【推荐1】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I wished I had known earlier the fact that I was a low achiever because there was a reason beyond my control. Then I _______ have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties. But I just didn’t _______ that. I was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me.
Most people who _______ university read at least twice as fast as I do. I can never tell my left _______ my right. I avoid dialing a telephone if I can help it, because I sometimes have to try three times before getting the number _______ . I hear that recording “The number you have reached is not _______” more than any man on earth.
Despite my _______I view my dyslexia(difficulty in reading) as a gift, not a curse(诅咒). Many dyslexics are good at right brain, namely abstract thought ,and that is _______ my king of creative writing is. I’m starting with _______ and coming up with something that didn’t exist before. That’s my strong point. I ________ my career to Ralph, Salisbury, my writing instructor at the university of Oregon, who looked past my misspellings and gave me ________ and hope. I just carried on and never looked ________ I’m also very“visual”(视觉的).This means nothing in school, but when I write books or scripts, I’m seeing everything in my imagination. I write ________ . I go like the wind and can ________ up to 15 pages a day. Writing is not the ________ I have no problem downloading; it is inputting ________ things get messed up.
The real ________ I have for dyslexics is not that they have to ________ with messy input, but that they will quit on themselves before they finish school. Parents have to create victories whenever they can, ________ it is music, sports or the arts. You want your dyslexic child to be able to say, “Yeah, reading is ________ . But I have these other things I can do.”1.

A．cant’t

B．needn’t

C．nustn’t

D．oughtn’t

2.

A．notice

B．understand

C．know

D．recognize

3.

A．get over

B．go for

C．get along

D．go through

4.

A．from

B．between

C．to

D．on

5.

A．well

B．down

C．right

D．clear

6.

A．in service

B．in need

C．on line

D．on duty

7.

A．mistakes

B．weaknesses

C．faults

D．difficulties

8.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．what

9.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

10.

A．attach

B．devote

C．owe

D．thank

11.

A．adjustment

B．acknowledgment

C．requirement

D．encouragement

12.

A．ahead

B．out

C．back

D．forward

13.

A．frequently

B．regulary

C．neatly

D．quickly

14.

A．get

B．do

C．live

D．pick

15.

A．point

B．problem

C．reason

D．purpose

16.

A．where

B．that

C．how

D．what

17.

A．experience

B．story

C．fear

D．advice

18.

A．compete

B．struggle

C．handle

D．go

19.

A．whether

B．unless

C．either

D．until

20.

A．necessary

B．easy

C．wonderful

D．hard

【推荐2】As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I cheered for victory as they did. A dramatic incident, however, following a game in which I was a referee (裁判), changed my ______ on victory and defeat.

It was a league championship basketball game between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was ______ by Dan O’Brien, and Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was ______ and the noise made it impossible to hear. The game was well played and ______ competed. Yonkers was leading by one point as I glanced at (瞥一眼) the clock and discovered there were but 10 seconds to play. New Rochelle, ______ the ball, passed off and shot. The ball ______ around the rim (篮筐边沿) and off. The fans yelled. New Rochelle recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory. The noise was ______.

I looked at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn’t heard the final buzzer (终场哨) because of the noise. I ______ with the other official, but he could not help me. So, I ______ the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, “Sir, the buzzer ______ before the final tap-in (托球入篮) was made. Yonkers won!”

I had to tell O’Brien the sad news. His face ______ over. The young timekeeper came up and said, “I’m sorry, dad. The ______ ran out before the final basket.”. ______, O’Brien’s face lit up. He said, “That’s okay, Joe. You did what you had to. I’m ______ of you.” The two of them then walked off the ______ together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.

1.

A．view

B．comment

C．theory

D．impression

2.

A．organized

B．requested

C．opposed

D．coached

3.

A．crowded

B．cleared

C．confused

D．arranged

4.

A．happily

B．closely

C．smartly

D．friendly

5.

A．in need of

B．in possession of

C．in place of

D．in honor of

6.

A．stuck

B．fell

C．swung

D．rolled

7.

A．amusing

B．amazing

C．interesting

D．deafening

8.

A．examined

B．watched

C．checked

D．summarized

9.

A．criticized

B．approached

C．interviewed

D．reminded

10.

A．broke up

B．faded away

C．went off

D．carried on

11.

A．clouded

B．softened

C．swept

D．winded

12.

A．audience

B．ball

C．time

D．player

13.

A．Certainly

B．Occasionally

C．Obviously

D．Suddenly

14.

A．ashamed

B．proud

C．aware

D．fond

15.

A．court

B．path

C．track

D．route

【推荐3】For Adam Harvison, it all started with an electric wheelchair. He _________ from his Army career in 2013 with one goal: to work with other veterans (老兵). He got a job helping _________ veterans in Las Vegas find housing.

Then came a phone call about the _________. Someone wanted to donate his wheelchair only to veterans in need. Adam made sure it happened. From there, word _________. “People just started calling me,” Adam says. ‘‘Hospitals and other organizations are saying, ‘We have a _________ one. Can you use it?’ It all _________ the founding of Harvison House.”

Adam _________ this nonprofit organization in 2017 to provide low-income veterans with _________ for their homes. Adam and his team of volunteers _________ the donated items, clean and repair them, and then send them to veterans.

While other organizations can provide the veterans with __________, they can’t always provide them with sofas, beds and kitchen tables, which are __________ parts of a home. “If someone’s just staring at four walls, they feel like they have nothing to __________,” Adam says, “We give them a place where they feel __________.”

