【推荐1】Childhood curiosity can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son, Bill. When he was very young, I often took him to the ____ He loved to read and often needed to ____ the books he’d read in order to borrow more books.One unintended _____ of his nonstop reading habits was that he even ____ at the dinner table. His mother, Mary, and I did our best to ____ him that, on certain social _____ , reading while dining with others was not a good thing.
Every summer the teachers at his school ____ give the students a reading list, and there was a contest to see who could read the most books. He was so ____ , and he always wanted to win. And he often ____ .But the main reason why he read so obsessively (着迷地) was that he was so ____ . He didn’t just want to learn about ____ things. He wanted to learn about everything.
We helped ____ his curiosity in every way. ____ an unfamiliar word came up in conversation, we’d turn to the ____ , looking up the word, and reading the definition aloud. Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question, the ____ exists somewhere. All you have to do is ____ it.
Bill remains as much of a ____ today as when he was a child, and he seems to _____ everything he reads. He’s often ____ to share what he’s learned with the next person he meets. He ____ reads at the dinner table, though — which is a good thing because the books he’s attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing (引不起食欲的): The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, Mosquitoes, Malaria & Man, and Rats, Lice, and History.1.

A．school

B．office

C．library

D．museum

2.

A．return

B．store

C．talk

D．pick

3.

A．advantage

B．discovery

C．explanation

D．consequence

4.

A．play

B．read

C．study

D．laugh

5.

A．convince

B．promise

C．inform

D．advise

6.

A．issues

B．services

C．occasions

D．duties

7.

A．could

B．would

C．should

D．might

8.

A．sincere

B．crazy

C．positive

D．competitive

9.

A．went

B．failed

C．did

D．proved

10.

A．curious

B．confident

C．diligent

D．excellent

11.

A．simple

B．past

C．any

D．some

12.

A．protect

B．develop

C．examine

D．follow

13.

A．Until

B．If

C．Though

D．Because

14.

A．teacher

B．newspaper

C．partner

D．dictionary

15.

A．person

B．book

C．answer

D．matter

16.

A．find

B．use

C．tell

D．ask

17.

A．speaker

B．reader

C．maker

D．user

18.

A．imagine

B．believe

C．create

D．remember

19.

A．eager

B．afraid

C．careful

D．sure

20.

A．now and again

B．at all time

C．no longer

D．just now

【推荐1】If a person were to look at my hometown of Cutler, he or she would probably be reminded of a Norman Rockwell picture. The small town's atmosphere and_______people give it a unique old-fashioned quality._______by thick forests and the Atlantic Ocean, this habitat is home to about 500 residents and some summer guests.

I have lived among this wild coastal beauty all my life. The place gives its residents special_______. People of Cutler have small-town values. They pull together in times of joy and need. Whenever my father needs help, more than enough hands always seem to appear and get the job done. These_______hands are also there to give the back or a round of applause.

Faithful Cutler fishermen set off from the harbor before the sun rises _______over the horizon. My father is one men. I have worked with him on the _______since I was ten and have been able to enjoy the beauty of the shore.

Living in a town like this, one learns to_______the simple things in life. At night one might go for a row in the harbor and walk under silvery street lights. Exercise can be obtained by hiking a trail, and the best medicine for a   _______ day is having a rest by the shore with an apple and a good book.

After this summer I will be moving out into the "real world" to _______what life is really like. I am excited about the many opportunities in store for me; but as I move forward, I won't________the past. I will take the small-town values with me.

1.

A．rich

B．caring

C．lucky

D．angry

2.

A．Accompanied

B．Recommended

C．Surrounded

D．Organized

3.

A．qualities

B．skills

C．quantities

D．rules

4.

A．same

B．right

C．normal

D．real

5.

A．generally

B．slowly

C．politely

D．actually

6.

A．car

B．train

C．boat

D．plane

7.

A．hate

B．approve

C．congratulate

D．appreciate

8.

A．stressful

B．meaningful

C．peaceful

D．forgetful

9.

A．experience

B．concern

C．sacrifice

D．explain

10.

A．leave behind

B．leave alone

C．let aside

D．let down

【推荐2】I’ve never been an athlete. At school, my main goal was to _________ PE at all costs. In my twenties, I went for yoga class occasionally, but that was really the summary of my athletic accomplishments.

That was until the end of 2016, when I was unexpectedly laid off. I was feeling quite depressed but pushed myself to _________ for the TCS NYC Marathon runners.

However, while being there, I got phenomenal _________ from all the runners, smiling, applauding and high-fiving constantly. I thought maybe I could give running a _________ , just to try, to see where it _________ me. So I tried. I got on a treadmill (跑步机) in my local gym the next morning. I was out of breath by minute five, but I slowed down, walked for a little bit and then restarted. I came back to the gym the next day, hoping to _________ a few minutes longer. By the end of two weeks, I could run for 30 minutes.

While my body started to look more toned, I also noticed my negative thoughts didn’t occur that _________ . And it sparked a thought — what if I could set a running goal and sign up for my first-ever race? I did and races became a new hobby.

Also, when I was going for interviews, I started to feel _________ in my abilities. I got my full-time job _________ at my dream company just weeks before the half-marathon. Although I got injured right before the race, I still went for it.

I still have a long running journey ahead of me. Running gives me __________ that I can do anything I set my mind to.

1.

A．attend

B．avoid

C．pursue

D．postpone

2.

A．call

B．apply

C．cheer

D．compete

3.

A．sympathy

B．pleasure

C．luck

D．energy

4.

A．lift

B．shot

C．break

D．choice

5.

A．meets

B．leaves

C．takes

D．drops

6.

A．last

B．cover

C．rest

D．function

7.

A．readily

B．frequently

C．normally

D．occasionally

8.

A．absorbed

B．interested

C．confident

D．confused

9.

A．offer

B．permit

C．schedule

D．application

10.

A．faith

B．consideration

C．evidence

D．guidance

【推荐3】For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look sympathetically at the music students, _________ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, turning up at school for practice hours before   anyone else had to be there. He promised to himself to _________ music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

However, one day, in the music class that was part of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing lazily on the piano and found it easy to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually _________ doing it. He tried to hide his _________ pleasure from the music teacher, who had _________ over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, but the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good ear and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there _________ him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a _________.When he began practicing, he took it very casually. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was _________ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This meant, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, _________ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __________ looks of the non-musicians he had left behind.

1.

A．removing

B．marching

C．pacing

D．struggling

2.

A．confirm

B．conquer

C．avoid

D．appreciate

3.

A．missed

B．disliked

C．enjoyed

D．defended

4.

A．eager

B．obvious

C．false

D．individual

5.

A．watched

B．jogged

C．jumped

D．wandered

6.

A．occurred to

B．reacted to

C．appealed to

D．belonged to

7.

A．fortune

B．change

C．mission

D．charge

8.

A．committed

B．used

C．suited

D．admitted

9.

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．escaping

D．rushing

10.

A．admiring

B．pitying

C．annoying

D．relieving