【推荐1】Those youngsters were a great concern for Ngurang Meena. The social-science teacher found many children _______ to online games. She runs the Ngurang Learning Institute — an adult literacy centre. She says that she feels _______ every time she reads student papers. “The graph of student _______ is falling every year. It _______ my heart whenever I see answer sheets — basic grammar skills are missing and there’s a/an _______ of any cohesive(连贯性的) expression. They lack proper _______ and reading culture is almost zero,” Meena says. When her school and the centre she _______ had to close due to the Covid-19 Lockdown, she was determined to do something to _______ the problem.

Searching for ideas online and _______ by a similar proposal, __________ Meena set up a bookshelf with around 80 books on the side of the road, where __________ could spend time reading. The __________ include motivational books, biographies and novels as well as comics for young children. “I often __________ the younger ones with sweets to sit and read, but that is okay,” she laughs.

Meena’s library became __________ among youngsters who spend hours in the reading corner. Within two months, her effort became the __________ of the town. Generous contributions of books flood in from the public and she is even __________ receiving requests to set up such libraries in other parts of the state.

“I never __________ this would become such a big hit,” Meena says. “Since childhood, we have been told that books are our best friends and the __________ of success. I don’t want the present generation to __________ games and head on the wrong track. This library is a reminder that knowledge is __________ power.”

1.

A．devoted

B．glued

C．exposed

D．attached

2.

A．upset

B．amazed

C．nervous

D．hopeless

3.

A．progress

B．performance

C．prediction

D．independence

4.

A．warms

B．strikes

C．breaks

D．fills

5.

A．absence

B．transformation

C．delay

D．example

6.

A．response

B．guidance

C．treatment

D．consideration

7.

A．changes

B．compares

C．operates

D．improves

8.

A．challenge

B．investigate

C．cause

D．address

9.

A．comforted

B．thrilled

C．urged

D．inspired

10.

A．frequently

B．casually

C．eventually

D．cheerfully

11.

A．passers-by

B．on-lookers

C．grown-ups

D．new-comers

12.

A．celebrations

B．selections

C．contents

D．combinations

13.

A．persuade

B．treat

C．please

D．refuse

14.

A．necessary

B．complex

C．successful

D．popular

15.

A．taste

B．dream

C．talk

D．future

16.

A．gradually

B．constantly

C．temporarily

D．purposefully

17.

A．thought

B．admitted

C．claimed

D．promised

18.

A．power

B．ladder

C．demand

D．choice

19.

A．give up

B．jump at

C．put away

D．focus on

20.

A．rich

B．new

C．real

D．quick

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Nowadays it is found that school students seldom pay much attention to sports. Is it because they have no _____ in sports? It may not be the fact. They often say they have _____ more important things to do.
____ are these important things? Examinations! They have to ______ themselves for the most important School Certificates of Education Examination (毕业会考), and also to ____ with the tests and the exams in school. So many of them tend to_____ bookworms.
In the summer holidays of the former years they could do _____ they liked, but in the summer holidays of the ______ years, they have to _____ all their time to the preparation. So studies have _____ them form going in for sports.
Because of the pressure_________ their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. Many parents ______ their children to pass this examination in order to get a stepping stone for higher studies or better jobs. As for the _____ themselves, they want to get good results so that they can _____ their studies in the universities. So it is necessary that they ______ up their school activities, especially sports.
Indeed, a complete education cannot go _____ physical training, for a quick mind seldom goes along with a _____ body. It is well said, “All work and no play ______ Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy.” In one word, without a strong body, you can never _____ anything, let alone（更不用说） a great success in ______ .1.

A．lesson

B．time

C．interest

D．place

2.

A．very

B．some

C．few

D．other

3.

A．What

B．How

C．Which

D．Where

4.

A．get

B．prepare

C．make

D．ask

5.

A．agree

B．fight

C．work

D．deal

6.

A．become

B．have

C．change

D．grow

7.

A．that

B．nothing

C．anything

D．which

8.

A．this

B．present

C．last

D．future

9.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．give

10.

A．separated

B．divided

C．stopped

D．taken

11.

A．from

B．of

C．in

D．to

12.

A．force

B．let

C．make

D．want

13.

A．parents

B．teachers

C．students

D．examinations

14.

A．develop

B．further

C．prove

D．stop

15.

A．keep

B．put

C．take

D．give

16.

A．for

B．without

C．with

D．after

17.

A．weak

B．strong

C．good

D．bad

18.

A．turns

B．makes

C．gets

D．brings

19.

A．receive

B．do

C．achieve

D．accept

20.

A．life

B．exams

C．training

D．sports

【推荐2】People often go to cafes to relax themselves and keep themselves from falling asleep, but Mr. Healing, a popular cafe chain, actually does the _______. Customers can come in, order a drink, lie down a comfortable massage(按摩)chair, and take a _______.

