【推荐1】At the age of 16, Einstein_______in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those_______, his father stopped him and said to him calmly, “Einstein, you were spending too much time_______ so you failed in the exams. I'm_______about your future with your mother.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also_______, but they went fishing as usual.”

“My boy, you can't think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There is a_______in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”

“There were two cats playing on the roof._______, they fell into the chimney(烟囱). When they climbed out of the chimney, one cat's face was dirty_______the other's face was clean._______the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its__________. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked.__________in the street.”

“Einstein,__________can be your mirror(镜子). Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a__________person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Einstein was__________and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room.

After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be__________with himself and kept telling himself. “I am special, so I needn't be as common as others.” This was why Einstein__________in his career.

1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different__________about life. You can learn from other people, but you can__________follow others completely.

You must see yourself clearly, and know__________you want to get. Your future doesn't__________how others act, but on what you are going to act.

1.

A．succeeded

B．performed

C．failed

D．finished

2.

A．adults

B．kids

C．teachers

D．artists

3.

A．playing

B．working

C．reading

D．studying

4.

A．excited

B．curious

C．worried

D．crazy

5.

A．checked

B．passed

C．dreamed

D．failed

6.

A．song

B．story

C．speech

D．saying

7.

A．Luckily

B．Hopefully

C．Suddenly

D．Naturally

8.

A．while

B．or

C．so

D．for

9.

A．Seeing

B．Looking

C．Hearing

D．Feeling

10.

A．mouth

B．tail

C．nose

D．face

11.

A．sadly

B．happily

C．worriedly

D．upset

12.

A．somebody

B．nobody

C．anybody

D．everybody

13.

A．poor

B．rich

C．lazy

D．clever

14.

A．disappointed

B．proud

C．ashamed

D．surprised

15.

A．tired

B．angry

C．strict

D．satisfied

16.

A．regretted

B．graduated

C．succeeded

D．survived

17.

A．ideas

B．reasons

C．mistakes

D．secrets

18.

A．sometimes

B．often

C．always

D．never

19.

A．what

B．how

C．that

D．why

20.

A．try on

B．depend on

C．live on

D．insist on

【推荐2】When I heard my name pronounced by the teacher, I knew what lay ahead. She called me to the whiteboard to ________a long division (除法) problem. Math was my ________subject. When doing a long division problem, I always ________put the numbers in the wrong places, _________forgot to add in the zeros.

As I ________the whiteboard, I looked at the blonde haired girl next to me, trying to ________what she was writing. ________I tried my best, she went faster than I could understand. Impossible to understand. Why me? Why couldn’t I wrap my mind around this strange concept that all the other kids could understand? Why, even when I ________my hardest to deal with the division problems?

Why? Why? I kept asking myself.

I ________back salty tears and wrote some numbers randomly (随便地) on the board. The teacher read over our answers silently.

“Now, class, Susie did this problem absolutely correctly.”

“As for Tara,” the teacher said, ________her eyes, “Gosh, I don’t ________know what she did.”

The class burst into ________, and I felt my face turned ________as I tried to sink as low as possible into my seat, hoping to ________them from seeing me at all. However, after class my teacher wrote me a note, ________, “No one will care how you feel, unless you ________yourself to succeed.”

This ________from middle school is the most impressive and the only one I can remember. The experience made me feel stronger, and gave me ________. When I get a ________grade in school, or I am put down by somebody, I think of that moment and every single one of those whys that I asked myself, which gives me the willingness to ________all of those whys and continue until perfection, or as close as I can.

1.

A．find

B．do

C．make

D．examine

2.

A．favorite

B．best

C．worst

D．last

3.

A．repeatedly

B．carefully

C．directly

D．properly

4.

A．nor

B．so

C．or

D．but

5.

A．moved

B．approached

C．used

D．returned

6.

A．guess

B．imagine

C．think

D．copy

7.

A．If

B．Unless

C．Though

D．Because

8.

A．suggested

B．asked

C．admitted

D．tried

9.

A．gave

B．went

C．held

D．cut

10.

A．rolling

B．closing

C．removing

D．opening

11.

A．even

B．never

C．hardly

D．still

12.

A．anger

B．laughter

C．cheering

D．enjoyment

13.

