【推荐2】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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the_____, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk _____ by myself. Then the doctor began the ______ He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I ______ you have a retinal(视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never _____ a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an _____ result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly ______ a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without _____ I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to _____ and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the ______ of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which _____ me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of _____ each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I _____ appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my _____, continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and ______ up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness _____ I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I _____ so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in _____
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my _____ into success. He set the bar too ______ and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.1.

A．station

B．company

C．clinic

D．lab

2.

A．silently

B．proudly

C．suddenly

D．easily

3.

A．operation

B．treatment

C．examination

D．argument

4.

A．suspect

B．acknowledge

C．confirm

D．advocate

5.

A．rest

B．work

C．live

D．sleep

6.

A．urgent

B．obvious

C．accurate

D．ordinary

7.

A．reminds

B．robs

C．warns

D．informs

8.

A．assistance

B．medicine

C．allowance

D．balance

9.

A．dance

B．shine

C．widen

D．tear

10.

A．houses

B．habits

C．names

D．addresses

11.

A．asked

B．permitted

C．forced

D．encouraged

12.

A．pleasure

B．worry

C．trouble

D．stress

13.

A．admitted

B．penned

C．wanted

D．described

14.

A．shame

B．admiration

C．delight

D．disappointment

15.

A．gave

B．lit

C．came

D．put

16.

A．although

B．after

C．since

D．unless

17.

A．feared

B．sought

C．brought

D．rejected

18.

A．mind

B．use

C．time

D．print

19.

A．imagination

B．personality

C．motivation

D．responsibility

20.

A．low

B．far

C．long

D．close

【推荐3】My Hero

What does it mean to be a hero? I think a hero is someone who goes out of his way to make others happy. My hero is Mr. Wright, my chorus(合唱队) teacher.

When I was 12 years old, my grandparents passed away. I was really close to them, and losing them was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to __ through. I couldn’t eat, sleep, or think; I felt like I couldn’t even breathe. It was as if my whole world had fallen down from under me, and I__ into this huge hole of depression(抑郁).

__I was battling depression, I was determined to make my high school years the best of my life. It was difficult to be __, but I had to try. I joined Women’s Choir. Mr. Wright was the choral director and he was so funny that the first day, I just knew I had made the best ____ of my life.

As the year progressed, I loved chorus more and more. I began to smile again and really enjoy ____.

Then one day that all changed. My friends—or those that I thought were my friends—started talking about me behind my back. I was ____ , and I sat by myself. Mr. Wright came over and asked what was wrong. The look in his eyes told me that I could ____him. Trying hard to ____ back tears, I told him the whole story.

When I finished, he nodded and told me, “If you never learn anything from me, learn this: No one is worth__your joy.” What Mr. Wright said really ____ a chord (心弦) in my heart. He ____ cared about me and what was going on. I’ll never be able to thank him enough, because he not only saved me but has ____ every day of it since. Any time I feel like giving ___, I remember Mr. Wright’s words and push forward.

I’m proud to say that I__ my depression, and I’m now a senior. I’m still a ____ of chorus, and now I’m also in the best choir at my school.

Mr. Wright is a hero ___ everyone he meets. He cares about every single person who walks through his door, and he loves what he does more than any other teacher I’ve known. That’s ____ he deserves to be Educator of the Year. He deserves the ____ not just this year but every year.

I’m glad I had the opportunity to meet you, Mr. Wright. You are an_____ teacher, and I hope you realize that. You’re my hero.

1.

A．put

B．walk

C．run

D．go

2.

A．looked

B．broke

C．fell

D．turned

3.

A．If

B．Although

C．Because

D．Once

4.

A．happy

B．calm

C．smart

D．confident

5.

A．suggestion

B．decision

C．effort

D．offer

6.

A．care

B．nature

C．health

D．life

7.

A．refused

B．forgotten

C．hurt

D．trapped

8.

A．trust

B．impress

C．respect

D．satisfy

9.

A．set

B．fight

C．take

D．call

10.

A．stealing

B．sharing

C．hiding

D．feeling

11.

A．braked

B．struck

C．played

D．shook

12.

A．cheerfully

B．normally

C．exactly

D．truly

13.

A．made

B．started

C．understood

D．influenced

14.

A．off

B．out

C．up

D．away

15.

A．beat

B．suffered

C．developed

D．saved

16.

A．leader

B．part

C．fan

D．dancer

17.

A．about

B．with

C．to

D．at

18.

A．when

B．what

C．where

D．why

19.

A．title

B．job

C．help

D．name

20.

A．amusing

B．ambitious

C．amazing

D．advanced

【推荐2】I had been swimming competitively for about five years and was ready to quit because I felt I was horrible at it. I kept _______ “Honorable Mentions”(安慰奖). Any _______knows that you don’t want to have a bookshelf full of “Honorable Mentions”, which you get just because you _______.

One summer day, the day _______ a big swim meet, I decided to tell my grandma that I was quitting the swim team, but she said, “Baby, _______ these words: ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ You go to that swim meet tomorrow.”

The next day we arrived at the swim meet late, _______ my group of swimmers in the 15/ 16 age group. My _______ insisted that I be allowed to swim with the _______group. I knew that she was _______ me in the race so that our long drive would not be ________. As I got on the board, I quickly noticed that these girls were here to do one thing—to________ me! All of a sudden my grandma’s words ________ in my head, “Ouitters never win and winners never quit, quitters never win and winners never quit.”

SPLASH!

