【推荐1】

My neighbor Jennifer is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other_______, including her "sixth sense", that she hardly gives the impression that she has_______anything. Jennifer looks after her children much like the rest of us,_______that she doesn’t push too hard on them,_______really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that_______often don't realize she's blind.

I_______this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very_______about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was_______excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to_______colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Jennifer__________with us”. To my great__________, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Jennifer told me my__________showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment(成就感). She really__________what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt__________Jennifer showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn't know that Jennifer was blind. It had just never__________ in conversation. When I told my daughter that Jennifer was blind, she was __________for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. “But Mommy, Jennifer knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla__________. And I knew my child was__________because Jennifer had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Jennifer had also heard Kayla's__________in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Jennifer really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my__________.”

Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.

A．senses

B．means

C．methods

D．ways

2.

A．enjoyed

B．found

C．missed

D．got

3.

A．instead

B．except

C．since

D．but

4.

A．which

B．it

C．she

D．who

5.

A．children

B．family

C．guests

D．friends

6.

A．witnessed

B．heard

C．recognized

D．realized

7.

A．sad

B．satisfied

C．excited

D．sorry

8.

A．not at all

B．not so

C．a little

D．especially

9.

A．mix

B．draw

C．write

D．paint

10.

A．stayed

B．painted

C．talked

D．studied

11.

A．surprise

B．encouragement

C．delight

D．excitement

12.

A．attitude

B．picture

C．homework

D．paper

13.

A．understood

B．found

C．saw

D．touched

14.

A．after

B．unless

C．until

D．when

15.

A．talked about

B．turned out

C．referred to

D．come up

16.

A．curious

B．quiet

C．puzzled

D．worried

17.

A．cried

B．insisted

C．required

D．informed

18.

A．uncertain

B．wrong

C．worried

D．right

19.

A．shortcomings

B．difficulties

C．pride

D．description

20.

A．eyes

B．pens

C．hands

D．paper

【推荐2】Two years ago, my best friend Gina was killed in a car accident. What made things____ was that her husband was badly ill with cancer. At that time, I made a___ to take on their two sons, which changed the___ of my life. But I didn't hesitate (犹豫) for a moment,___ I was a single mother of three children myself. I know I have done the____ thing. I don't see myself as a saint ( 圣人 ), just a good friend. I_____ that Gina would have done the same for my children. How many other people are___ enough to experience a friendship like ours?

From then on, I decided to ______ her sons at my best. With five children and two houses to   look after, life was not so _______. It divided my family into two and made me ______ my favourite job. I got a new job in a restaurant and worked as a____, which helped pay the bills. Two years have passed, and we have______ it. We love each other and help each other. ______ can seperate us from each other.

Gina's boys call me Aunt Jane____Mum. They are right. I'm just their mum's best friend. To my____, they are so close to me and my children. My __ times are when we all sit round the table for a family dinner. We_____to make sure that happens twice a week. In those____, I feel Gina and her husband are there with us again. How could I___ regret a decision like that? I get to feel close to my best friends every day. Through the boys, they_____.

1.

A．funny

B．worse

C．strange

D．better

2.

A．rule

B．mistake

C．difference

D．promise

3.

A．end

B．truth

C．course

D．history

4.

A．unless

B．as if

C．because

D．even though

5.

A．right

B．stupid

C．dangerous

D．interesting

6.

A．doubt

B．believe

C．suggest

D．remember

7.

A．lucky

B．strong

C．busy

D．serious

8.

A．make fun   of

B．take pride in

C．take care of

D．look down upon

9.

A．poor

B．easy

C．happy

D．safe

10.

A．look for

B．pick up

C．show off

D．give up

11.

A．doctor

B．writer

C．waitress

D．teacher

12.

A．made

B．got

C．forgotten

D．caught

13.

A．Anything

B．Nothing

C．Something

D．Everything

14.

A．because of

B．along with

C．except for

D．instead of

15.

A．regret

B．shame

C．pleasure

D．sadness

16.