A．puzzled

B．annoyed

C．pale

D．red

14.

A．protect

B．judge

C．prevent

D．differ

15.

A．saying

B．writing

C．showing

D．persuading

16.

A．force

B．allow

C．stop

D．hope

17.

A．accident

B．problem

C．promise

D．memory

18.

A．determination

B．explanation

C．frustration

D．imagination

19.

A．big

B．bad

C．little

D．good

20.

A．get

B．answer

C．see

D．Find

【推荐3】The measure of a man，s real character is what he would do it he knew he would never be found out.

— Thomas Macaulay

Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nantette O’Neill gave an arithmetic ____ to our class. When the papers were ____ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about ____ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill ____ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ____ after class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs. O’Neill asked ____ questions, and she did not ____ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ____ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ____ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t ____ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important single ____ of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they ____ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a ____ to measure ourselves rather than others.

____ of us are asked to made ____ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called __ daily to make a great many personal decisions. ____ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the ____ change received at the store be forgotten or ____? Nobody will know except ____. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

1.

A．test

B．problem

C．paper

D．lesson

2.

A．examined

B．completed

C．marked

D．answered

3.

A．lying

B．cheating

C．guessing

D．discussing

4.

A．didn’t

B．did

C．would

D．wouldn’t

5.

A．come

B．leave

C．remain

D．apologize

6.

A．no

B．certain

C．many

D．more

7.

A．excuse

B．reject

C．help

D．scold

8.

A．above

B．common

C．following

D．unusual

9.

A．repeat

B．get

C．put

D．copy

10.

A．worry

B．know

C．hear

D．talk

11.

A．chance

B．incident

C．lesson

D．memory

12.

A．even

B．still

C．always

D．almost

13.

A．way

B．sentence

C．choice

D．reason

14.

A．All

B．Few

C．Some

D．None

15.

A．quick

B．wise

C．great

D．personal

16.

A．out

B．for

C．up

D．upon

17.

A．Should

B．Must

C．Would

D．Need

18.

A．extra

B．small

C．some

D．necessary

19.

A．paid

B．remembered

C．shared

D．returned

20.

A．me

B．you

C．us

D．Them

【推荐1】Finally, the farm where I’d grown up with my parents came into my sight. I picked up my _______and almost ran. There was a feel of “home”, a _______I really needed right then.

Suddenly a(n)_______sweet smell of lilacs in bloom (丁香花开) made me slow down. I _______ pulled a bunch (花枝) to my face and enjoyed the sweetness, as I had always done in my childhood.

Warm memories _______my mind until I got home. There, Mum and Dad _______me with a tight hug.

I_______announced, “It’s spring! The lilacs are in bloom!”

“Lilacs in blossom or not, it isn’t spring until winter is gone,” Dad_______. “We’ll still get a bit of cold weather.”

But I still_______that pleasure the lilacs had brought to me. Immediately, I recalled the card from Mum-one that had________me through my dark days. Printed on the card were a flower coming from the crack of rock and the________words, “In the middle of winter, I found within me an everlasting________.”At the bottom of the card, Mum added, “Spring is your favorite time of year. As always, it’s ________.”

These are words Mum, who always sees the________side of our life, lives by. Even during winter, she finds spring. I love her sense of joy and her willingness to________it.

1.

A．language

B．pace

C．luggage

D．phone

2.

A．landscape

B．shadow

C．comfort

D．figure

3.

A．unexpected

B．strange

C．special

D．ordinary

4.

A．nervously

B．eagerly

C．patiently

D．strong

5.

A．enriched

B．strengthened

C．changed

D．crossed

6.

A．noticed

B．waited for

C．greeted

D．encouraged

7.

A．calmly

B．delightedly

C．anxiously

D．informally

8.

A．added

B．argued

C．favored

D．illustrated

9.

A．let go

B．make out

C．bring back

D．held on to

10.

A．accepted

B．amused

C．inspired

D．reminded

11.

A．uplifting

B．enthusiastic

C．challenging

D．subjective

12.

A．connection

B．spring

C．relationship

D．friendship

13.

A．outside

B．there

C．within

D．outdoors

14.

A．bright

B．opposite

C．missing

D．creative

15.

