【推荐1】A group of students at Yale University has set up a drone (无人机) delivery service on campus. Kiki Air_______to deliver candy, snacks and other small items to students who place orders_______an app. The service is being tested_______using a small group of student customers before being launched_______wide. Developers told the Yale Daily News that users_______items from a menu on their phones and receive them at one of several drop_______around campus in a padded envelope _______to a drone.

Kiki Air's founder, Yale senior Jason Lu, says his company_______from a class project and has_______a $150,000 grant(补助金) from a California-based investor in startups. “The convenience store business model hasn't been________in a hundred years,” Co-founder Cat Orman told the student newspaper. “Delivery is ________, inefficient and pays divers terrible wages. We created Kiki Air________we want to bring that model into the future in the ________that creates real jobs and reduces the carbon footprint.” Customers are notified when a drone is________the prearranged drop zone to ensure they are in the area to________a package.

The newspaper reported that a Kiki Air drone________last week onto a campuswalkway, but nobody was________. Oman described the incident as a “controlled landing” and said the company has increased________and will improve the service after the incident. Yale officials didn’t immediately return________left on Monday seeking comment. Company officials say they hope eventually to ________the service to other campuses.

1.

A．prefers

B．promises

C．manages

D．demands

2.

A．for

B．to

C．through

D．over

3.

A．currently

B．gradually

C．sincerely

D．fluently

4.

A．nation

B．world

C．town

D．campus

5.

A．order

B．require

C．consult

D．accept

6.

A．directions

B．locations

C．environments

D．devices

7.

A．carried

B．added

C．attached

D．accessed

8.

A．grew

B．dated

C．benefited

D．differed

9.

A．raised

B．gained

C．saved

D．donated

10.

A．updated

B．discovered

C．operated

D．explained

11.

A．convenient

B．necessary

C．unpopular

D．expensive

12.

A．when

B．if

C．because

D．though

13.

A．way

B．result

C．case

D．event

14.

A．finding

B．leaving

C．nearing

D．locating

15.

A．do up

B．pick up

C．give out

D．put out

16.

A．stopped

B．landed

C．arrived

D．fell

17.

A．warned

B．affected

C．injured

D．punished

18.

A．delivering

B．flying

C．controlling

D．training

19.

A．items

B．messages

C．service

D．drone

20.

A．improve

B．restore

C．exchange

D．expand

【推荐2】Steve was a seventh grader, a big boy, looking more like a teenager than a 12-year-old. Yet, he went unnoticed — he had been________ every examination since first grade — until Miss Wilma.

In the middle of the first semester of school, the entire seventh grade was________ for basic skills.

“You all did pretty well,” Miss Wilma told the class after going over the________ except for one boy. And it________ my heart to tell you this, but…” she________ , “the smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class.” Steve________ his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.

After that, Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even if Miss Wilma________ punished him, he remained________ .     

“Steve, please! I care about you!”________ , Steve got it! “Someone CARES ABOUT ME?!”

One Monday a couple of weeks later, Miss Wilma gave a________ on the weekend homework. Steve________ through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of________ , Miss Wilma took his paper and began to look it over.

Miss Wilma’s face was in________ shock! She glanced up at Steve, then________ , then up. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

From that moment, nothing was the same for Steve. He discovered that not only could he remember and understand________ , but he could translate what he learned into his life. He became________ . After high school, Steve enlisted in the Navy, and he had a(n)________military career. During his naval years, he inspired many young people who might not have________ themselves without him. A________ took place within the heart of a boy all because of one teacher, who________ .

1.

A．missing

B．failing

C．passing

D．skipping

2.

A．tested

B．classified

C．separated

D．dismissed

3.

A．questions

B．effects

C．lessons

D．results

4.

A．fills

B．presses

C．breaks

D．destroys

5.

A．shouted

B．hesitated

C．interrupted

D．laughed

6.

A．dropped

B．raised

C．covered

D．closed

7.

A．strangely

B．steadily

C．severely

D．secretly

8.

A．helpless

B．stubborn

C．flexible

D．crazy

9.

A．Commonly

B．Unwillingly

C．Particularly

D．Suddenly

10.

A．quiz

B．chance

C．speech

D．presentation

11.

A．slept

B．looked

C．lived

D．hurried

12.

A．disappointment

B．surprise

C．satisfaction

D．inspiration

13.

A．better

B．total

C．precious

D．ridiculous

14.

A．down

B．away

C．out

D．back

15.

A．homework

B．grades

C．knowledge

D．subjects

16.

A．outstanding

B．lazy

C．rough

D．troublesome

17.

A．tiring

B．ordinary

C．hardworking

D．successful

18.

A．relied on

B．looked after

C．believed in

D．turned to

19.

A．competition

B．choice

C．change

D．campaign

20.

