【推荐1】完型填空
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。
When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a ____problem and had to go to hospital for a ____examination.
It seemed a small ____compared to the one I was about to face , but things started to go____right from the beginning . Not having a car or ____the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B____ I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was ____that I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the ____ direction.
I ____the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a____ , who was trying to get past me____, instead of moving on , she stopped to ask if I was ____ After I explained my ____to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street , where a bus would take me back into the city to my ____ Sitting there waiting, I felt ____ that someone had been willing to help____ , hearing a horn （喇叭） nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend ____at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a ____ to the hospital.
Such unexpected ____from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose ____, for all things are possible.1.

A．housing

B．traveling

C．social

D．physical

2.

A．scientific

B．thorough

C．previous

D．final

3.

A．chance

B．challenge

C．success

D．error

4.

A．wrong

B．easy

C．fast

D．ahead

5.

A．leaving

B．visiting

C．knowing

D．appreciating

6.

A．Although

B．Since

C．Unless

D．Once

7.

A．strange

B．necessary

C．obvious

D．important

8.

A．same

B．right

C．general

D．opposite

9.

A．looked at

B．waited for

C．got off

D．ran into

10.

A．driver

B．friend

C．stranger

D．gentleman

11.

A．Especially

B．Surprisingly

C．Probably

D．Normally

12.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．OK

D．dangerous

13.

A．idea

B．motivation

C．excuse

D．situation

14.

A．appointment

B．apartment

C．direction

D．station

15.

A．afraid

B．grateful

C．certain

D．disappointed

16.

A．Thus

B．Then

C．Perhaps

D．Surely

17.

A．staring

B．laughing

C．smiling

D．waving.

18.

A．lift

B．suggestion

C．bike

D．guidebook

19.

A．results

B．news

C．kindness

D．appearance

20.

A．power

B．faith

C．touch

D．support

【推荐2】I know a woman who tries hard to be a good custodian. I pass her every day after school as she pushes her cart(小车) down my hallway. Of course, she is my building's cleaner.

One Tuesday morning I came into school and saw a _________ on my desk from my custodian. It seemed that some unbearable first year students had damaged the bathroom in a particularly disgusting way and she had been _________to clean it. This took_________than she had expected. She had left the typewritten note on my desk to _________ for not being able to clean my room as she was _________to do. At the beginning of the period, I shared her note with my first period_________. When I mentioned that our custodian had apologized to us, their first _________ was to volunteer to seek out and beat up those first year students for making our custodian have to clean up their_________. It turned out that just about all of my students also knew our custodian by name---all of them responded with smiles and _________for a long time about this time or that time when she'd__________each of them in the hallway. That she felt she needed to apologize __________a strong reaction from many of the kids.

As the class period was about to end, I asked them to__________ the floor like I do every period and thanked them for picking up any garbage __________ it wasn't theirs. My entire class disappeared; they each disappeared instantly__________their desks to pick up those annoying tiny pieces of paper that __________so easily from notebooks. One girl made a（an__________that I later used with my other classes:" Her job might be to clean the room, but she shouldn't have to clean up__________ us. There's a difference.”

I believe that people know the difference between right and wrong. I believe that people appreciate it when others__________take care of them. And I believe that people, even adolescents who are not quite yet mature, appreciate it when they see someone who takes __________in her work. Sometimes we need a __________of the things we take for granted...things like a good custodian to take care of us.

1.

A．paper

B．handbook

C．note

D．letter

2.

A．advised

B．persuaded

C．allowed

D．charged

3.

A．shorter

B．longer

C．more

D．less

4.

A．apologize

B．regret

C．appeal

D．complain

5.

A．recommended

B．believed

C．approved

D．scheduled

6.

A．class

B．colleagues

C．staff

D．members

7.

A．answer

B．reaction

C．decision

D．behavior

8.

A．room

B．desks

C．mess

D．chaos

9.

A．talked

B．asked

C．quarreled

D．discussed

10.

A．visited

B．called

C．praised

D．greeted

11.

A．made

B．showed

C．earned

D．accepted

12.

A．sweep

B．examine

C．check

D．mop

13.

A．even if

B．only if

C．if only

D．if ever

14.

A．above

B．under

C．beyond

D．across

15.

A．leave

B．fall

C．fly

D．miss

16.

A．promise

B．agreement

C．announcement

D．comment

17.

A．after

B．before

C．with

D．of

18.

A．freely

B．eagerly

C．hopefully

D．sincerely

19.

A．advantage

B．pride

C．action

D．chance

20.

A．keeper

B．caretaker

C．reminder

D．observer

【推荐3】I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.

One morning I________a lost lamb when I was in the top field, near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its mother, so I jumped out of the tractor to________it while Don stayed in his seat.

Lamb and mother ________. I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so________ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. ________ Don had somehow made the ________move.

My heart froze in my chest as I saw the tractor heading towards the motorway. I ran desperately but failed to ________. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The________thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.

Heart in mouth, I ________the fence and looked over. The tractor was ________against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the ________road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I ________the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently________, and dashed back to me.

The police arrived and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn’t quite believe my luck — it turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been ________. Don was given a special ________that night — I didn’t want him thinking I was angry with him.

1.

