【推荐2】Every weekend, my father would go to the park to feed the homeless with other volunteers. I really didn’t understand my father’s_______ into it. But I was glad I didn’t have to_______ him, because I knew how much trouble my father had just getting everything ready.

Then, one Friday night I was_______ a whole wonderful weekend by myself again when my dad came in.

“I need your help tomorrow. Some _______ won’t make it.”

“Dad, I can’t.” I protested（抗议）, but _______.

When we arrived, people were already there _______ us. I was _______ that my dad knew most of them by name and even what each one needed. While my father was feeding them, I started handing out some _______. It was at that time that I _______ a girl about my age was barefoot （光脚）. I looked into her clear eyes for a moment, ________ believing someone of my age could live like this. It was lucky that we took some ________. “Thank you!” she cried happily when I________ her the shoes. I felt very________ inside as I watched her leave.

Now I ________ why my father did so much to help the homeless. I could ________ he loved seeing their smiles of happiness. I did too.

1.

A．goal

B．personality

C．change

D．effort

2.

A．face

B．stand

C．join

D．stop

3.

A．exchanging

B．expecting

C．wasting

D．missing

4.

A．volunteers

B．designers

C．engineers

D．companies

5.

A．revised

B．failed

C．advised

D．shouted

6.

A．referring to

B．laughing at

C．waiting for

D．talking to

7.

A．awkward

B．surprised

C．annoyed

D．frightened

8.

A．toys

B．books

C．cards

D．clothing

9.

A．realized

B．felt

C．noticed

D．impressed

10.

A．hardly

B．deeply

C．partly

D．widely

11.

A．shoes

B．clothes

C．cash

D．forms

12.

A．threw

B．lent

C．returned

D．handed

13.

A．confident

B．lost

C．warm

D．calm

14.

A．understood

B．wondered

C．heard

D．asked

15.

A．doubt

B．debate

C．explain

D．tell

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here like my ____!” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to ____ I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He ____ me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little ____? “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was ____,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with ____ like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my ____ I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf（侏儒）. ____ this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t ____ how short I was until I started school. Some kids laughed at me. Then I began to ____ the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I____ to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and ____ the fact that I was going to be ____ my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I ____ in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not ____ as I've grown older. People are ____ when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are ____, I remind myself: “Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children's questions that make my life ____ I enjoy answering their questions. My ____ is that people will accept various peers（同龄人）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with ____1.

A．weight

B．size

C．shape

D．age

2.

A．scold

B．explain

C．apologize

D．respond

3.

A．studied

B．searched

C．inspected

D．checked

4.

A．lady

B．mommy

C．person

D．kid

5.

A．raised

B．taught

C．treated

D．born

6.

A．excuses

B．pains

C．stares

D．stories

7.

A．shortcomings

B．strangeness

C．uniqueness

D．shyness

8.

A．Besides

B．Despite

C．Except

D．Beyond

9.

A．admit

B．care

C．fear

D．realize

10.

A．hate

B．tolerate

C．forget

D．ignore

11.

A．determined

B．struggled

C．managed

D．learned

12.

A．refuse

B．enjoy

C．consider

D．accept

13.

A．exposed

B．pitied

C．noticed

D．avoided

14.

A．made up for

B．ended up with

C．caught up with

D．made use of

15.

A．increased

B．decreased

C．improved

D．changed

16.

A．scared

B．satisfied

C．amazed

D．puzzled

17.

A．rude

B．curious

C．regretful

D．cruel

18.

A．disappointing

B．meaningless

C．embarrassing

D．special

19.

A．promise

B．suggestion

C．hope

D．advantage

20.

A．respect

B．courage

C．pity

D．pride

【推荐1】Once there was a little boy who enjoyed reading books, especially comic-strips (连环漫画). His uncle called him “Sparky”, after a comic-strip horse named Spark Plug. But it was _________ for Sparky to feel happy at school because he failed every subject in the eighth grade. Though he did manage to enter the school’s golf team and tried very hard, he still _________ the only important match of the season.

Throughout his youth, Sparky was shy and felt _________ with strangers. It wasn’t that the other students disliked him. It’s just that no one really _________ all that much. In fact, Sparky was _________ if a classmate said hello to him after class. Sparky was a loser. His classmates knew it, so he learned to _________ it.

