【推荐2】A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared(敢于)go outside for fear of being _____by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a ____ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in   ____. One day,when the cat was out,mice of all ages _____into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap,”one mouse _________. When this idea was ____, another said,“What about poisoning (毒死) her?” But _____ knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse,whose mother had become the cat’s food, _____said,“Let’s cut her teeth,so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his _____.

At last,one mouse,_____than the rest,jumped onto a table. Waving a bell,he called for____, “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail,so we’ll always know_____she is! We’ll have _______to escape,and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to ___!” Hearing the words,everyone got _____and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly (紧紧地) that it will never _____!”

“She’ll never be able to walk ______again! Why,the other day,she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine...”

However,the wise mouse said,“We must _____who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was _____enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very _____to have bright ideas,but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

1.

A．trained

B．caught

C．invited

D．taught

2.

A．party

B．game

C．meeting

D．test

3.

A．danger

B．return

C．fact

D．need

4.

A．flew

B．stepped

C．rushed

D．swam

5.

A．questioned

B．suggested

C．answered

D．explained

6.

A．supported

B．accepted

C．refused

D．discussed

7.

A．everybody

B．somebody

C．anybody

D．nobody

8.

A．carefully

B．slowly

C．angrily

D．happily

9.

A．present

B．idea

C．excuse

D．reason

10.

A．younger

B．longer

C．stronger

D．wiser

11.

A．pleasure

B．help

C．information

D．silence

12.

A．how

B．who

C．where

D．what

13.

A．time

B．space

C．experience

D．power

14.

A．shout

B．stay

C．hide

D．watch

15.

A．worried

B．excited

C．surprised

D．tired

16.

A．get up

B．put off

C．drop off

D．turn up

17.

A．gladly

B．quietly

C．directly

D．quickly

18.

A．believe

B．imagine

C．decide

D．learn

19.

A．honest

B．brave

C．rich

D．old

20.

A．important

B．difficult

C．strange

D．easy

【推荐3】The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights. It _______ me of how many people I've seen who take the yellow light as a signal to go faster. I also can't _______ why people don't move when the traffic light has turned green. Above all, there are those _______ situations in which someone doesn't even _______ that the light is red, and just keeps going；that is why so many accidents happen! All these situations make me _______ about the purpose of traffic lights.

However, it's even more _______ to imagine letting people make their own decisions at crowded intersections(十字路口). Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? _______ I guess I do like the idea of a system to control traffic. And I'll do my best to _______ the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I'm supposed to.

It occurs to me that my _______ have done much the same for me in terms of teaching me how to live. They have given me many __________ lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, to live with __________ and purpose. They have also given me some red lights so that my __________ doesn't go astray(误入歧途): not to be greedy, to keep my temper, to control my desires. And there also have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, to __________ school regularly and work hard.

If I obey these rules, my life will be as __________ as it can be. Just as I'm wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I'm walking across the street, I'm wise to pay attention to the “life __________ " given to me by my parents.

1.

A．informs

B．reminds

C．suggests

D．indicates

2.

A．realize

B．understand

C．clarify

D．remember

3.

A．surprising

B．competitive

C．dangerous

D．exciting

4.

A．feel

B．stand

C．receive

D．notice

5.

A．care

B．worry

C．complain

D．wonder

6.

A．frightening

B．relaxing

C．confusing

D．interesting

7.

A．Since

B．But

C．So

D．As

8.

A．obey

B．recognize

C．reflect

D．analyze

9.

A．teachers

B．relatives

C．parents

D．friends

10.

A．yellow

B．red

C．colorful

D．green

11.

A．adventure

B．joy

C．panic

D．chance

12.

A．confidence

B．life

C．dream

D．belief

13.

A．attend

B．start

C．leave

D．join

14.

A．good

B．convenient

C．special

D．simple

15.

A．purposes

B．features

C．qualities

D．signals

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I sat in the chair reflecting on the past year. At that time, my _______ Charley came into the room. Charley took one look at my face and she could _______ I was off in another world. Charley said, “You have that _______ on your face! Tell me what you were _______ ”. “Well, Charley,” I replied, “I was listening to a song on the radio that asked _______ you have done over the last year. When I _______ on the year, I’ve realized I have had such good fortune, with a few bumps (碰撞) along the way.”
Charley immediately asked, “Tell me about the three things that _______ you the most during this year.”
I sat thinking if I had to _______ only three things that influenced me, what would they be? After a few minutes, I said, “OK, here are the three things that influenced me the most: My family. Throughout the year I had many _______ , but my family were always there ________ support and encouragement. My friends. Over the years I have ________ my dreams and my goals with my friends. Some goals I have ________ and other goals I have not. ________ friends like you always supported and ________ me. My colleagues. I have worked with some ________ people over the last year. I have been very ________ to have the opportunity to work with these excellent people over the last year.”
Charley smiled and said, “Do you realize that everything you have said has one thing in________?”
“What are you saying, Charley?” I asked.
She replied, “Neither the material things in your life, nor your job has had the most meaning in your life. It is the   ________ in your life that have made the biggest ________in your life!”
I smiled. Material things are not _______, and while our jobs provide the means of existence for us, the important things in life are the people who touched our lives.1.

