【推荐1】This past October, I took an early morning hike in a Valley. Knowing that bears are _______ throughout the area and not wanting to _______ one, I yelled out, “Hey, bear!” every 30 seconds.

About three miles in, I _______ into a meadow(牧场) and yelled again. A few more steps and I _______ a brown bear on the trail at the upper _______ of the meadow. When she saw me, she ran up the trail. But then she stopped, turned, and _______ straight for me. I yelled so she would know I was human and hopefully turn back. No_______ luck.

I wrapped my arms around the back of my neck for _______. She was on top of me, biting my arms, shoulders, and backpack. The force of each _______ was like a sledgehammer(大锤) with teeth. After what felt like hours, she disappeared.

________, I carefully picked myself up. I was able to walk, so I went back down the ________ toward my truck. Despite bleeding wounds, I knew I would ________ and thanked God for getting me through this.

About five minutes down the trail, the bear reappeared. I was lucky after the first ________, but could I survive a second?

Again I protected the back of my neck. She bit my shoulder and arms. My hand instantly went ________, and the wrist and fingers were limp (无力的) and unusable. I knew I couldn’t ________, so I huddled (蜷缩), motionless.

Suddenly she stopped. There was dead silence ________ the sound of her heavy ________ and sniffing. I could smell the terrible odor(气味) she gave off. She stood there for 30 seconds . Then she was gone.

I tried to peek out(偷看), but my eyes were full of blood. I knew that if she ________ a third time, I’d be dead, so I ________ the blood from one eye and looked around. No bear. I stood up, moved quickly, got into my truck and drove to the hospital.

The next day, I woke up ________.

1.

A．frequent

B．rare

C．common

D．regular

2.

A．surprise

B．separate

C．frighten

D．follow

3.

A．stretched out

B．stepped out

C．put out

D．pulled out

4.

A．seized

B．restored

C．reserved

D．spotted

5.

A．line

B．lane

C．border

D．end

6.

A．charged

B．leaned

C．fled

D．pushed

7.

A．that

B．so

C．such

D．good

8.

A．purpose

B．preservation

C．despair

D．protection

9.

A．scratch

B．movement

C．bite

D．hit

10.

A．Thrilled

B．Shocked

C．Troubled

D．Excited

11.

A．valley

B．trail

C．highway

D．sidewalk

12.

A．survive

B．run

C．exist

D．struggle

13.

A．fight

B．sacrifice

C．attack

D．defeat

14.

A．frozen

B．numb

C．broken

D．lame

15.

A．talk

B．walk

C．move

D．breathe

16.

A．except for

B．but for

C．rather than

D．more than

17.

A．steps

B．laughter

C．sighing

D．breathing

18.

A．came by

B．came back

C．came off

D．came at

19.

A．opened

B．examined

C．shut

D．wiped

20.

A．alive

B．lively

C．lovely

D．living

【推荐3】I live in a rural community in the United States. A rural area is different from a city because there are _______people. My home is deep in a valley_______by mountains that are rocky and covered in trees. _____many farms are located in rural areas because they require large plots of land to grow food or_______farm animals, in my community the mountains and_______soil make it difficult to farm. This is one ______why few people live in my area.

What’s it like to live in the mountains? Since we have a lot of_____, we get to have horses and chickens. My family_______eggs from the chickens for breakfast. We also lose electricity a lot because the trees fall on power lines whenever there’s a_______In my community, people keep battery- powered flashlights and oil lamps stored in case the lights______. Some people also use a generator-- a machine that generates electricity from gasoline—whenever there are ____

Going to school in a rural area means having fewer classmates and_______longer distances. To get to my high school, I must drive forty miles to the_______city. This means I must get up much earlier than my______classmates in order to be on time. The roads in my community aren’t paved with asphalt(沥青) either, so during storms they_______ become too muddy or snowy to pass. In cities a snowplow(扫雪机)______ quickly, but areas where fewer people live aren’t the priority(优先), so days can pass before a snowplow______the road. Sometimes I must miss school because storms make it________to drive.