Many people _______ lack of sleep as a result of overwork, so any opportunity to relax and even take a nap is greatly _______. Mr. Healing is the perfect place to go when you’re on a short work or school break and you need to _______ sleep. The cafe offers massage periods in various modes, _______on how much time you have and how you choose to spend it.

The 20-minute session is _______ at $ 3.5, the 30-minute massage costs $ 7, and the 50-minute session is   $ 9, all of _______ also include a drink. Once you make your choice, you are taken to the “healing center”. You are asked to _______ your shoes as well as any jewelry that might damage the chairs, after which you can choose a massage ________, from “stretch” or “sleep”. You can start with stretch for a few minutes, and then ________ to sleep if you want to take a short nap. After it comes to an end, you are taken back to the cafe area to enjoy a coffee ________ one of the many other ________ drinks on the menu.

Mr. Healing cafes are so popular that customers are advised to make reservations ________ to be sure that a massage chair is ________. “I have to sit in a chair and ________ a computer monitor all day due to my job, the healing room was ________ effective to relieve ________ and stress,” said Park Hye-sun, a 24-year-old officer.

Some have described Mr. Healing and other similar cafes ________ simple fashions, but others see them as a ________ business model, because they offer a service that people really need.

1.

A．same

B．opposite

C．similarity

D．difference

2.

A．nap

B．breath

C．rest

D．look

3.

A．suffer from

B．differ from

C．range from

D．vary from

4.

A．worried

B．pleased

C．appreciated

D．frightened

5.

A．apply for

B．head for

C．seek for

D．make up for

6.

A．depending

B．fixing

C．calling

D．insisting

7.

A．paid

B．spent

C．priced

D．charged

8.

A．them

B．that

C．which

D．whom

9.

A．pay off

B．take off

C．keep off

D．put off

10.

A．model

B．seat

C．material

D．mode

11.

A．transport

B．transform

C．transplant

D．transmit

12.

A．and

B．yet

C．but

D．or

13.

A．recycling

B．regaining

C．refreshing

D．recalling

14.

A．in advance

B．in order

C．in peace

D．in sight

15.

A．flexible

B．available

C．suitable

D．comfortable

16.

A．look at

B．point at

C．stare at

D．aim at

17.

A．creatively

B．attractively

C．patiently

D．truly

18.

A．loneliness

B．friendliness

C．carelessness

D．tiredness

19.

A．as

B．for

C．of

D．with

20.

A．capable

B．sustainable

C．bearable

D．suitable

【推荐3】It's 2012 in the screening-room. As the lights dimmed, two sisters appeared on the screen. Anna, the younger character, is going to be the queen. Elsa, her older sister, is jealous, evil and cursed. Everything she touches turns to ice. She was ________ over for the throne because of this power. And now she wants revenge and ________ the village with cruel __________ monsters. The monsters, however, are soon out of her _________. They begin to threaten everyone. The only way to survive, Anna and Elsa realize, is for them to join forces. Through ________, they defeat the creatures, and everyone lives happily ever after.

The name of the movie is Frozen. Often, when a movie screening ends at Disney, people cheer or shout. But this time, there were no cheers. It was very, very ________.

From the beginning, the Frozen team members had known they couldn't ________ retell an old fairy tale. They wanted the film to ________ something bigger, about how girls don't need to be ______ by Prince Charming.

"This is a movie about __________ and fear. Anna has to learn that love is about sacrifice. And Elsa has to learn that you can't be _________ who you are. You can't run away from your own _________. You have to embrace your strengths. That's what we need to show—love is ________ than fear," Lee, the film writer, said.

In November 2013, Frozen was released. The prince wasn't charming; ________, he was the villain. The princesses weren't ________; instead, they saved each other. Finally, true love came from sisters learning to embrace their own strengths.

1.

A．took

B．pulled

C．passed

D．turned

2.

A．floods

B．charges

C．rewards

D．provides

3.

A．iron

B．wood

C．stone

D．snow

4.

A．sight

B．support

C．range

D．control

5.

A．assessment

B．observation

C．cooperation

D．preparation

6.

A．noisy

B．amazing

C．quiet

D．calm

7.

A．simply

B．hopefully

C．possibly

D．finally

8.

A．call

B．make

C．say

D．advertise

9.

A．kissed

B．saved

C．joined

D．dated

10.

A．charm

B．pain

C．cheer

D．love

11.

A．afraid of

B．proud of

C．known for

D．fit for

12.

A．image

B．powers

C．memory

D．courage

13.

A．larger

B．lower

C．stronger

D．heavier

14.

A．moreover

B．in fact

C．still

D．furthermore

15.

A．helpless

B．hopeless

C．careless

D．selfless