【推荐1】Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age. There are species (物种) that are ________ every day. The white-naped crane is a typical example. So scientists are trying their best to ________ the species from going out of existence.

Chris and Tim work at a zoo, helping endangered cranes with their ________ . Emma, a female crane, has been in their ________ since she arrived in 2004.

Born at an international crane foundation, Emma was ________ by human caretakers. This led to an unexpected consequence, though she had a wonderful time there. Emma had ________ taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans. She refused to live with male cranes, and even had a ________ for killing some of them, which made it impossible for her to become a mother.

_____ , the two zookeepers didn't want to see the extinction (灭绝) of this precious species. With their patience and efforts, they successfully developed a ________ of artificial breeding (人工繁殖) and natural reproduction. This ________ Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.

The two keepers are proud of their productive work. But before they can be ________ , more efforts must be made, because the population of the crane in the wild is on the ________ , and many other species appear headed toward extinction. ________ , not everyone has realized that wildlife has thoughts, feelings, and most importantly, equal rights to survive.

How can we bridge the ever-widening gap that separates us from other animals? Chris and Tim offered us the ________ : human beings took it for granted that their brains held all the solutions, but maybe their hearts can be a better ________.

1.

A．growing

B．migrating

C．competing

D．disappearing

2.

A．ban

B．save

C．split

D．remove

3.

A．abortion

B．recreation

C．reproduction

D．administration

4.

A．care

B．eye

C．mind

D．story

5.

A．found

B．chosen

C．raised

D．seized

6.

A．never

B．always

C．unluckily

D．cheerfully

7.

A．gift

B．skill

C．concern

D．reputation

8.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Instead

9.

A．combination

B．collection

C．strategy

D．system

10.

A．forced

B．forbade

C．taught

D．enabled

11.

A．defeated

B．grateful

C．assured

D．tolerant

12.

A．list

B．rise

C．agenda

D．decline

13.

A．In contrast

B．After all

C．By the way

D．On the contrary

14.

A．course

B．excuse

C．answer

D．reward

15.

A．guide

B．treat

C．example

D．companion

【推荐2】A man found a cocoon of a moth. He took it home so that he could_______the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small_______appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to_______the body through that little hole.

Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had_______as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the_______bit of the cocoon. The_______then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven(无用的) wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and_______to be able to support the_______, which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life_______around with a small, swollen body and shriveled wings. It was________able to fly.

What the man in his kindness__________was that the small cocoon and the________of the moth to get through the________opening was a way to push fluid(液体) ________the body of moth________its wings so that it would be ready to fly________it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and________would come only after the struggle. By taking the moth of a struggle away, he also took away the moth’s health.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to________our lives without any difficulties, we would be disabled. We would not be as________as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for________.

1.

A．help

B．protect

C．watch

D．see

2.

A．opening

B．line

C．moth

D．butterfly

3.

A．push

B．draw

C．make

D．force

4.

A．got

B．done

C．tried

D．struggled

5.

A．covering

B．remaining

C．shell

D．skin

6.

A．moth

B．butterfly

C．cocoon

D．worm

7.

A．lessen

B．widen

C．expand

D．shorten

8.

A．standing

B．flight

C．themselves

D．body

9.

A．flying

B．crawling

C．walking

D．lying

10.

A．already

B．certainly

C．never

D．seldom

11.

A．shouldn’t do

B．thought

C．did

D．didn’t understand

12.

A．crawling

B．struggle

C．fight

D．force

13.

A．tiny

B．beginning

C．right

D．above

14.

A．in

B．on

C．by

D．from

15.

A．into

B．to

C．in

D．onto

16.

A．after

B．once

C．before

D．until

17.

A．courage

B．hope

C．flight

D．survival

18.

A．stand on

B．get on

C．go through

D．live

19.

A．great

B．determined

C．brave

D．strong

20.

A．regrets

B．death

C．failure

D．wishes

【推荐1】Overcome the Fear for Your Dream

I stood nervously behind the red curtain and glanced out across the stage. A girl about my age sat at a piano; I could see her fingertips moving over the black and white keys in front of her. The beautiful melody (旋律) was so relaxing,_________my body tensed with anxiety.

My body_________when the girl stood up from the bench. It was finally my turn. A part of me wanted to run home and_________under my bed, but I knew I had chosen to_________. When the girl onstage walked toward me, I could hear my heart beating_________.The girl had a proud smile on her face and when she passed me, I heard her say “Good_________”!