A．sister

B．classmate

C．mother

D．friend

2.

A．argue

B．suggest

C．tell

D．wonder

3.

A．look

B．appearance

C．mark

D．mask

4.

A．doing

B．thinking

C．listening

D．annoying

5.

A．where

B．that

C．what

D．why

6.

A．call

B．talk

C．insist

D．reflect

7.

A．influenced

B．demanded

C．entertained

D．motivated

8.

A．write

B．pick

C．get

D．own

9.

A．plans

B．experiences

C．challenges

D．achievements

10.

A．receiving

B．expecting

C．winning

D．offering

11.

A．shared

B．provided

C．connected

D．compared

12.

A．set

B．realized

C．failed

D．scored

13.

A．But

B．Meanwhile

C．Otherwise

D．Unless

14.

A．accepted

B．satisfied

C．replaced

D．encouraged

15.

A．stupid

B．brave

C．amazing

D．ordinary

16.

A．fortunate

B．miserable

C．unhappy

D．surprised

17.

A．character

B．store

C．common

D．nature

18.

A．effort

B．spirit

C．motivation

D．people

19.

A．choice

B．difference

C．problem

D．progress

20.

A．useful

B．important

C．practical

D．unnecessary

【推荐2】Have you ever given a thought to inspiration？In fact, inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might_________, and sometimes, it can come from the most_________places.

I recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor. When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder. Okorafor was told that a simple operation could_________it. But when she woke up from her_________, she found that she couldn’t move her legs and was in great pain.

Okorafor got_________later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room. She imagined her _________as a beast that hunted her from the shadows. But she also_________a woman-a woman who could fly, in fact. This_________woman inspired her and helped her_________her pain. “I felt myself become__________,” she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.

We__________know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a__________, most of my inspiration comes from other people’s music. But I also find__________in other places. Books, movies and__________just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.

__________, I recently rewatched the film Blade Runner. I’ve seen it plenty of times before; it’s one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reason, I saw it__________.I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the__________. It’s not done yet, but the music I’m working on now is heavily__________by the movie’s setting and characters.

Anything can__________us. You just have to be__________to catch inspiration when it hits.

1.

A．work

B．hit

C．exist

D．pass

2.

A．interesting

B．ordinary

C．unexpected

D．dangerous

3.

A．fix

B．make

C．remove

D．control

4.

A．dream

B．shock

C．recovery

D．operation

5.

A．well

B．bad

C．worried

D．annoyed

6.

A．curiosity

B．pain

C．anger

D．fear

7.

A．asked

B．met

C．imagined

D．visited

8.

A．confident

B．smart

C．honest

D．magical

9.

A．forget

B．recognize

C．describe

D．practice

10.

A．richer

B．better

C．busier

D．quieter

11.

A．always

B．never

C．sometimes

D．still

12.

A．director

B．dancer

C．musician

D．writer

13.

A．tips

B．messages

C．examples

D．ideas

14.

A．even

B．again

C．not

D．only

15.

A．In short

B．In addition

C．For example

D．After all

16.

A．differently

B．perfectly

C．vividly

D．smoothly

17.

A．story

B．song

C．play

D．film

18.

A．changed

B．supported

C．disturbed

D．influenced

19.

A．impress

B．inspire

C．amuse

D．challenge

20.

A．free

B．thankful

C．ready

D．careful

【推荐3】On a hot summer afternoon in August, I sought a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. It was over a hundred degrees in _______ air. Crowded. Tempers (脾气) of both the tourists and waiters had _______ to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome (好争吵的) environment.

At the table next to mine sat a well-dressed couple, waiting for _________. They whispered and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked their _________ and stepped together _________ the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped _______ for two chairs. He politely _________ his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered. A waiter appeared, paused (停顿) for just a second, walked into the water to _________ the table and take their _________, and then walked back to the ____________ cheers of the rest of his ____________. Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. He went once more into the water to __________ the wine. The couple toasted (祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd ____________ by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables joined in to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.

One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not? Guests are not served in the sea. Why not? Sometimes one should consider ____________ the line of convention (常规) and enjoy __________ to the fullest.

1.

A．clear

B．clean

C．fresh

D．still

2.

A．risen

B．expected

C．tried

D．managed

3.

A．service

B．attention

C．cheers

D．meals

4.

A．bottle

B．table

C．chairs

D．belongings

5.

A．on

B．along

C．near

D．off

6.

A．outside

B．back

C．down

D．upward

7.

A．treated

B．hugged

C．watched

D．seated

8.

A．set

B．wash

C．remove

D．check

9.

A．order

B．money

C．message

D．menu

10.

A．naughty

B．loud

C．familiar

D．final

11.

A．workmates

B．guests

C．fellows

D．servants

12.

A．drink

B．change

C．sell

D．serve

13.

A．answered

B．agreed

C．insisted

D．continued

14.

A．following

B．crossing

C．limiting

D．keeping

15.