But Sparky was fond of drawing. He was proud of his artwork. No one else appreciated it. But that didn’t seem to _________ to him. In his high school, he sent some cartoons to the yearbook. The editors _________ his ideas. Despite that. Sparky was _________ of his ability. He even decided to become an artist.

So, after completing high school, Sparky wrote to Walt Disney Studios. Despite __________ preparation, it wasn’t accepted, which __________ that he was a loser again.

But Sparky still didn’t give up,he decided to tell his own life in cartoons. The main character was a little boy who always lost and failed. Because Sparky’s cartoon character went on to become a kind of cultural phenomenon, people __________ identified with (认同) this “lovable loser”. He reminded people of the painful and __________ moments to walk from their own past of their pain and their shared humanity. The character soon became famous worldwide. And Sparky, the boy whose many __________ never kept him from trying, whose work was not accepted again and again, is the highly successful cartoonist Charles Schultz. His cartoon strip Peanuts continues to __________ us, even the losers, to find a way in our life.

1.

A．impossible

B．unnecessary

C．uncertain

D．imperfect

2.

A．watched

B．covered

C．attended

D．lost

3.

A．innocent

B．nervous

C．patient

D．selfish

4.

A．paid

B．understood

C．cared

D．needed

5.

A．astonished

B．curious

C．motivated

D．guilty

6.

A．depend on

B．find out

C．live with

D．learn about

7.

A．occur

B．matter

C．happen

D．belong

8.

A．rejected

B．changed

C．accepted

D．ignored

9.

A．ashamed

B．tired

C．sure

D．aware

10.

A．hurried

B．careful

C．special

D．busy

11.

A．proved

B．designed

C．seemed

D．grew

12.

A．suddenly

B．hopelessly

C．cautiously

D．willingly

13.

A．embarrassing

B．amusing

C．exciting

D．surprising

14.

A．sufferings

B．chances

C．failures

D．experiences

15.

A．satisfy

B．inspire

C．please

D．disturb

【推荐2】Dilys Price is not a typical 85-year-old grandmother. She might look like a _________ teacher from Cardiff-which, technically, is exactly what she is-but she’s also made a(n) _________ of jumping out of planes.

Known throughout Wales as “Daredevil Dilys”, the_________ woman made her first parachute (降落伞) jump at the age of 54. She has completed more than 1,139 jumps for _________. _________, Dilys was afraid of heights before her first jump, but 30 years later, she_________ the Guinness World Record as the Oldest Female Solo Sky Diver, and she has _________ tens of thousands of pounds for charity.

Dilys has _________ her life to helping young people with disabilities. In 1996, she _________ The Touch Trust from her kitchen in Cardiff, and it soon __________ into a well-known centre for “touch therapy (疗法)” for people with disabilities. With her new __________, they help more than 1,000 adults and children every week.

She __________ from running the charity in 2015-but she’s still helping to fundraise its work through her parachute__________.

Dilys says, “I’ve had a lovely __________ I’m extremely stubborn and I won’t give up on what I believe in. Life should be fun, be __________ and have a purpose.”

1.

A．physical

B．retired

C．young

D．flight

2.

A．habit

B．promise

C．career

D．attempt

3.

A．generous

B．delicate

C．fearless

D．tender

4.

A．charity

B．exercise

C．living

D．pleasure

5.

A．Strangely

B．Typically

C．Fortunately

D．Originally

6.

A．holds

B．takes

C．equals

D．leaves

7.

A．earned

B．raised

C．donated

D．saved

8.

A．lost

B．lived

C．devoted

D．spared

9.

A．applied

B．named

C．invented

D．founded

10.

A．moved

B．joined

C．broke

D．grew

11.

A．thought

B．technique

C．finding

D．medicine

12.

A．stepped down

B．drove away

C．ran out

D．held back

13.

A．records

B．skills

C．memories

D．jumps

14.

A．job

B．business

C．life

D．centre

15.

A．peaceful

B．challenging

C．simple

D．difficult

【推荐3】“Smile!” I shouted, flashing a bright yellow poster at a crowd of people in Seattle.

We were 3,000 miles away from home on a Random Acts of Kindness road trip. Our _______was to try out our new “Smile!” signs and see how much kindness and joy we could _______

We weren't sure how people would _______ our signs. It's so easy to walk past a busy crowd, lost in your own world, _______ to make eye contact with strangers and feeling _______ while surrounded by hundreds of people. I _______ raised up a sign and shouted, “Hi there!” to a young couple. They looked over, _______, then read my sign and broke into smiles. They even nudged (轻推) a person beside them, gesturing to our sign so their friend could _______, too.