“Well, here goes nothing.” I said to myself

I stepped onto the_________and walked slowly toward the piano. The bright lights nearly_________me, making it difficult to see the audience. When I reached the_________, I automatically slid onto the bench into position. The sounds of whispering and people walking around gave way to complete silence. I stared at my__________fingers and for a moment my mind went__________. Closing my eyes, I imagined the music sitting in front of me and tried to recall every tiny detail.

Finally, I took a deep breath and began to play Beethoven's Moonlight sonata(协奏曲). The rich tones of the piano rang out. One by one, each muscle in my body loosened and relaxed. I sat on the bench and my__________danced over the row of black and white keys as if they had a mind of their own.

All the practice and__________I put in for six months showed this was what my teacher was pushing for. I tried to__________all the things she reminded me to do.“Keep your wrists up,relax your arms, don't raise your shoulders...I remembered feeling slightly annoyed hearing these things continuously, but I never realized until now how it really__________.

When I reached the end of the piece, the audience started__________.I rose from the bench and gave a deep bow. A proud smile__________up my face. Inside I felt__________that it was over and that I had done so well. As the applause died down, I turned and walked to the other side of the stage. l saw a young boy standing nervously behind the red curtains staring__________out at the stage. When I walked by, I passed to him the two words that were given to me for__________：Good luck!

1.

A．but

B．and

C．for

D．so

2.

A．ached

B．bent

C．froze

D．moved

3.

A．drink

B．sleep

C．play

D．hide

4.

A．run

B．perform

C．stand

D．escape

5.

A．happily

B．loudly

C．weakly

D．lightly

6.

A．guy

B．music

C．luck

D．performance

7.

A．chair

B．bridge

C．path

D．stage

8.

A．hurt

B．blinded

C．killed

D．frightened

9.

A．entrance

B．curtain

C．light

D．piano

10.

A．shaking

B．waving

C．unfolding

D．crossing

11.

A．blank

B．wild

C．awake

D．wrong

12.

A．fingers

B．feet

C．arms

D．legs

13.

A．excuse

B．support

C．effort

D．service

14.

A．recall

B．forget

C．ignore

D．grasp

15.

A．started

B．helped

C．stopped

D．formed

16.

A．joking

B．blaming

C．clapping

D．leaving

17.

A．burned

B．lit

C．dried

D．lifted

18.

A．confused

B．worried

C．embarrassed

D．relieved

19.

A．confidently

B．excitedly

C．fearfully

D．angrily

20.

A．reward

B．sympathy

C．appreciation

D．encouragement

【推荐3】Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had _______ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy _______and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and _______ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man _______ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked _______ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to _______ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her _______ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid _______ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and _______ When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy ________ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”1.

A．no

B．some

C．much

D．enough

2.

A．lazy

B．clever

C．careful

D．hard

3.

A．did well in

B．was poor at

C．was working

D．was good for

4.

A．was angry

B．thought hard

C．agreed

D．said “No.”

5.

A．a little

B．a few

C．many

D．a lot

6.

A．rest

B．sleep

C．hospital

D．work

7.

A．should

B．would

C．to

D．not to

8.

A．to remember

B．to forget

C．to catch

D．to teach

9.

A．slept

B．went out

C．cooked

D．ate

10.

A．reading

B．seeing

C．cooking

D．writing

【推荐1】Once upon a time a teacher and his student ____ down under a big tree near the big grass area. Then suddenly the student asked the teacher, “Teacher, I’m puzzled. How do we ____ our soul mate (知己)? Could you please help me?”

Silent for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, “Well, it’s a pretty hard and easy question.” The teacher ____ ,“Look that way. There is a lot of grass. Why don’t you walk there? But please don’t walk ____ . On your way, try to find a blade (叶片) of beautiful grass and ____ it and then give it to me. But just one.”

The student said OK and then he walked straight ahead to the grassy field. A few minutes later, the student came back empty-handed. When the teacher asked the ____ , the student said, “On my journey, I found quite a few beautiful blades of grass, but I ____ that I would find a better one, so I didn’t pick it. But I didn’t realize that I was at the ____ of the field, and I hadn’t picked any because you told me not to go back, so I didn’t go back.” Hearing this, the teacher said，“That’s what will happen in real life.”

What is the ____ of this story? In the story, grass is the people around you; the beautiful blade grass is the people that ____ you and the grassy field is time. In looking for your soul mate, please don’t always ____ and hope that there will be a better one. By doing that, you’ll ____ your lifetime. Remember “Time Never Goes Back.”