I am not sure________if I want to live in the country or in the city when I grow up. I like being in nature, hearing the creek and the birds, and having a big yard. I also like being in the city, though, where I can go howling or skating, or see my friends. It can get_________in the country, although I do love being around our animals.

1.

A．few

B．many

C．fewer

D．more

2.

A．surrounded

B．hidden

C．shadowed

D．enriched

3.

A．When

B．While

C．Because

D．If

4.

A．feed

B．grow

C．train

D．house

5.

A．rich

B．muddy

C．rock

D．snowy

6.

A．explanation

B．cause

C．excuse

D．reason

7.

A．space

B．room

C．place

D．land

8.

A．lays

B．harvests

C．buys

D．picks

9.

A．storm

B．thunder

C．lighting

D．shower

10.

A．put out

B．wear out

C．run out

D．go out

11.

A．dangers

B．risks

C．emergencies

D．incidents

12.

A．walking

B．running

C．driving

D．traveling

13.

A．nearby

B．distant

C．nearest

D．farthest

14.

A．rural

B．city

C．old

D．new

15.

A．can

B．may

C．must

D．should

16.

A．comes by

B．comes about

C．comes to

D．comes out

17.

A．cleans

B．digs

C．clears

D．covers

18.

A．likely

B．necessary

C．improper

D．impossible

19.

A．still

B．yet

C．even

D．as

20.

A．quiet

B．lonely

C．alone

D．busy

【推荐1】The parents who adopted (收养) Bruce Hollywood encouraged him to find his Japanese birth mother. But he never became_______until he had a heart attack (心脏病发作), when he realized that he regretted never_______with his birth mother.

No sooner had he recovered than he began_______his birth mother. He called the Japanese Embassy (大使馆) , but there was no_______ information, which made him really unhappy. Luckily, he met an army man on the plane _______. They had a casual _______. When Bruce mentioned his _______search, the man _______Bruce to give him all the information he had _______ and told him he would help him.________Bruce had a low expectation, he followed what the man said. Ten days later, he got an unexpected call.

The spokesperson said, “Bruce, we’re happy to tell you that we have found your mother. Because she doesn’t speak English, you’d better find a ________.” Finally, Bruce got to communicate with his birth mother, who was crying with ________. He learned that it was she who had given him the name Bruce. And he later ________ the restaurant his birth mother had owned for decades in Shizuoka, Japan and found out she had named it “Bruce”．

Bruce couldn’t ________ the moving words he heard when seeing his birth mother for the first time in 45 years. He learned that love could always stand the test of ________and distance.

1.

A．interested

B．worried

C．surprised

D．afraid

2.

A．working

B．playing

C．talking

D．arguing

3.

A．looking for

B．dealing with

C．waiting for

D．caring about

4.

A．useless

B．unique

C．valuable

D．familiar

5.

A．on time

B．by chance

C．on purpose

D．by mistake

6.

A．conversation

B．meeting

C．gathering

D．discussion

7.

A．boring

B．relaxing

C．disappointing

D．inspiring

8.

A．required

B．warned

C．allowed

D．advised

9.

A．checked

B．ignored

C．lost

D．collected

10.

A．Since

B．Though

C．Unless

D．When

11.

A．friend

B．translator

C．teacher

D．guide

12.

A．joy

B．fear

C．anxiety

D．anger

13.

A．left

B．designed

C．visited

D．ran

14.

A．forget

B．believe

C．remember

D．explain

15.

A．money

B．time

C．class

D．energy

【推荐2】Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things. I teach my daughters to develop a habit of _________ others. The little acts of _________ give you chances to provide service for others. They can make you feel how _________ it is to be kind and helpful.

We _________ in a rural (乡村的) area. Most of what we _________ is beautiful nature. One of the exceptions (例外) to the _________ is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows as they drive along the rural road. One of the few _________of living there is a lack of public services, such as rubbish collection. Such public services are common in the _________.

A helping behavior that I often practice with my daughters is _________ rubbish in our neighborhood. My daughters often have a ____________ to see who can collect the most rubbish. They will often say to me in a(n) ____________ voice, “There’s some rubbish, Daddy — ____________ the car!” Often we will get out of our car and pick it up. ____________ it may seem strange, we do it. In fact, we ____________ it. We pick up rubbish in parks, on sidewalks, almost anywhere.