This might _______, I thought.

Before long, our signs were ________ . Tourists wanted photos with us. Strangers stopped to ask us about our ________ and we told them the story of our Acts of Kindness road trip. The famous fish vendors (小贩) changed their ________ from “FISH! FRESH FISH”' to “HEY! SMILE, EVERYONE.”

Sometimes I'd see a(n) ________ face and feel nervous to show my sign, but I tried not to judge. I'd ________be rewarded with a big grin (咧嘴笑),as suddenly a frowning elderly woman turned into my ________ old grandmother.

Some people ________ if they could have a “Smile!” sign to take with them. One bus driver put a sign in his window; a bicyclist that ________ one of our signs emailed us several years later to say he still uses it whenever he races.

The signs are more than a(n) ________to smile — they're an excuse to connect with ________and to remember we're not alone. This world is full of ________ people we just don't know yet.

1.

A．invention

B．goal

C．challenge

D．role

2.

A．keep

B．spread

C．exchange

D．transform

3.

A．look into

B．reach for

C．care about

D．react to

4.

A．refusing

B．pretending

C．wanting

D．forgetting

5.

A．afraid

B．excited

C．alone

D．disappointed

6.

A．nervously

B．sadly

C．excitedly

D．confidently

7.

A．delighted

B．anxious

C．energetic

D．confused

8.

A．stare

B．understand

C．smile

D．leave

9.

A．work

B．happen

C．matter

D．serve

10.

A．open

B．primitive

C．popular

D．different

11.

A．photos

B．trips

C．gestures

D．signs

12.

A．signboard

B．announcement

C．claim

D．conversation

13.

A．friendly

B．cheerful

C．angry

D．ugly

14.

A．gradually

B．usually

C．unfortunately

D．hardly

15.

A．serious

B．humorous

C．wise

D．sweet

16.

A．asked

B．doubted

C．bothered

D．knew

17.

A．followed

B．took

C．noticed

D．recognized

18.

A．reason

B．promise

C．invitation

D．attempt

19.

A．neighbors

B．colleagues

C．friends

D．strangers

20.

A．nice

B．intelligent

C．polite

D．honest

【推荐1】When you are a young active person with a clean bill of health, you never really expect to be hospitalized for two weeks. And you certainly never expect you will _________ it.

I was put in the _________ and then into surgery after I had been in a motorcycle accident a week earlier. At that point, a few thoughts had _________ my mind about possibly losing my leg, but the staff were all so _________ to cure me of my leg.

After almost a week at that hospital, I got _________ to a little hospital. The nurses there weren’t nearly so busy and they had more time to stay and _________.

One night when I couldn’t sleep, I got out of bed. Then a nurse saw me and she just gave me a hug and asked what was wrong.

“I’m _________,” I said quietly. She invited me to sit at the desk with the other nurses there. One of them talked to me about university that wasn’t something I really wanted to _________ right then, but I stopped crying _________ and ended up going to bed with a smile. Nobody had said anything in particular that __________ me down, but those nurses treated me with such __________ and love, which made me forget for a while why I was so upset.

It took lots of __________ for my leg to heal, but it did. I have quite a __________ on the skin of my leg and I love it. It __________ me of the goodness in people that made a huge __________ to this dumb kid who went looking for ways to scare herself.

1.

A．escape

B．like

C．skip

D．control

2.

A．clinic

B．house

C．ward

D．hospital

3.

A．crossed

B．bothered

C．interrupted

D．changed

4.

A．enthusiastic

B．sympathetic

C．positive

D．effective

5.

A．chosen

B．transferred

C．attracted

D．returned

6.

A．sleep

B．laugh

C．read

D．chat

7.

A．scared

B．embarrassed

C．disappointed

D．relieved

8.

A．comment on

B．focus on

C．call on

D．reflect on

9.

A．temporarily

B．suddenly

C．slightly

D．eventually

10.

A．wore

B．brought

C．calmed

D．turned

11.

A．kindness

B．generosity

C．determination

D．devotion

12.

A．evaluating

B．crying

C．complaining

D．waiting

13.

A．signal

B．mark

C．wound

D．hole

14.