A．predict

B．share

C．notice

D．apply

【推荐2】It was the first time in Cindy’s 12 years that she had tried to make a cake, but it wasn’t exactly a success. The cake was well lumpy (结成块的). And it tasted __1__, as if she __2__ the sugar. Besides, the __3__ was in a mess with all the fixings for cake out of place.
But Cindy wasn’t thinking about the mess. She was anxious for her parents to __4__ home, so she could __5__ her gift to them. She turned off the lights and waited __6__ in the darkness. When at last she saw the __7__ of the car’s headlights, she __8__ herself in the kitchen doorway. When she heard the __9__ sliding into the front door, she was close to exploding.
Her parents entered quietly, but Cindy would have __10__ of that. She turned on the lights dramatically and gestured towards the kitchen __11__, where a slightly off-balance cake awaited __12__ praise. But her mother saw nothing but the __13__. She shouted, “How many times have I talked to you about cleaning up after yourself?”
“But, Mom. I was only…”
“Clean this up immediately.”
__14__, Cindy’s mother isn’t the only parent who __15__ the occasional inability to see the wood for the trees. Sometimes we allow ourselves to be __16__ to things of long-term significance by the thing that seems __17__ now — but isn’t. __18__ kitchen sanitation (卫生设备) is important, is it __19__ the sacrifice (祭品) of tender feelings and relationships? As parents, there are times when we __20__ need to see the mess in the kitchen, and times when we only need to see the cake.1.

A．delicious

B．sweet

C．fresh

D．bad

2.

A．had run out

B．had been given out

C．had been worn out

D．had used up

3.

A．kitchen

B．bedroom

C．garden

D．lab

4.

A．leave

B．visit

C．return

D．miss

5.

A．send

B．present

C．share

D．prepare

6.

A．patiently

B．excitedly

C．nervously

D．politely

7.

A．shadow

B．flame

C．flash

D．body

8.

A．positioned

B．managed

C．adapted

D．dropped

9.

A．window

B．car

C．chair

D．key

10.

A．much

B．part

C．none

D．something

11.

A．floor

B．table

C．knife

D．wall

12.

A．their

B．her

C．his

D．Cindy’s

13.

A．chance

B．result

C．cake

D．mess

14.

A．Hopefully

B．Luckily

C．Happily

D．Unfortunately

15.

A．gives up

B．suffers from

C．shows off

D．takes in

16.

A．blinded

B．addicted

C．opposed

D．devoted

17.

A．necessary

B．important

C．ordinary

D．clean

18.

A．As

B．If

C．Although

D．Since

19.

A．across

B．like

C．towards

D．worth

20.

A．sadly

B．only

C．really

D．hardly

【推荐1】I will never forget the year when I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _________Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d _________?” Just when I started to accept that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women _________at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of _________that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t _________. Somebody had thought _________of me to bring me a gift.

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my_________Christmas there special and memorable, I instantly remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of _________for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I _________a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were ____________. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ____________them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward. Finally the ____________they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, they beamed and their bright smiles ____________ up the room. The ____________in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew ____________that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

1.

A．sending

B．making

C．receiving

D．exchanging

2.

A．got

B．prepared

C．found

D．expected

3.

A．broke in

B．turned up

C．settled down

D．showed off

4.

A．achievement

B．loss

C．relief

D．justice

5.

A．blamed

B．forgotten

C．loved

D．affected

6.

A．enough

B．little

C．poorly

D．highly

7.

A．present

B．recent

C．first

D．previous

8.

A．importance

B．independence

C．strength

D．safety

9.

A．kept up with

B．came up with

C．caught up with

D．put up with

10.

A．fine

B．normal

C．helpful

D．special

11.

A．convinced

B．guaranteed

C．reminded

D．promised

12.

A．chance

B．gift

C．reward

D．moment

13.

A．took

B．lit

C．burned

D．cheered

14.

A．atmosphere

B．sympathy

C．joy

D．calmness

15.

A．from

B．till

C．for

D．by

【推荐2】Michael Todd wore the same clothes every day for the first three weeks of school. The other kids began to notice that he was wearing the _______ black pants and white T-shirt day after day. Then Todd became the target of teases and laughter. But there was _______ Todd could do. His mother simply couldn’t _______ to buy him new clothes.