A．favourite

B．working

C．difficult

D．travelling

17.

A．fail

B．try

C．choose

D．refuse

18.

A．months

B．holidays

C．programmes

D．moments

19.

A．ever

B．even

C．never

D．still

20.

A．die off

B．call out

C．live on

D．calm down

【推荐3】I was so blessed for all the special moments I had with my mother. When she was eighty-two, she thought she was ________ me by asking me to take her to the many doctor visits she had, but it was a ________ for me to spend quality time with her.

I tried to make a(n) ________ of our days together, ________ her doctor’s visits with doing something thrilling. One day, while we were driving and deciding where to eat lunch, I ________ to a stoplight and saw a large sign outside a restaurant. I looked at the ________ sign and asked my mother. “Have you ever played Skee-Ball?”

“No.” she replied.

So we chose to eat in this restaurant. I ________ the special lunch buffet, and it came with fifty tokens (代币) for the arcade (电玩) games. I ________, “Aha! We are rich!”

After we ate, it was time to use those golden tokens. Mom loved playing Skee-Ball and collecting ________. She moved from game to game like a child. She had fun ________ as one machine spewed (喷出) out seven tickets again and again! I ________ her token after token for the next game to be played...until we ________ tokens.

When we went to ________ in our handfuls of tickets at the automatic counting machine, Mom chose a toy whistle. The man gave her a(n) ________ one for me, so we had fun blowing whistles together.

I keep that whistle on my desk, a ________ of a wonderful experience with my mom as we embraced (欣然接受) her willingness to make the most of every day.

1.

A．upsetting

B．bothering

C．worrying

D．hurting

2.

A．dream

B．challenge

C．rule

D．privilege

3.

A．adventure

B．option

C．appointment

D．contribution

4.

A．treating

B．sharing

C．combining

D．arranging

5.

A．pulled up

B．picking up

C．setting out

D．getting out

6.

A．similar

B．faint

C．colorful

D．formal

7.

A．prepared

B．ordered

C．packed

D．cooked

8.

A．complained

B．joked

C．recommended

D．insisted

9.

A．tickets

B．information

C．coins

D．tokens

10.

A．jumping

B．watching

C．smiling

D．imagining

11.

A．handed

B．sent

C．owed

D．returned

12.

A．let go of

B．caught hold of

C．lost sight of

D．ran out of

13.

A．take

B．fill

C．trade

D．bring

14.

A．popular

B．single

C．ordinary

D．extra

15.

A．discovery

B．theme

C．souvenir

D．concern

【推荐2】Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight when a flight attendant asked a(n) ______question over the loudspeaker, “Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?”

Clara, 15 at the time ______ the call button. The flight attendant came by and ______ the situation. “We have a passenger on the plane who’s ______ and deaf.” she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he couldn’t ______ his message.

Clara ______ to have been studying ASL for the past year and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s palm. So she ______ her seat belt and walked toward the seat of Tim Cook, then 64.

____ taking his hand, she ______, “Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water.

When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third ______, she stopped and stayed a while.

“He didn’t need anything. He was lonely and wanted to ______.” Clara says.

So for the next hour, that’s what they did. She talked about her plans for the future. Cook told Clara______ he had gradually become blind over time and ______ stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn’t see her, she “looked ______ at his face with such kindness,” a passenger reported, “We can see she smiled with happiness, ______ she made a difference in someone’s life.”

“Clara was amazing.” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could tell Tim was very ______ to have someone he could speak to, and she was such a(n) ______.”

Cook’s ______, “Best trip I’ve ever had.”

Life is a continuous learning experience. As for Clara, she said, “I’ve also learned a lot. The best thing for ______ is to learn something. Learning is the only thing that never ______.

1.

A．puzzling

B．urgent

C．awkward

D．delicate

2.

A．rewound

B．lifted

C．tied

D．pressed

3.

A．analyzed

B．faced

C．explained

D．observed

4.

A．ill

B．blind

C．homesick

D．thirsty

5.

A．get across

B．get through

C．get into

D．get off

6.