A．waited

B．listened

C．wished

D．cared

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

“I had a lovely dream last night,” my mum said, a wide smile filling her face. “All you grownup kids were there. We were___ together , all of us under one roof.”

“Oh,”I replied.“You ___you had a nightmare(梦魇）.”

Perhaps it's an Asian thing, but if it was up to my mum I would   __ live at home.I see her most weeks and we speak almost daily, but it's never ___.   Whenever I look for a new flat to rent, she sends me __ : all a two-hour ride from work, yet just a five-minute walk from her house.Once,she even saved her address as “ ___”in my satnav(导航）。

“Think of the money you spend on rents," she said."You could __ it and live with me.”

However, like many young people, I need space to __ and to make mistakes. At Mum's, there was never enough space. I __ at 18 and have only had three flat requirements since: cheap rent; __ enough to Mum's for regular visits; far enough   that they are not too regular.

__ something happened recently.I fell ill and was home alone. Mum came as soon as she could, and only at that time I felt her __ I wished then,strongly, that she lived a little nearer, a “stone's throw away”___

I have no plans to move back in with Mum,but I've come to learn there might be some method to her madness:my___ flat will be the closest to her. We all need __,   but ideally we stay near enough to someone who will help pick up the pieces.

1.

A．talking

B．reading

C．working

D．living

2.

A．pretend

B．mean

C．admit

D．hope

3.

A．still

B．also

C．even

D．thus

4.

A．late

B．enough

C．lasting

D．tiring

5.

A．connection

B．explanations

C．suggestions

D．information

6.

A．community

B．company

C．park

D．home

7.

A．save

B．earn

C．pay

D．share

8.

A．play

B．advance

C．grow

D．exercise

9.

A．left

B．paid

C．graduated

D．hesitated

10.

A．expensive

B．cheap

C．far

D．close

11.

A．Or

B．And

C．So

D．But

12.

A．worry

B．absence

C．strength

D．effort

13.

A．reason

B．chance

C．distance

D．direction

14.

A．only

B．next

C．final

D．private

15.

A．space

B．guidance

C．support

D．attention

【推荐2】“Get well soon!” Martha said, handing Jason a purple balloon. She was his third _________. That’s _________ she was the teacher’s daughter, and her mother made her come. The other two, John and Eric, weren’t really his friends, either.

Jason knew he wouldn’t have long to live. He could _________ it, deep inside. Seeing his grandmother crying after talking with the doctor _________ it. His time had come. He didn’t _________ his visitors, though.

Once Martha left, he _________ a page off his notebook and wrote: “I know I messed up (陷入困境) and nobody likes me. I hope to have a second _________. I can prove what a good friend I can be.”

He _________ a map showing the way from the church to the hospital, walked to the window, and let the balloon fly away, carrying his _________ into the sky. The balloon was heading straight to a telephone pole, but a gentle __________ blew it away just in time. Soon it disappeared out of __________.

The next day, a girl he had __________ met before came to visit him. “I find the balloon,” she said. “You are lonely?” He just nodded his head, too __________ to talk. “I am lonely too. My family come from Afghanistan and I can’t speak English well.” She smiled.“I bring a gift to you.” She handed him a box of __________.

Normally, he would have made fun of her __________ English and her long, brown robe (长袍), but he knew better. He smiled and offered her the first chocolate.

1.

A．doctor

B．visitor

C．nurse

D．friend

2.

A．why

B．what

C．how

D．because

3.

A．diagnose

B．touch

C．see

D．feel

4.

A．confirmed

B．informed

C．decided

D．included

5.

A．understand

B．disturb

C．tell

D．stop

6.

A．tore

B．wore

C．stuck

D．threw

7.

A．adventure

B．experience

C．chance

D．choice

8.

A．copy

B．made

C．paint

D．drew

9.

A．message

B．news

C．notice

D．notebook

10.

A．cloud

B．sunlight

C．snow

D．wind

11.

A．look

B．scene

C．sight

D．glance

12.

A．always

B．seldom

C．never

D．often

13.

A．worried

B．surprised

C．frightened

D．delighted

14.

A．balloons

B．books

C．chocolates

D．cakes

15.