A．dropped

B．spotted

C．carried

D．returned

2.

A．ask about

B．play with

C．tend to

D．run into

3.

A．freed

B．switched

C．reunited

D．examined

4.

A．unexpected

B．dangerous

C．embarrassing

D．difficult

5.

A．Fortunately

B．Generally

C．Immediately

D．Obviously

6.

A．lamb

B．vehicle

C．seat

D．fence

7.

A．take off

B．catch up

C．hold back

D．get out

8.

A．real

B．best

C．basic

D．last

9.

A．fixed

B．noticed

C．reached

D．closed

10.

A．resting

B．running

C．parking

D．turning

11.

A．sleep

B．long

C．rough

D．busy

12.

A．abandoned

B．approached

C．recognized

D．repaired

13.

A．unclean

B．uncertain

C．unhurt

D．unhappy

14.

A．common

B．confusing

C．desirable

D．awful

15.

A．meal

B．test

C．job

D．lesson

【推荐1】A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling（雷声隆隆地响）, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was ________ down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

Gleams（闪光）of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, _______ like jewels in all the dark.

A ________ woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was ________ on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was _______ her without pause.

She knocked at a door, and a ________ answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while ________. The boy then let her into the sitting room and ________ her sitting by the fire.

The woman ________ old and tired under the bright electric light,   ________ she was only in her early thirties. She sat _______ for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the ________. When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she ________ up, looking thunderstruck（大吃一惊）.

Just then, the boy came with his ________. The man at once recognized the woman as his _________. They had ________ touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.   ________words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms _________ the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very ________, the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually ________.

1.

A．pouring

B．falling

C．dropping

D．flooding

2.

A．blowing

B．breaking

C．shining

D．flying

3.

A．rich

B．beautiful

C．poor

D．ugly

4.

A．crying

B．wandering

C．struggling

D．wondering

5.

A．striking

B．hitting

C．flowing

D．beating

6.

A．girl

B．woman

C．man

D．boy

7.

A．out

B．near

C．inside

D．outside

8.

A．left

B．made

C．asked

D．told

9.

A．became

B．appeared

C．showed

D．sounded

10.

A．so

B．though

C．however

D．and

11.

A．still

B．thirsty

C．hungry

D．straight

12.

A．house

B．picture

C．room

D．fire

13.

A．picked

B．came

C．stood

D．looked

14.

A．brother

B．mother

C．friend

D．father

15.

A．sister

B．wife

C．mother

D．girlfriend

16.

A．kept

B．got

C．made

D．lost

17.

A．Much

B．Many

C．No

D．Not

18.

A．as

B．while

C．when

D．since

19.

A．disappointed

B．sorry

C．happy

D．sad

20.

A．began

B．stopped

C．ended

D．went

【推荐1】The best example of universally understood body language may be the smile. A smile can open doors and tear down walls among ________.

I organized and reorganized an ________ with the dentist for months. I also ________ it twice and called the day before to ________ all the paperwork would be ready for the x-rays. Then I arrived. It wasn’t ________ at all. The lady with a confused look there even wasn’t ________ what I was talking about. I ________ felt my blood boil. I was getting so ________. I didn’t shout at her but the ________ I was talking to her was not nice. I spoke to her as if she were a child and incapable. It was not a good moment. But the whole time she smiled and was ________ to me.

Only when everything was finally ________ did I calm myself down. I sat down in the waiting area and ________ it all. How could I make it better? How could I make up for my impolite behavior a moment ago? I couldn’t. I could ________ her a chocolate bar I had on me, but this needed more than that. It needed an honest ________. And that was ________ exactly I gave.

I said sorry for my rudeness and told her I didn’t mean it. She ________, again with a ________. God gave me a chance to know and learn from the woman. She smiled and forgave so easily, brightening patients’ life. ________, I don’t get it right every time. I can be rude and when I am, I almost ________ myself for it. I am not a person like her, yet I have confidence in myself. I continue to grow and learn to be like her, because it’s true that smiles can take away my anger and open a door to ________.

1.

A．friends

B．patients

C．strangers

D．relatives

2.

A．interview

B．operation

C．experiment

D．appointment

3.

A．confirmed

B．arranged

C．discussed

D．admitted

4.

A．command

B．ensure

C．gain

D．inquire

5.

A．crowded

B．open

C．ready

D．busy

6.

A．aware of

B．ignorant of

C．eager for

D．fit for

7.

A．peculiarly

B．constantly

C．gradually

D．instantly

8.

A．mad

B．sad

C．humorous

D．curious

9.

A．habit

B．way

C．accent

D．tone

10.

A．appealing

B．attached

C．friendly

D．devoted

11.

A．figured

B．settled

C．made

D．added

12.

A．reflected on

B．worked at

C．referred to

D．got over

13.

A．handle

B．persuade

C．buy

D．gift

14.

A．apology

B．promise

C．comment

D．suggestion

15.

A．how

B．why

C．what

D．when

16.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．ignored

D．accepted

17.

A．hope

B．smile

C．doubt

D．belief

18.

A．By comparison

B．By coincidence

C．In conclusion

D．In addition

19.

A．teach

B．forgive

C．hate

D．see

20.

A．forgiveness

B．blessing

C．understanding

D．friendship