A．intended

B．pretended

C．happened

D．attempted

7.

A．unwrapped

B．unfastened

C．unfolded

D．unpacked

8.

A．Cautiously

B．Secretly

C．Gently

D．Seriously

9.

A．whispered

B．signed

C．asked

D．repeated

10.

A．turn

B．ride

C．journey

D．visit

11.

A．talk

B．relax

C．sleep

D．cheer

12.

A．what

B．why

C．how

D．when

13.

A．invented

B．conveyed

C．created

D．shared

14.

A．attentively

B．surprisingly

C．crazily

D．anxiously

15.

A．if

B．because

C．so

D．but

16.

A．terrified

B．ashamed

C．excited

D．touched

17.

A．angel

B．honor

C．sponsor

D．interpreter

18.

A．recreation

B．relief

C．reference

D．reaction

19.

A．amazement

B．equality

C．appreciation

D．freedom

20.

A．benefits

B．discourages

C．inspires

D．fails

【推荐1】One day, Jim played basketball in the living room after school. When he was playing in high spirits, his basketball _______ a vase off the shelf by accident and the mouth of it knocked off a large piece. What made him more _______ was that the vase was rare and valuable. To cover the great _______ he caused, he glued the pieces together and put the vase back to its place.

While cleaning the vase after work, his mother _______ the change on it. At dinnertime, she asked Jim if he _______ the vase. Being afraid of punishment, Jim said a wild cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off the shelf. His mother was quite clear that he was _______, for all the windows were closed before she went to work. However, his mother just remained _______ and said it was her carelessness not to have the window closed.

Before going to bed, Jim’s mother asked him to go to the study. He felt he couldn’t _4_______ the punishment.

When he entered the study in fear, his mother’s face appeared no sense of _______. Instead, she took a chocolate box out of the drawer and ________ one piece to him. “Jim, this chocolate is a reward for you, for you ________ a cat that could open the window, with your imagination.” Then, she put another chocolate in his hand. “This chocolate is a reward for your topping________ to restore (修复). You restored with glue, the cracks were filled almost perfectly. ________ remember, to restore a vase needs more powerful glue and higher ________ skill. Tomorrow, let’s bring the vase to the ________ to see how they’ll make it as it was.” With that, his mother took the third chocolate, “The ________ chocolate stands for my deep apology (歉意) to you. As your mother, I shouldn’t have put a vase in a place where it could so ________ fall down, especially when there is a boy fond of sports.”

“But, Mum, I ...” His mother ________ him and said. “My chocolate box has been ________, so our talk is over, too. Now, go to bed!” Then she left for her own bedroom. The following days were the same as before. The only ________ was that Jim never told a lie since then.

1.

A．pulled

B．hit

C．cut

D．held

2.

A．excited

B．moved

C．tired

D．upset

3.

A．trouble

B．injure

C．pain

D．disease

4.

A．described

B．noticed

C．enjoyed

D．marked

5.

A．hid

B．saw

C．broke

D．cleaned

6.

A．thinking

B．explaining

C．dreaming

D．lying

7.

A．calm

B．shocked

C．angry

D．silent

8.

A．decide

B．know

C．avoid

D．receive

9.

A．cruelty

B．surprise

C．suffering

D．anger

10.

A．sold

B．gave

C．returned

D．paid

11.

A．created

B．fed

C．drew

D．saw

12.

A．time

B．ability

C．speed

D．chance

13.

A．For

B．So

C．And

D．But

14.

A．basic

B．new

C．special

D．important

15.

A．workers

B．artists

C．teachers

D．neighbors

16.

A．smallest

B．most

C．best

D．last

17.

A．carelessly

B．hurriedly

C．easily

D．eagerly

18.

A．drove

B．stopped

C．forgot

D．beat

19.

A．empty

B．light

C．beautiful

D．full

20.

