【推荐2】Last year in early summer, I was walking to my house when I saw two large birds standing in my yard. They didn’t seem to ______ me until I was right in front of them and then they ______ disappeared into the nearby bushes. I was quite excited by the ______ of two special birds making a nest (巢) in my yard.

A few weeks later, the birds ______ again. I found them crouching (蹲伏) beside a tree. As I ______ them, they stuck out their heads and made a croaking (嘶哑地叫) sound. I didn’t know why they were croaking at me until a short time later I made an amazing ______ there were two small birds ______ around happily.

As I inched towards the birds, ______ not to make sudden movements, they started their croaking again, putting their necks forward so they seemed ______ and more threatening.

The mother put the baby birds under her wings and carefully crouched down over them so her babies were well ______.

I was watching them with respect when I suddenly ______ and fell to the ground. The mother took this as a(n)______ and the father raced towards me, ______ his wings. to protect the mother and the baby birds.

I felt sorry to have disturbed them and left quickly. I am amazed by their ______ actions. Their parental love made them so courageous. It is hard not to show ______ for nature.

1.

A．remind

B．notice

C．commit

D．vary

2.

A．immediately

B．recently

C．chemically

D．slowly

3.

A．barrier

B．sense

C．idea

D．opinion

4.

A．posed

B．removed

C．expanded

D．appeared

5.

A．broke down

B．summed up

C．walked to

D．gave up

6.

A．discovery

B．collection

C．warning

D．boundary

7.

A．fighting

B．jumping

C．digesting

D．trialing

8.

A．careful

B．curious

C．angry

D．bored

9.

A．neater

B．healthier

C．longer

D．stronger

10.

A．fed

B．adjusted

C．hidden

D．educated

11.

A．tripped

B．adopted

C．approved

D．forecasted

12.

A．target

B．threat

C．wire

D．theme

13.

A．shooting

B．obeying

C．folding

D．spreading

14.

A．academic

B．brave

C．scary

D．average

15.

A．gratitude

B．emotion

C．respect

D．silence

【推荐1】One time, I was with a bunch of strangers in India. I was giving a(n) ________ about our products when power went out. It was in a dark hall, and I was with two other workmates. We were so ________ because we had invited all these people here. It was a ________ talk. We couldn’t do anything about it. Our microphone (麦克风) was gone. There was no light. Everyone was sitting in ________, and I couldn’t help but ________, “Oh, my goodness.”

When the power went out, I felt like I should be in control of it, because I was ________ the event. While we were so embarrassed, we just kept ________ and talking in the dark, hoping people would stay. I felt it was really ridiculous because there were no windows and it was a dark hall.

All of a sudden, a man in the back put up his ________,and put the little light from his phone on. Then two more people, then three people, finally the whole ________ came on, and everyone was ________ their light of their phone on us. It ________ the whole hall.

And so I got out my phone and took a ________ of everyone with their light shining at me. It was the most beautiful ________—a feeling that we were all in this together. That was not anyone’s fault, and we were just all here, ________ each other.

It was the most beautiful feeling of love from strangers I’d ever ________.

1.

A．concert

B．presentation

C．lecture

D．instruction

2.

A．frightened

B．inspired

C．awkward

D．angry

3.

A．public

B．serious

C．private

D．regular

4.

A．turn

B．defence

C．order

D．darkness

5.

A．resign

B．sigh

C．refuse

D．continue

6.

A．hosting

B．covering

C．celebrating

D．monitoring

7.

A．setting out

B．going about

C．setting down

D．going on

8.

A．phone

B．flash

C．lamp

D．light

9.

A．students

B．staff

C．audience

D．workmates

10.

A．bringing

B．shining

C．gathering

D．dawning

11.

A．faded in

B．went into

C．filled in

D．lit up

12.

A．picture

B．charge

C．comfort

D．notice

13.

A．spot

B．friction

C．scene

D．facility

14.

A．teaching

B．supporting

C．appreciating

D．devoting

15.

A．spread

B．found

C．expressed

D．experienced

【推荐2】Decades ago, I traveled alone for the first time in my life. The trip to Colorado was not for business or family reasons, but just to travel and ________.

As I prepared for it, I felt excited and ________ at the same time. Would it be fun? Would I be bored? Would I stay in bed all day or would I jump with excitement to do the next thing? I wasn’t ________. Little did I know that it was going to be so ________ a journey of self-discovery.

As a good wife and mom, for me, travel is always about the ________: Always thinking of who would ________ what. Because it’s about family time. But when travel ________, who would I connect with? What would I do? Well, I found that I got to do anything I ________!

While traveling, I met locals and also other ________. Honestly, I had conversations ________—on planes, while hiking, in restaurants.