A．informs

B．persuades

C．reminds

D．warns

15.

A．effort

B．commitment

C．difference

D．contribution

【推荐2】One morning in 2001 Ellen phoned me and asked if I wanted to go to Bosnia. I was _________ because it had just experienced a war.

Ellen _________ and told me that UN was badly in want of volunteers there. I told her I would think it over. For the rest of the day, I was torn by _________ thoughts. Bosnia may be dangerous; do I really want to put myself in the peril? Then other _________ flashed into my mind. I liked challenges. And it’s a fairyland for marvels. If I _________ the invitation, I may never get another chance. In the end, the _________ thoughts won.

A few weeks later, I _________ a plane to Tuzla, Bosnia where I spent three interesting weeks. After I returned, I was asked if I’d like to return and participate in another _________. I said “yes” firmly.

It is twenty years since I let my optimistic thoughts _________ my negative ones. I have finished many other tasks in many other countries since then. When I __________ my first Bosnia assignment, I had traveled to three foreign countries. My __________ is now fifty-eight. I continued to volunteer __________.

If I had listened back in 2001 to the __________ inside telling me not to take a risk, I wouldn’t be talking about this __________ now. Fortunately, I followed the voice that said, “__________ it” and I found a brand new life after sixty!

1.

A．excited

B．opposed

C．nervous

D．hesitant

2.

A．carried on

B．showed up

C．caught on

D．tuned up

3.

A．pressing

B．conflicting

C．frightening

D．striking

4.

A．schedules

B．insights

C．thoughts

D．images

5.

A．turned down

B．set aside

C．left out

D．took up

6.

A．former

B．positive

C．terrible

D．awful

7.

A．reserved

B．guided

C．piloted

D．boarded

8.

A．battle

B．mission

C．game

D．duty

9.

A．compare

B．exchange

C．defeat

D．balance

10.

A．accepted

B．refused

C．signed

D．shared

11.

A．age

B．count

C．degree

D．mark

12.

A．internationally

B．deliberately

C．randomly

D．occasionally

13.

A．proposal

B．option

C．voice

D．echo

14.

A．legend

B．war

C．dream

D．experience

15.

A．See

B．Finish

C．Help

D．Take

【推荐3】15 years spent in the field of education has provided me with treasured moments. One of the most priceless happened when I was teaching second grade, 10 years ago.

In May of the fourth quarter, I decided to _________ something special for the children: A Mother’s Day tea. We put our _________ together to come up with ideas of how to _________ our mothers. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day. Each child took home an invitation and I was _________ to see that every mother was planning to attend. I even invited my own mother.

Finally the _________ day arrived. At 1:45 that afternoon, each child lined up at our classroom waiting for the _________ of his or her mom. As it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t _________ and he was looking anxious.

I took my _________ by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said. “I have a bit of problem here and I was wondering if you could _________. I’m going to be really busy. I was wondering if you could keep my mother company while I’m busy.”

My mom and Jimmy sat at a table with two other mother-and-child __________. Jimmy served my mom her treats, presented her with the gifts I had made, and pulled out and pushed in her chair, just as we had practised the day before. __________ I looked over, my mom and Jimmy were in __________ conversation.

Now, 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I was at a high school to __________ a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. When Jimmy made sure we were the last two, he said, “Remember our Mother’s Day __________ we had in second grade? Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too. No one knew my mom didn’t make it!” I __________ my work with a hug from a teenage boy who had probably stopped hugging teachers years ago.

1.

A．hide

B．teach

C．cook

D．plan

2.

A．coins

B．heads

C．hands

D．changes

3.

A．honor

B．forgive

C．hold

D．replace

4.

A．proud

B．pleased

C．stressed

D．upset

5.

A．happy

B．sunny

C．big

D．last

6.

A．story

B．gift

C．performance

D．arrival

7.

A．shown up

B．turned on

C．picked out

D．got up

8.

A．child

B．mother

C．student

D．gift

9.

A．run away

B．set off

C．help out

D．catch up

10.

A．volunteers

B．crowds

C．families

D．teams

11.

A．Whenever

B．However

C．Whatever

D．Wherever

12.

A．low

B．loud

C．brief

D．deep

13.

A．take

B．show

C．bring

D．deliver

14.

A．gift

B．talk

C．tea

D．game

15.

A．continued

B．ended

C．celebrated

D．remembered