A．rude

B．fluent

C．written

D．broken

【推荐1】完形填空2
Cancer Cancelled
My name's James and I am an 18-year "Cancer Survivor". When I was 15 years of age, I was at my house one day with my two sisters and when I tried to run up the steps, I blacked out, and ____the stairs very hard. When I came to myself, I remembered my sisters saying “Are you all right?” and I replied “I think so, yeah.” But little did my sisters and I know that was the beginning of this _____ When I began to try to climb the stairs, my whole right leg hurt seriously. I couldn’t move it____ the assistance of my hands. The _____ was horrible. I finally made my way upstairs and I couldn’t ____ I couldn’t move my leg. As time went on it got ____ so a month later I finally went to hospital. I explained to the doctor what had happened. Then I was asked to go to the rooms _____ they treated me to the X-rays, MRI, and CAT SCANS machines. One week later, my doctor _____ the house and said, “You need to come up here right away!”
My mother and I _____up there and they had the X-rays results ready for me--My body seemed _____except my right leg. I was surrounded by doctors and nurses.
I got my _____, but wasn’t clear on what was happening. They _____us back home. Three days later, they _____ an expert from another continent or someplace and he looked at my X-rays one time and said “OH MY GOD, this young man has bone cancer.”
Once all of that got cleared up, they _____ my chemotherapy(化疗) treatments a week later. On October 9, 2014, I had the surgery, the bone replacement surgery. I was told that I couldn’t ____ like a normal person anymore, so ____ was impossible. I couldn’t do this or that, etc. Basically my ____ was over before it even got started. When I got through with my final chemotherapy I was _____ kg.
I want to share this story with you guys because today I’m 84 kg with 2% body fat. I don’t smoke or drink. I can walk and even run. I’m so _____ to be here and forever to grace life with my presence each day. My dream is to become the “_____” to everybody who ever thought about giving up on life because it’s so hard, or just simply not living it.1.

A．took

B．moved

C．hit

D．climbed

2.

A．dream

B．terror

C．day

D．memory

3.

A．without

B．from

C．with

D．for

4.

A．pain

B．change

C．danger

D．idea

5.

A．guess

B．notice

C．believe

D．understand

6.

A．Better

B．worse

C．stranger

D．cleaner

7.

A．when

B．before

C．though

D．where

8.

A．found

B．searched

C．visited

D．called

9.

A．came

B．rushed

C．looked

D．stayed

10.

A．weak

B．terror

C．slim

D．fine

11.

A．treatment

B．needs

C．results

D．recovery

12.

A．followed

B．carried

C．sent

D．directed

13.

A．flew

B．promised

C．allowed

D．served

14.

A．continued

B．started

C．postponed

D．cancelled

15.

A．work

B．walk

C．think

D．feel

16.

A．playing

B．stepping

C．running

D．learning

17.

A．plan

B．hope

C．career

D．life

18.

A．only

B．even

C．ever

D．right

19.

A．nervous

B．relieved

C．curious

D．grateful

20.

A．Inspiration

B．Instruction

C．Introduction

D．Information

【推荐3】As a young boy, Britain’s great former Prime Minister(首相), Sir Winston Churchill(温斯顿·丘吉尔) attended a public school called Harrow. He was not a good student and nearly _________ out of school for breaking the school rules. _________, he finished his schoolwork and his mistakes there did not prevent him from going on to a university. He even really had an army experience, for which he was later elected _________. He achieved it for his wisdom and courage. Because he once refused to _________ to Germany during the painful days of World War Ⅱ, his amazing determination helped inspire his entire nation and was an _________ worldwide.

Towards the end of his period as prime minister, he was _________ to make a speech to the students at his old school. When the great day arrived, Sir Winston Churchill gave his short, clear­cut speech:

“Young man, never give up. Never give up! Never give up! Never, never, never, never!”

Another _________ example is Sandra O’Connor who fought to achieve her best education. Graduating at the top of her class, she worked her _________ into Stanford Law School, where she graduated with _________. Though working hard, she was __________ a woman in the 1950s. She was refused by many law firms __________ they preferred to hire a less qualified(有资格的) man __________ a great woman lawyer. Yet she refused to give up on her dreams. With great efforts, her dream finally came true.

Just like Churchill and Sandra, they stand for those who never give up. __________, many people in our daily life simply say they want something but without making efforts. Instead, they let the fear of failure stop them from trying. As a wise saying goes: “It’s not how many times you fall down that __________. It’s how many times you get back up that makes success!” With hard work,__________ and preparation, you can overcome any difficulty and achieve success.

1.

A．dropped

B．focused

C．revised

D．challenged

2.

A．Fortunately

B．Briefly

C．Personally

D．Carefully

3.

A．doctor

B．minister

C．worker

D．teacher

4.

A．concentrate on

B．come true

C．give in

D．carry out

5.

A．interview

B．information

C．introduction

D．inspiration

6.

A．required

B．succeeded

C．invited

D．ordered

7.

A．familiar

B．similar

C．practical

D．different

8.

A．route

B．power

C．way

D．confidence

9.

A．heights

B．harvests

C．humour

D．honours

10.

A．still

B．never

C．once

D．hardly

11.

A．when

B．as

C．although

D．if

12.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

13.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Again

14.

A．flashes

B．affects

C．amazes

D．matters

15.

A．imagination

B．creativity

C．interest

D．determination