1.

A．lied

B．lay

C．seated

D．stood

2.

A．find

B．treat

C．remove

D．discover

3.

A．repeated

B．waved

C．continued

D．regretted

4.

A．straight

B．backwards

C．forwards

D．directly

5.

A．pick

B．observe

C．arrest

D．carry

6.

A．evidence

B．reason

C．shape

D．purpose

7.

A．admitted

B．thought

C．doubted

D．remembered

8.

A．bottom

B．end

C．center

D．top

9.

A．message

B．result

C．limit

D．content

10.

A．praise

B．attract

C．hate

D．upset

11.

A．forgive

B．wait

C．compare

D．complain

12.

A．run

B．waste

C．load

D．save

【推荐2】The clock had just struck eleven when I first heard a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our room and listened: someone was _________against the door of the lift and calling out at the same time.

“What’s wrong?” I shouted. “The door has been stuck (受阻) and I can’t _________.” The _________ came back. The voice came from several flights below.

My wife had now _________ me and she went off directly in search of the night porter (守门人). After calling to the girl that help was on its _________, I went back into our room to get some _________. Then I hurried _________ the stairs until I reached _________ the lift was stuck.

I tried my hand at forcing to _________ the lift door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside, ________ my tools were of no use for this purpose. Very __________, however, my wife returned. ________ to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer. ________, she had got in touch with the fire service.

In a short time, the engineer appeared. Almost immediately the fireman arrived too. With his __________ equipment it took the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of her experience, the girl was in good ________. “I’m hungry,” was her only remark as she stepped out of the lift.

1.

A．standing

B．beating

C．sitting

D．shouting

2.

A．get out

B．pay off

C．put up

D．keep up

3.

A．answer

B．noise

C．question

D．call

4.

A．scared

B．stopped

C．seen

D．helped

5.

A．sight

B．arrival

C．way

D．journey

6.

A．money

B．food

C．clothes

D．tools

7.

A．on

B．down

C．up

D．off

8.

A．which

B．where

C．why

D．that

9.

A．knock

B．shut

C．open

D．break

10.

A．and

B．or

C．so

D．but

11.

A．soon

B．quickly

C．possibly

D．likely

12.

A．Eager

B．Sorry

C．Glad

D．Unable

13.

A．Also

B．Instead

C．Beside

D．Yet

14.

A．different

B．special

C．perfect

D．typical

15.

A．health

B．manners

C．spirits

D．shape

【推荐3】Cast Away is a heart-warming movie. Chuck,________by Tom Hanks, is the hero. He is a very successful________. He is always so________that he has little time for his family. He keeps going all over the world for business talks. One day while Chuck is________across the Pacific Ocean, the engine of his plane suddenly stops ________his plane crashes. But Chuck survives the crash and lands on a lonely island.

Chuck has to learn to make a________all alone on the island. He has to learn how to collect water, hunt for food and make fire. Perhaps the biggest________is how to live without friends and a family. In order to survive Chunk develops a friendship with an unusual friend — a volleyball he calls Wilson.

Chuck learns a lot about himself when he is________on the island. He realizes that he hasn’t been a very________husband and father because he has always been away. During his five years on the island, Chuck starts to________Wilson. He talks to him and________with him as a family member. Chuck feels so happy because he can________his happiness and sorrow with him. He has found out that it is important to have someone to care about. He has also________that family is about feelings and that he must give as much as he takes.

The________we can learn from Chuck is that loneliness helps us________who we are, why we need each other and what we can do for each other.

1.

A．seen

B．written

C．joined

D．performed

2.

A．businessman

B．musician

C．athlete

D．actor

3.

A．smart

B．rich

C．busy

D．generous

4.

A．flying

B．boating

C．swimming

D．surfing

5.

A．after

B．and

C．or

D．because

6.

A．house

B．living

C．plane

D．friend

7.

A．danger

B．hope

C．challenge

D．success

8.

A．alone

B．happy

C．angry

D．peaceful

9.

A．cruel

B．creative

C．careless

D．good

10.

A．think about

B．take care of

C．get across

D．put up with

11.

A．leaves

B．fights

C．plays

D．grows

12.

A．make

B．divide

C．share

D．give

13.

A．asked

B．wondered

C．doubted

D．realized

14.

A．lesson

B．advice

C．practice

D．benefit

15.

A．treasure

B．test

C．miss

D．know