A．water

B．sea

C．wine

D．life

【推荐1】A Dog’s Day in Court

We used to live about a quarter mile from a train crossing. Our dog, Lenny, had a very annoying habit: he howled(嗥叫)whenever a train whistled for the crossing, due to his very ______ hearing. Outside or in the house, he howled and howled ______ the train went by. When the wind was ______, he would even howl for the crossings farther down the ______. We learned to ______ the noise, mainly because we loved our pet so much.

Early one morning while we were eating breakfast, we heard a long very high sound of a train’s ______ efforts followed by a terrible crash. We ______ out and discovered a twisted car jammed on the cowcatcher(排障器) of the massive locomotive(火车头). Unfortunately, the driver of the car had died ______.

Back in the house, we called the local rescue workers. But we all immediately said to each other, “Lenny didn’t howl. The whistle could not have blown!”

At the ______, my brother recognized what was left of the car ______ that of his friend’s father and knew the sad news would now have to be ______ to the family. When the rescue team arrived, my brother told them, “The engineer couldn’t have blown the ______ because our dog did not howl. And he always does!”

The story of Lenny’s howling ______ rapidly around our small town as everyone ______ in the sorrow of the wife and family. Left without the ______, the family of nine was in a difficult situation. One of the county’s best-known lawyers ______ to pursue a claim against the, by now, infamous Soo Line Cooperation for the sake of the widow and children. The lawyer hired an investigator and recording technician, who, for days, at all hours, visited our home listening for oncoming trains and ______ recording Lenny’s howl. Lenny never ______ to respond with his howl to the sharp sound of an approaching train.

The taped evidence,______ in court, along with the testimony(证词) of my family members, convinced the judge and jury. The settlement ______ to the family secured their home and future. County court records give evidence of the success of a “dog’s day in court!”

1.

A．sensitive

B．public

C．accurate

D．adequate

2.

A．unless

B．until

C．before

D．although

3.

A．bitter

B．right

C．small

D．sharp

4.

A．car

B．train

C．house

D．track

5.

A．keep up with

B．give in to

C．put up with

D．live up to

6.

A．speeding

B．approaching

C．operating

D．braking

7.

A．headed

B．marched

C．dashed

D．started

8.

A．peacefully

B．naturally

C．eventually

D．instantly

9.

A．agency

B．corner

C．scene

D．entrance

10.

A．as

B．for

C．like

D．by

11.

A．confirmed

B．conveyed

C．declared

D．leaked

12.

A．sign

B．whistle

C．howl

D．wind

13.

A．circulated

B．disappeared

C．flowed

D．delivered

14.

A．suffered

B．abandoned

C．shared

D．struggled

15.

A．assistant

B．master

C．breadwinner

D．host

16.

A．happened

B．decided

C．refused

D．demanded

17.

A．vividly

B．occasionally

C．secretly

D．faithfully

18.

A．failed

B．bothered

C．rejected

D．managed

19.

A．negotiated

B．exposed

C．accumulated

D．presented

20.

A．donated

B．awarded

C．allocated

D．distributed

【推荐2】In a restaurant, I met a young man. He was always complaining (抱怨) ever since he sat down, complaining his company for little pay, his unjust manager and the ________ workmates. Finally, I caught the moment he stopped and asked him________, “Since you are so unhappy________your work, why not________?” He looked at me as if I had come from the moon. “Quit the job? Where should I go? You know the situation is improving.” I got it. Actually, his job was not so________.

It________me of Arthur Ashe, a well-known tennis player in America. He happened to catch AIDS when he got a blood transfusion. A lot of his fans showed their________and blamed the God. Arthur Ashe announced: “I get a deadly cancer, but I would not________the God and myself because I know there is something we can not________. I have no choice but to________it when the day comes.”

In his words, there is a________, kindness, as well as the behaviors of a grown-up man. Unfortunately, we complain everything when we have to face the________and troubles in reality.

We always think that the God is unfair. But it is worth complaining if our dissatisfaction goes away, sadness________, and feelings become motivational after complaints. However, the problem is like a mass of cool fog. The complaint is so________that it confuses our minds and then drops us deeper and deeper in the mud.

Life is like a________, from ignorant(无知) to mature (成熟). And I believe that true maturity starts from no complaint.

1.

A．positive

B．responsible

C．unkind

D．anxious

2.

A．cautiously

B．eagerly

C．angrily

D．frequently

3.

A．against

B．over

C．with

D．beyond

4.

A．seek

B．explode

C．contact

D．quit

5.

A．terrible

B．efficient

C．significant

D．awkward

6.

A．reflects

B．reminds

C．replaces

D．reduces

7.

A．contribution

B．concern

C．impression

D．eagerness

8.

A．promote

B．appreciate

C．accomplish

D．complain

9.

A．count on

B．draw on

C．run away from

D．live up to

10.

A．attempt

B．face

C．hide

D．maintain

11.

A．sickness

B．loneliness

C．calmness

D．weakness

12.

A．difficulties

B．approaches

C．solutions

D．extremes

13.

A．increases

B．disappears

C．remains

D．escapes

14.

A．flexible

B．unique

C．precious

D．misleading

15.

A．game

B．source

C．permanence

D．journey