One day I saw a stranger bending while picking up rubbish on the road. I stopped. He ____________ his head and smiled, “I saw you doing this with your family. I was moved. It’s a good ____________ to protect our environment.”

There are many other ways to ____________ kindness for others. You may share a dinner with a beggar, visit ____________ old people in the nursing home, pick up rubbish when possible, or help the blind ____________ the street. You can think of something that can be finished ____________ but helpful. It is fun, self­satisfying, and what’s more, it can set a good example. Helping others is helping yourself.

1.

A．watching

B．teaching

C．welcoming

D．helping

2.

A．interest

B．peace

C．kindness

D．carefulness

3.

A．unusual

B．great

C．sad

D．easy

4.

A．travel

B．work

C．stay

D．live

5.

A．see

B．dream

C．develop

D．need

6.

A．beauty

B．environment

C．area

D．weather

7.

A．favorites

B．disadvantages

C．wishes

D．answers

8.

A．sky

B．countryside

C．street

D．city

9.

A．looking at

B．picking up

C．taking up

D．laughing at

10.

A．hope

B．deed

C．competition

D．chance

11.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．angry

D．tired

12.

A．stop

B．speed

C．start

D．move

13.

A．Although

B．If

C．When

D．Since

14.

A．understand

B．experience

C．forget

D．enjoy

15.

A．covered

B．lowered

C．raised

D．shook

16.

A．sport

B．result

C．way

D．question

17.

A．describe

B．provide

C．buy

D．make

18.

A．lonely

B．puzzled

C．successful

D．healthy

19.

A．clean

B．repair

C．cross

D．draw

20.

A．suddenly

B．impossibly

C．preciously

D．easily

【推荐3】阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
     Have you ever really had a _________? One who saw you as a raw but _________ thing, a jewel that could be _________ to a proud shine? If you are lucky enough to find such teachers, you will always find your way.
     My old professor’s death _________ came in 1994. Doctors guessed he had two years left. Morrie knew it was _________. Do I droop and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left? He had asked himself. _________ everyone was going to die, he could be __________great value, right? He could be a human __________for students to learn.
     The last class of my old professor’s life had only _________ student. I was the student. The last class __________ once a week in his house, by a window in the study __________ he could watch a small plant shed its pink leaves. The subject was The Meaning of Life. You were __________ to respond to questions, and you were expected to raise questions of your own. You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the __________of his nose. Kissing him good-bye earned you extra __________. Many topics were __________, including love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness, and, finally, death.
     I __________ sometimes at the person I was before I rediscovered my old professor. I want to talk to that person. I want to tell him to pay attention when your loved ones are speaking, as if it __________ the last time you might hear them. I know I cannot do this. None of us can __________ what we’ve done, or relive a life already recorded. But if Professor Morris Schwartz taught me anything, it was this: there is no __________ thing as “too late” in life. He was ___________until the day he said good-bye.1.

A．professor

B．parent

C．teacher

D．tutor

2.

A．precious

B．ripe

C．useful

D．worthless

3.

A．changed

B．polished

C．made

D．turned

4.

A．statement

B．announcement

C．condemn

D．sentence

5.

A．longer

B．less

C．many

D．much

6.

A．Since

B．Although

C．Before

D．With

7.

A．in

B．of

C．with

D．at

8.

A．novel

B．fiction

C．classic

D．textbook

9.

A．few

B．a few

C．one

D．little

10.

A．broke out

B．took place

C．occurred

D．happened

11.

A．where

B．when

C．which

D．what

12.

A．requested

B．demanded

C．asked

D．expected

13.

A．face

B．bridge

C．eyebrow

D．cheekbone

14.

A．reputation

B．money

C．credit

D．time

15.

A．covered

B．contained

C．preserved

D．excluding

16.

A．look up

B．look down

C．look ahead

D．look back

17.

A．is

B．was

C．were

D．will be

18.

A．do

B．redo

C．undo

D．misdo

19.

A．so

B．so a

C．such a

D．such

20.

A．changing

B．living

C．lasting

D．leaving