Two of kids laughing at him were Antwan Garrett and Kristopher Graham, a pair of freshman football players. But over time, they realized that their _______ words felt like bullying (欺凌) and seemed to be slowly breaking Todd’s_______ . Something finally clicked.

“I felt like I need to do something,” Graham said to Garrett. So they_______ a plan. They went home and_______ through drawers and closets. The next day at school, they met Todd and asked him to come into the hall. Todd was________ about being out by the larger boys.

“He wasn’t smiling or anything but I thought this was going to make him smile,” Graham said. They apologized for laughing at him. They then handed Todd a big _______. Inside were clean shirts and shorts, _______a brand-new pair of Nike sneakers. And Todd got much more than the clothing. He no long sits _______   at lunch. Now he eats with his new ______, Garret and Graham.

“________ the day Garrett and Graham called me into the ________ ,” he said, “That was the ________ day of my entire life, basically.”

1.

A．large

B．small

C．very

D．loose

2.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

3.

A．afford

B．determine

C．refuse

D．promise

4.

A．angry

B．hurtful

C．empty

D．plain

5.

A．record

B．rule

C．spirit

D．silence

6.

A．thought of

B．gave up

C．focused on

D．turned down

7.

A．broke

B．passed

C．swept

D．searched

8.

A．curious

B．enthusiastic

C．amazed

D．anxious

9.

A．coat

B．bag

C．document

D．bottle

10.

A．other than

B．instead of

C．as well as

D．in spite of

11.

A．alone

B．straight

C．still

D．aside

12.

A．teammates

B．roommates

C．friends

D．relatives

13.

A．Concentrating on

B．Recalling

C．Taking up

D．Forgetting

14.

A．school

B．hall

C．store

D．classroom

15.

A．last

B．first

C．worst

D．best

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Oxford and Cambridge have decided to remove the words CAN”T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionaries. Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside a(n)____ Although she was born without arms, that has____stopped her from doing one thing: using the____ “can’t”.
Jessica got the Sport Pilot certificate recently and became the first pilot licensed to ____using only her feet. She made what’s seemingly ____become a reality. Her certificate ____her to fly a light sport aircraft of 10,000 feet.
“She’s a good pilot and she’s strong,” said Parrish Traweek, the flying____at San Manuel’s Ray Blair Airport. Parrish Traweek____a company of PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn’t come close to Cox’s____ “When she came up here driving a car,” Traweek recalled, “I knew she’d have no____flying a plane…”
Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she____early on that she didn’t want to use prosthetic（假体的）____
Not only did Jessica Cox ____a license to fly airplanes on October 10, 2008, but she also has a college degree in psychology, and a successful____as a motivational speaker. What doesn’t Jessica Cox have? Arms. From____on, her feet became her hands. She can drive a car and fly an airplane using her feet, without any____adaptations.
“I highly encourage people with____to consider flying,” Cox said, “It helps____the stereotype（老套）that people with disabilities are____into the belief that they are powerful and capable of setting high____and achieving them.”1.

A．aircraft

B．wheelchair

C．armchair

D．microscope

2.

A．still

B．almost

C．only

D．yet

3.

A．meaning

B．motto

C．speech

D．word

4.

A．leap

B．jog

C．fly

D．flee

5.

A．awesome

B．impossible

C．grand

D．theoretical

6.

A．scans

B．drags

C．bumps

D．qualifies

7.

A．instructor

B．companion

C．fellow

D．architect

8.

A．conducts

B．resigns

C．runs

D．impairs

9.

A．ability

B．disability

C．satisfaction

D．boundary

10.

A．ambition

B．courage

C．affection

D．problem

11.

A．spoke up

B．figured out

C．took up

D．tested out

12.

A．cushions

B．tanks

C．devices

D．scanners

13.

A．earn

B．observe

C．abolish

D．envy

14.

A．awareness

B．reflection

C．assessment

D．career

15.

A．time

B．then

C．birth

D．now

16.

A．elegant

B．pure

C．flexible

D．special

17.

A．faiths

B．disabilities

C．purposes

D．decisions

18.

A．change

B．suck

C．scare

D．urge

19.

A．steep

B．unreliable

C．powerless

D．junior

20.

A．thinking

B．goals

C．attempts

D．profits