A．change

B．power

C．report

D．idea

【推荐2】In an international spelling contest (竞赛) in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her _________ voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and _________ decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had _________ the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the _________ letter — so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the _________, the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping (鼓掌) to applaud her _________. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s good quality, even when it _________ her the contest. But the fact is that she _________ the biggest contest that day: the contest of her _________.

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we should do if we knew we would never get __________. This young girl could easily have __________ and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you __________, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to __________ her own conscience (良知) and character more than the prize from a spelling __________. Her pride was more important than any __________ others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to __________ herself and the choice she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today __________ you what you are tomorrow. Our children will __________ our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to __________ to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are __________ what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

1.

A．high

B．sweet

C．tough

D．soft

2.

A．finally

B．kindly

C．secretly

D．totally

3.

A．forgotten

B．mispronounced

C．misspelled

D．lost

4.

A．correct

B．wrong

C．different

D．same

5.

A．stage

B．studio

C．test

D．classroom

6.

A．bravery

B．honesty

C．courage

D．cleverness

7.

A．cancelled

B．cost

C．offered

D．wasted

8.

A．achieve

B．broke

C．won

D．defeated

9.

A．talent

B．knowledge

C．understanding

D．character

10.

A．paid

B．awarded

C．caught

D．reported

11.

A．escaped

B．lied

C．changed

D．answered

12.

A．accept

B．fight

C．cheat

D．insist

13.

A．value

B．touch

C．learn

D．play

14.

A．contest

B．champion

C．judge

D．expert

15.

A．sense

B．money

C．respect

D．benefit

16.

A．come to

B．adapt to

C．discuss with

D．live with

17.

A．make

B．change

C．keep

D．create

18.

A．give

B．take

C．follow

D．set

19.

A．grow up

B．bring up

C．take up

D．come up

20.

A．recording

B．inspecting

C．correcting

D．watching

【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。
        As we know, it is important to be honest with children. But there are some things in this world that simply aren’t _______ . Sometimes it makes sense for parents to_______to their children.
        I still remember my three-year-old daughter’s face when we watched the _______that twenty children at Sandy Hook Elementary School had been killed. After a few minutes she _______and put her _______arms around my legs and said, “I love you, Momma.” I was still _______whether or not to turn the TV off when she, _______, asked, “Momma, why aren’t those kids OK?” I just _______that they were smart children, _______ they did something wrong and got punished.
        We’re not all ________of a little lie here and there. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and Snow White are just a few examples of ________for parents to keep magic in the world. Magic, imagination and creativity are very essential in life, ________ for children. These stories battle against the negative aspects of the world and create ________. In the end children will be able to ________what is true and what was made to ________their lives. Out of five brothers and a sister I can happily report that not one of the children I grew up with was ________when we discovered who all those ________people really were.
        In life, a parent is the ________of knowledge, and it is up to the parent to decide what knowledge to teach and when. There’s no ________to tell children all about the truth. As they become ________, they will have a better understanding of the world.1.

A．user-friendly

B．kid-friendly

C．reader-friendly

D．teacher-friendly

2.

A．agree

B．talk

C．lie

D．react

3.

A．news

B．game

C．discussion

D．experiment

4.

A．came out

B．fell down

C．called back

D．reached up

5.

A．long

B．little

C．thin

D．strong

6.

A．arguing

B．researching

C．considering

D．questioning

7.

A．in peace

B．in danger

C．in doubt

D．in puzzlement

8.

A．explained

B．announced

C．suggested

D．apologized

9.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．until

10.

A．afraid

B．tired

C．guilty

D．nervous

11.

A．activities

B．goals

C．possibilities

D．ways

12.

A．especially

B．probably

C．gradually

D．frequently

13.

A．luck

B．hope

C．honor

D．wealth

14.

A．describe

B．predict

C．understand

D．remember

15.

A．save

B．live

C．start

D．better

16.

A．excited

B．upset

C．special

D．curious

17.

A．imaginary

B．homeless

C．strange

D．generous

18.

A．friend

B．partner

C．keeper

D．advisor

19.

A．time

B．choice

C．risk

D．need

20.

A．older

B．cleverer

C．braver

D．busier