I was swimming ________ than I’d swum before. As I drew my right arm back, I noticed I was tied with one person. I assumed we were battling for the eighth place and I refused to finish dead last, so I added more kick on the ________ 200 yards. I hit the wall and ________ to the left and to the right for the swimmers who had beaten me, but no one was there. They must have gotten out of the ________ already. I raised my head to see my coach________ hysterically(歇斯底里). My eyes ________her pointing finger and I couldn’t believe what I saw. The other swimmers had just reached the halfway point of the ________! That day, at age 15, I broke the national 17/18-year-old 400-freestyle record. I had hung up my honorable mentions. That day, I ________ them with a huge gold medal.

1.

A．receiving

B．quitting

C．refusing

D．wishing

2.

A．reader

B．swimmer

C．athlete

D．learner

3.

A．come around

B．get out

C．show up

D．give off

4.

A．after

B．before

C．during

D．in

5.

A．write

B．have

C．learn

D．remember

6.

A．missing

B．winning

C．losing

D．having

7.

A．grandma

B．fan

C．coach

D．friend

8.

A．older

B．younger

C．quicker

D．stronger

9.

A．calling

B．including

C．teaching

D．forgetting

10.

A．wasted

B．considered

C．dropped

D．seen

11.

A．hate

B．love

C．beat

D．praise

12.

A．heard

B．sang

C．shouted

D．rang

13.

A．harder

B．faster

C．longer

D．later

14.

A．first

B．last

C．most

D．over

15.

A．swam

B．came

C．jumped

D．looked

16.

A．breath

B．water

C．time.

D．race

17.

A．encouraging

B．smiling

C．running

D．screaming

18.

A．saw

B．held

C．followed

D．grasped

19.

A．pool

B．road

C．field

D．board

20.

A．helped

B．joined

C．admired

D．replaced

【推荐1】My brother and I were driving home together and became lost in a conversation. Due to lack of ________, my brother took a wrong turn.

________, the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and we had no way to turn back. My brother had no choice but _____ for crossing the bridge and drove on. He was clearly ________ by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.

We eventually reached a(n)________ and, as we took it, my brother noticed a car by the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby, looking very ________. I was busy trying to figure out which way we went next but my brother ________ and asked if he needed any help. And he did. He had got a flat and needed a wrench(扳手)to get it off.

My brother gave him a wrench, and then we ________ to help him change the flat. After we had finished the job he thanked us, because he really would have been ________ had we not come along. He pulled out $20 and     _____ to give it to us. “No,” my brother said. “We were ________ supposed to get on that bridge, and we took a wrong turn. But now we know ________ we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to ________.”

What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this process. He was able to see a ________ to help even in an otherwise ________ situation, which can only come from a calm mind and an open heart.

1.

A．passion

B．curiosity

C．support

D．concentration

2.

A．Unfortunately

B．Occasionally

C．Apparently

D．Generally

3.

A．pay

B．account

C．apply

D．answer

4.

A．embarrassed

B．excited

C．depressed

D．surprised

5.

A．gas station

B．exit

C．parking lot

D．garage

6.

A．guilty

B．relaxed

C．cautious

D．anxious

7.

A．dropped by

B．pulled over

C．settled in

D．took off

8.

A．hesitated

B．neglected

C．proceeded

D．regretted

9.

A．shaken

B．stuck

C．buried

D．dragged

10.

A．tried

B．managed

C．pretended

D．happened

11.

A．still

B．always

C．never

D．even

12.

A．what

B．why

C．when

D．whether

13.

A．refuse

B．learn

C．experience

D．serve

14.

A．course

B．routine

C．chance

D．challenge

15.

A．familiar

B．dangerous

C．thrilling

D．negative

【推荐2】A girl complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her.

Without a _________, the father took his daughter to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high _________. In one he placed carrots, in the second eggs, and in the last coffee beans. The daughter sucked her teeth and waited _________, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes the father turned off the heat. He _________ the carrots and eggs out and placed them in two plates. Then he poured the coffee into a cup.

He asked gently, “Darling, what do you see?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied

He asked her to _________the carrots. She placed her fingers on them and said they were soft. Then he asked her to take an egg and _________ it. After _________ the shell(壳), she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to drink the coffee. She _________, as she tasted its rich aroma(芳香).

“What does it mean Father?” She asked.

He explained that each of them had _________ the same adversity(困境), boiling water, but each reacted __________. The carrot went in strong and hard but it turned soft and __________. The egg had been fragile(易碎的), but after sitting through the boiling water its __________ became hardened. The coffee beans were unique, however, after they were in the boiling water, they had __________ the water.

“Which are you?” Father asked his daughter. She was then wordless as if __________ in thought.

When adversity knocks on your door, how do you __________? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

1.

A．comment

B．joy

C．result

D．word

2.

A．place

B．roof

C．fire

D．water

3.

A．angrily

B．impatiently

C．quietly

D．nervously

4.

A．fished

B．handed

C．picked

D．pulled

5.

A．feel

B．eat

C．get

D．wash

6.

A．draw

B．see

C．try

D．break

7.

A．turning over

B．pulling off

C．knocking down

D．picking up

8.

A．agreed

B．hesitated

C．smiled

D．cried

9.

A．escaped

B．found

C．realized

D．faced

10.

A．differently

B．quickly

C．immediately

D．positively

11.

A．small

B．bad

C．weak

D．mild

12.

A．heart

B．shell

C．content

D．surface

13.

A．mixed

B．dyed

C．changed

D．ruined

14.

A．absorbed

B．trapped

C．got

D．pushed

15.

A．do

B．respond

C．explain

D．behave