Veterans connect with Harvison House through the organizations that provide housing __________. The organizations list what will be __________ needed in a new place. Then the team immediately cross-checks that list of the donated furniture. Sometimes there’s a waiting period if what’s needed isn’t __________.

After the donated furniture has been __________, a photo of it in its new home is sent to the person who donated it, along with a letter of __________. Adam believes that personal touch makes a difference. “We don’t __________ at all,” he says. “But within 20 minutes, I could get some phone calls with __________ for furniture.”

1.

A．retired

B．benefited

C．escaped

D．learned

2.

A．elderly

B．disabled

C．homeless

D．hopeless

3.

A．television

B．jacket

C．equipment

D．wheelchair

4.

A．exploded

B．spread

C．clarified

D．extended

5.

A．worn

B．broken

C．used

D．stolen

6.

A．adapted to

B．resulted from

C．left behind

D．brought about

7.

A．promoted

B．founded

C．designed

D．described

8.

A．furniture

B．tool

C．instrument

D．decoration

9.

A．appreciate

B．purchased

C．collect

D．transform

10.

A．accommodation

B．competence

C．approach

D．access

11.

A．emotional

B．fundamental

C．identical

D．adequate

12.

A．forget

B．miss

C．lose

D．doubt

13.

A．considerate

B．calm

C．thoughtful

D．warm

14.

A．exhibition

B．suggestion

C．repair

D．assistance

15.

A．urgently

B．naturally

C．normally

D．gradually

16.

A．on board

B．on hand

C．in sight

D．at ease

17.

A．sold

B．expected

C．delivered

D．signaled

18.

A．thanks

B．invitation

C．credit

D．application

19.

A．forgive

B．hesitate

C．advertise

D．apologize

20.

A．orders

B．offers

C．products

D．intentions

【推荐2】After ten years in the same company, I found my job was no longer fun. However, I didn’t have the confidence to apply for new jobs due to lack of experience. I felt _________.

A friend suggested another path—_________. I had toyed with the idea of studying for a master’s degree but _______ stood in my way. Yet I found a course at London College of Communication, _________ my job and enrolled.

During the 18 months that followed, I began to flourish (茁壮成长). Not only had I found the courage to take my _________ forward in a new, exciting direction, but the self-doubt that had followed me around like a _________ began to disappear gradually. My classmates and I treated each other as _________. Younger students _________ my experience and knowledge when it came to group work. I made new friends and joined committees.

I also decided to move out of home. Living in student halls was a(n)_________. The halls life added to my sense of __________ and, with it, confidence. I was __________ new things every day. Even making myself a meal or __________my small living space felt rewarding.

Soon after completing my master’s, I made my way back through the university gates—this time to __________. I am now a lecturer on the same course that I took. I __________ the person I was before and smile—she didn’t yet know her __________.

1.

A．guilty

B．stuck

C．relieved

D．amazed

2.

A．communication

B．management

C．education

D．employment

3.

A．self-doubt

B．poverty

C．health

D．self-respect

4.

A．lost

B．did

C．quit

D．changed

5.

A．course

B．interest

C．belief

D．life

6.

A．shadow

B．fire

C．dream

D．rainbow

7.

A．opponents

B．relatives

C．equals

D．servants

8.

A．valued

B．questioned

C．ignored

D．polished

9.

A．success

B．experience

C．embarrassment

D．failure

10.

A．freedom

B．safety

C．justice

D．independence

11.

A．copying

B．missing

C．learning

D．ordering

12.

A．expanding

B．occupying

C．deserting

D．managing

13.

A．visit

B．teach

C．learn

D．interview

14.

A．look back on

B．keep away from

C．catch up with

D．hold on to

15.

A．image

B．worth

C．duty

D．career

【推荐3】Follow Every Rainbow

Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her_________was to become a concert pianist or blues singer.

Everything_________when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors_________was typhoid fever (伤寒) and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine_________her to become totally_________. She could no longer hear the music which she had always_________Shirley would never give up playing the piano,_________she did decide to change her_________. She went to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for_________. She wanted to be__________and work full-time.

For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington D.C.__________, in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor (宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who__________in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to__________graduate school at Howard University in Washington DC. In 1972, Shirley received her MA degree.

Always__________a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), which__________deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training. This__________woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her PhD. She made__________in 1992，__________she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.

Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and__________many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and__________, she never gave up.

1.

A．job

B．interest

C．duty

D．dream

2.

A．changed

B．disappeared

C．stopped

D．ended

3.

A．said

B．agreed

C．found

D．thought

4.

A．allowed

B．caused

C．encouraged

D．enabled

5.

A．blind

B．deaf

C．poor

D．weak

6.

A．played

B．loved

C．performed

D．remembered

7.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．even if

8.

A．career

B．interest

C．life

D．attitude

9.

A．information

B．help

C．a job

D．an assistant

10.

A．intelligent

B．independent

C．different

D．confident

11.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Then

D．Besides

12.

A．worked

B．stayed

C．lived

D．played

13.

A．attend

B．observe

C．describe

D．advertise

14.

A．pay for

B．look for

C．account for

D．ready for

15.

A．teaches

B．promises

C．pays

D．offers

16.

A．amazing

B．strict

C．wealthy

D．beautiful

17.

A．progress

B．history

C．suggestions

D．excuses

18.

A．after

B．while

C．until

D．when

19.

A．found

B．watched

C．followed

D．appreciated

20.

A．determination

B．intelligence

C．strength

D．pride