It was quite a(n) ________ experience to meet a mom of 18 kids and hundreds of adopted kids, a cookie baker, and an internationally ranked marathon runner. The inspiring stories I discovered were ________ and nothing was like my wonderful and ________ life at home. I got to go rock climbing by myself, go hiking solo, and eat ________. And it was all ________, going smoothly. Actually, I felt surprisingly ________.

It was just me, my SUV and my backpack for a week. ________, it was a breath of fresh air that I didn’t ________ existed. It’s wonderful to be back home and know that possibilities are ________ and there is so much more out there to ________ and discover!

1.

A．exchange

B．succeed

C．research

D．discover

2.

A．tired

B．nervous

C．proud

D．lucky

3.

A．sure

B．ready

C．confused

D．worried

4.

A．disappointing

B．ordinary

C．memorable

D．difficult

5.

A．fun

B．family

C．scenery

D．rest

6.

A．enjoy

B．miss

C．see

D．arrange

7.

A．helplessly

B．shortly

C．independently

D．confidently

8.

A．remembered

B．wanted

C．doubted

D．promised

9.

A．travelers

B．wives

C．moms

D．drivers

10.

A．regularly

B．carefully

C．everywhere

D．elsewhere

11.

A．challenging

B．depressing

C．eye-opening

D．strange

12.

A．common

B．classic

C．annoying

D．incredible

13.

A．dull

B．safe

C．healthy

D．exciting

14.

A．all alone

B．in group

C．far away

D．very well

15.

A．wrong

B．uncertain

C．special

D．fine

16.

A．lonely

B．messy

C．empty

D．normal

17.

A．Or rather

B．At last

C．Above all

D．In addition

18.

A．wish

B．admit

C．prove

D．know

19.

A．endless

B．enough

C．far

D．necessary

20.

A．imagine

B．explore

C．improve

D．learn

【推荐1】My first year living in Los Angeles, I was a birthday­party clown. I struggled a lot with my identity because, though I viewed myself as a _________, everyone in my life viewed me according to this _________ day job. To make matters more confusing, being a clown is _________ an identity­masking job.

One night, someone said: “Tomorrow you’re going to be Batman.” At the time I had a giant mustache. I knew: a clown with a mustache—that’s a giant red _________ for parents. But I hadn’t wanted to _________ my physical appearance for that job.

The next day, I went to the party and I had to leave my car _________ far enough away so that the kids couldn’t see Batman _________ in a PT Cruiser. I popped in through the front door: “Surprise! Batman’s here!” All the kids _________. But they didn’t want to see Batman sweaty and out of breath from a brisk jog, so I just kept _________. I started to regret my choice of not __________. I was thinking, “Gosh, this party is not going to go well.” I was so embarrassed. I wanted to __________ and run back to my Bat mobile. But then the laughter kind of merges and changes into cheering and applause.

Then I was still about 20 yards away from the party __________ I just started running and my cape was moving in the __________, and—mustache or not—in that moment, I was Batman.

I saw the birthday boy with his dad, and the __________ was laughing, saying, “You see, son. I told you Batman had a mustache.” Just then I saw the __________ birthday cake with a frosting Batman drawn on it, and the Batman has a mustache. I just stared at it in __________. It looked just like my mustache.

Those kids were at the perfect age where they still believed in miracles and heroes and that the world is an __________ good place—all the stuff that’s so difficult for us to keep believing __________ we grow up in a cold and complicated world.

That year, I struggled a lot with my __________; was I a filmmaker, or was I a clown? But that day, at least, there was __________ in my mind what I was. I may not have been the hero that they expected. But that day, I was the hero that they needed.

1.

A．editor

B．director

C．filmmaker

D．conductor

2.

A．luxurious

B．ambitious

C．ambiguous

D．ridiculous

3.

A．himself

B．herself

C．itself

D．themselves

4.

A．joy

B．flag

C．scarf

D．shirt

5.

A．change

B．protect

C．lose

D．introduce

6.

A．left

B．parked

C．dropped

D．abandoned

7.

A．pulling up

B．pulling out

C．pulling off

D．putting up

8.

A．went hungry

B．went red

C．went out

D．went crazy

9.

A．crying

B．running

C．walking

D．smiling

10.

A．shaving

B．shaking

C．waving

D．taking

11.

A．turn down

B．turn off

C．turn out

D．turn around

12.

A．then

B．when

C．where

D．while

13.

A．snow

B．rain

C．sun

D．wind

14.

A．dad

B．son

C．author

D．passerby

15.

A．tiny

B．small

C．huge

D．middle

16.

