving around giving free _______. If I fetch my_______, do you want one right now?” The man looked to be in his 60s. He was heavyset, balding and missing a few teeth. He paused, but then _______. “Actually,” he said, “I have a funeral to go to this week. I was _______ hoping to get a haircut.”

“I’ll be right back,” Katie said. She drove off, went to the _______ she owns, and _______________ one of her hairdressers to help her load a red chair into her car. Then the two of them drove back. The man took a seat, and they _______ his curly graying hair. He told them about growing up in Mississippi, about moving to Texas to live _______ to his adult children in order to help look after his grandchildren, and how he still phoned his mom every day.

After Katie was done, Edward looked in a mirror. “I look _______!” he said happily. “I’ll have to remember to put my _______ in next time.”

So far, Katie has given 30 or so such haircuts to people around the city. These _______ are all living in poverty, and she is keenly _______ of the power of her clean-up job. “It’s more than a haircut,” she says. “I want it to be a (an) _______, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people. I want to build _______ with them.”

Katie knows that a haircut can _______ one’s life. One changed hers: As a teen, she _______from a severe disease called ulcerative colitis and her hair _______ gradually. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Katie’s first professional haircut. “To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it _______ me to feel cared about and less alone,” she says.

1.

A．stared

B．yelled

C．pointed

D．stopped

2.

A．turned off

B．put away

C．rolled down

D．looked at

3.

A．haircut

B．lunch

C．lecture

D．book

4.

A．towel

B．uniform

C．chair

D．basin

5.

A．cried

B．laughed

C．whispered

D．screamed

6.

A．rarely

B．barely

C．hardly

D．really

7.

A．restaurant

B．salon

C．bookshop

D．grocery

8.

A．forced

B．showed

C．asked

D．permitted

9.

A．shook

B．cut

C．washed

D．dried

10.

A．closer

B．farther

C．better

D．properly

11.

A．absurd

B．terrible

C．funny

D．good

12.

A．chair

B．hands

C．car

D．teeth

13.

A．patients

B．students

C．teachers

D．customers

14.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．uncertain

D．sceptical

15.

A．exit

B．gateway

C．trick

D．joke

16.

A．bonds

B．strength

C．confidence

D．houses

17.

A．ruin

B．transform

C．save

D．kill

18.

A．recovered

B．separated

C．suffered

D．escaped

19.

A．thinned

B．thickened

C．increased

D．improved

20.

A．taught

B．scared

C．helped

D．prevented

【推荐1】This semester, I am studying abroad at Mahidol University in Thailand. One day, I traveled to Kancheanaburi with two friends. After visiting our last destination, due to the   ________ of local transportation, we decided to take a long walk to the station to ________ the last bus at 8 p.m. back.

However, when we arrived around 7:20 p.m. , we were told by the staff there that we went to the wrong place . We did not even think about ________ this could happen or where we actually were since the only __________ then was how to get to the station on time. With no taxi on the road and no bus to the station, we were ________ there. Seeing our anxiety, the staff said they could help us. The male staffer immediately stopped having his dinner and ________ the motorcycle engine. However, that motorcycle, as the only transportation they ________ at that time, could only take one passenger. It would take ________ 15 minutes for a round trip.

Around 7:40 p.m., I was still there. Suddenly, a young man came to ________ someone off with a motorcycle. The female staffer, who kept talking with me to alleviate（缓和）my worry, stopped him. After they spoke, he nodded, and she hurried me up to ________ the motorcycle. I did not know who he was, but I could remember that he seemed as ________ as I was, like the person who was about to miss the last bus back was him instead of me. He drove fast, which I normally would be afraid of , but I felt ________ then . With my hands on his shoulder, I believed he would ________ send me to the station safely.                           

Everything happened so quickly. It was not until the next day ________ I knew we mistakenly went to their administrative （行政的）office at first. Although I have said “Thank you” to them several times, I still think it is not enough to express my appreciation. I know who they are now: They are the nameless people who are willing to selflessly help others, ________ love and warmth in society.

1.

A．absence

B．number

C．speed

D．limitations

2.

A．chase

B．grasp

C．catch

D．seize

3.

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．what

4.

A．dilemma

B．approach

C．annoyance

D．concern

5.

A．stuck

B．abandoned

C．blocked

D．isolated

6.

A．started

B．set

C．fired

D．launched

7.

A．paid attention to

B．had faith in

C．had a preference for

D．had access to

8.

A．no more than

B．less than

C．more than

D．more or less

9.

A．drop

B．take

C．leave

D．send

10.

A．get off

B．get on

C．get in

D．get into

11.

A．frustrated

B．annoyed

C．worried

D．satisfied

12.

A．in belief

B．with respect

C．for sure

D．at ease

13.

A．desperately

B．directly

C．definitely

D．deliberately

14.

A．when.

B．that

C．which

D．before

15.

A．sparing

B．spreading

C．transforming

D．transmitting

【推荐2】My education started in a small village of India, I did not have any English then. When I discovered that famous novelist George Orwell was born in Motihari, it made me wonder if I could be a writer too. That day, it became my _________.

My father opened up the world of books for me. I must have been seven or eight, when he first _________ me to a Hindi(印地语)storybook. When dad was reading the book for me, I was _________ by the stories. By the time I was in Grade 10, I had finished reading hundreds of novels. Also, my private tutor made me believe that it was _________for me to learn the language. After 10 months with her, I started reading picture books in English.

Two years later, I began to read my first English novel. Then I realized that I should try writing newspaper articles, improve my skills and then progress to longer forms. I _________ a couple of Hindi newspapers with my writing but was promptly turned down. They said my article didn't _________ their standards. I was so _________ that I doubted my ability. At this time, I met kind-hearted Daniel who published my first article after heavy editing. It was an important turning point for me, and my _________ as a writer began.

After writing a dozen articles and reviews, I knew it was finally time to plan my novel.

Creating the plot was really _________ for me. But I managed to write the first __________ of my novel! Full of __________, I sent it to Mary Mount, a famous editor right away. My submission was __________ again, but I was still grateful just to hear from her.

One year later, I finished my writing work again. I contacted another editor. A month later, the feed-back landed on my table, __________ it was desperate, to put it mildly. I cried, believing I'd never get it published.

When I shared it with my friend, her feedback and support helped me improve my manuscript further. Then I submitted it to a few publishers and a few days later, I got a call from a publisher. To my delight, he informed me that my book would be published. What surprised me was that a few production houses had expressed interest in my novel. One of the directors even __________ to adapt it for the screen. It is __________ my effort and the encouragement from my family and friend, after 21 years’ struggling, that eventually I fulfilled my dream.

1.

A．dream

B．career

C．memory

D．ability

2.

A．drew

B．lent

C．introduced

D．bought

3.

A．terrified

B．fascinated

C．sensitive

D．interested

4.

A．out of curiosity

B．out of ignorance

C．out of honesty

D．out of question

5.

A．attracted

B．approached

C．expressed

D．responded

6.

A．look forward to

B．do harm to

C．look up to

D．live up to

7.

A．worried

B．surprised

C．depressed

D．excited

8.

A．program

B．report

C．service

D．journey

9.

A．demanding

B．amazing

C．opposing

D．encouraging

10.

A．review

B．draft

C．line

D．question

11.

A．pride

B．energy

C．expectation

D．patience

12.

A．praised

B．refused

C．abandoned

D．collected

13.

A．but

B．so

C．otherwise

D．thus

14.

A．intended

B．hesitated

C．dared

D．pretended

15.

A．according to

B．regardless of

C．due to

D．in honor of