A．belief

B．disbelief

C．trust

D．faith

17.

A．unnaturally

B．inherently

C．impossibly

D．unnecessarily

18.

A．because

B．since

C．for

D．as

19.

A．identity

B．background

C．position

D．post

20.

A．no response

B．no way

C．no doubt

D．no comment

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One minute means a lot in one's life.
During his college years，Rogers______a summer in an Idaho logging camp(伐木场).When the boss had to leave for a few days，he put Rogers in charge.
“_____if the men refuse to follow my orders？” Rogers asked. He thought of Tony，an immigrant worker who___________all day，giving the other men a_____time.
“Fire them，” the boss said. Then，as if ______Rogers' mind，he added，“I suppose you think you are going to fire Tony if you get the______I'd feel___________about that. I have been logging for 40 years. Tony is the most_____worker I've ever had. I know he is a troublemaker and that he______everybody and everything. But he comes in first and leaves last. There has not been an______for eight years on the hill where he works.”
Rogers took over the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him. “Tony，do you know I'm in charge here today？”Tony grunted(嘟囔).“I was going to fire you the first time we tangled(纠缠)，______I want you to know I'm not，”he told Tony，_____what the boss had said.
When Rogers finished，Tony______the spadeful(铲子)of sand he had held and tears streamed______his face.
That day Tony worked harder than ever before.
Twelve years later Rogers met Tony again who was now the______for railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such_______
Tony replied，“If it not be for the one______you talk to me back in Idaho，I kill somebody someday. One minute______my whole life.”
Effective managers know the______of taking a moment to point out what a worker is doing well. But what a _____a minute of yes can make in any relationship!1.

A．wasted

B．spent

C．trained

D．traveled

2.

A．What

B．How

C．Why

D．Who

3.

A．troubled

B．helped

C．smiled

D．spoke

4.

A．easy

B．surprising

C．happy

D．hard

5.

A．recognizing

B．having

C．bearing

D．reading

6.

A．chance

B．order

C．support

D．evidence

7.

A．proud

B．bad

C．ugly

D．well

8.

A．quarrelsome

B．elegant

C．reliable

D．silent

9.

A．respects

B．protects

C．hurts

D．hates

10.

A．accident

B．chance

C．opportunity

D．argument

11.

A．and

B．or

C．besides

D．but

12.

A．lying

B．adding

C．smiling

D．replying

13.

A．threw

B．dropped

C．carried

D．lifted

14.

A．through

B．on

C．down

D．in

15.

A．boss

B．worker

C．engine－driver

D．immigrant

16.

A．railroad

B．companies

C．life

D．success

17.

A．word

B．thing

C．minute

D．lesson

18.

A．save

B．change

C．color

D．lose

19.

A．importance

B．method

C．result

D．influence

20.

A．choice

B．decision

C．difference

D．conclusion

【推荐3】“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you _________, something good will happen someday.”

Mother was _________, as I discovered after graduating from college, I had _________ myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was _________ every time. In one station, a _________ lady told me that large stations wouldn’t employ a person without _________ since I just graduated. “Go out of the town and find a small station that might give you _________,” she said.

I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had _________ in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to _________ its sports department. The job sounded just __________ for me but I wasn’t hired(雇佣).

My disappointment had __________ as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom __________ me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already __________ an announcer. After I left his office, I asked aloud “__________ can a fellow get to be a sports __________ if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” __________, I heard the director calling. “Do you know anything about __________?” Then he asked me to __________ an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was __________ and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the __________ Saturday.

1.

A．put on

B．wait on

C．move on

D．carry on

2.

A．false

B．right

C．great

D．strong

3.

A．liked

B．found

C．hoped

D．experienced

4.

A．called

B．received

C．refused

D．accepted

5.

A．large

B．tall

C．kind

D．rude

6.

A．experience

B．examination

C．agreement

D．permission

7.

A．money

B．chance

C．time

D．patience

8.

A．played

B．joined

C．taken

D．fought

9.

A．own

B．manage

C．report

D．enter

10.

A．funny

B．convenient

C．right

D．important

11.

A．shown

B．disappeared

C．resulted

D．turned

12.

A．asked

B．advised

C．ordered

D．reminded

13.

A．hired

B．fired

C．dismissed

D．bought

14.

A．What

B．How

C．Whenever

D．Wherever

15.

A．player

B．announcer

C．fan

D．coach

16.

A．Suddenly

B．However

C．Besides

D．Though

17.

A．chat

B．music

C．football

D．broadcast

18.

A．make

B．act

C．broadcast

D．play

19.

A．moved

B．sorry

C．thankful

D．satisfied

20.

A．past

B．coming

C．last

D．rainy