【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here like my ____!” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to ____ I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He ____ me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little ____? “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was ____,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with ____ like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my ____ I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf（侏儒）. ____ this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t ____ how short I was until I started school. Some kids laughed at me. Then I began to ____ the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I____ to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and ____ the fact that I was going to be ____ my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I ____ in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not ____ as I've grown older. People are ____ when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are ____, I remind myself: “Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children's questions that make my life ____ I enjoy answering their questions. My ____ is that people will accept various peers（同龄人）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with ____1.

A．weight

B．size

C．shape

D．age

2.

A．scold

B．explain

C．apologize

D．respond

3.

A．studied

B．searched

C．inspected

D．checked

4.

A．lady

B．mommy

C．person

D．kid

5.

A．raised

B．taught

C．treated

D．born

6.

A．excuses

B．pains

C．stares

D．stories

7.

A．shortcomings

B．strangeness

C．uniqueness

D．shyness

8.

A．Besides

B．Despite

C．Except

D．Beyond

9.

A．admit

B．care

C．fear

D．realize

10.

A．hate

B．tolerate

C．forget

D．ignore

11.

A．determined

B．struggled

C．managed

D．learned

12.

A．refuse

B．enjoy

C．consider

D．accept

13.

A．exposed

B．pitied

C．noticed

D．avoided

14.

A．made up for

B．ended up with

C．caught up with

D．made use of

15.

A．increased

B．decreased

C．improved

D．changed

16.

A．scared

B．satisfied

C．amazed

D．puzzled

17.

A．rude

B．curious

C．regretful

D．cruel

18.

A．disappointing

B．meaningless

C．embarrassing

D．special

19.

A．promise

B．suggestion

C．hope

D．advantage

20.

A．respect

B．courage

C．pity

D．pride

【推荐2】Mid-afternoon on a particularly busy Tuesday, I took leave of my desk at work and walked into a local Starbucks. I went there simply because I wanted to find a space where neither my clients nor my _______ would ask me to do something.

Inside, I ran into Kate, a co-worker of mine. I _______ she was there for the same reason I was. But as we started chatting, I realized that there was a(n)_______ difference in the reasons for our visit. The topic of parenthood _______. I joked about how_______my schedule was, noting that I was needed “from the minute I wake up, to the minute If all asleep.” But a bit of_______seemed to come over Kate's face. “Well, my daughter's in San Francisco and she doesn't seem to _______me at all these days, ”Kate said, with a sad-looking smile. It was in that moment that I realized:_______I might often feel in high demand, there will come a day when I'll actually miss that same stress I now_______about. And as our conversation continued, it became clear that I wasn't just talking to Kate; I was talking to myself________15-20 years.

The conversation turned to our children' s __________ years, with Kate smiling proudly，thinking of the little boy and girls he raised who are now a man and a woman. But I noticed her smile was __________ with regret. She explained that she often wondered about what she could have done __________ when her children were in their earlier years. “I just wish ... I wish I had brought them to each other' s sporing event and encouraged them to cheer and to be stronger__________for each other,” Kate noted.

This got me thinking. Is regret an unfortunate footnote (注脚) to__________? I asked six older parents in my life one question: What is your biggest regret from your early days as a parent? It turned out that all of them thought they could have done it better. But, each of them also has a ________relationship with their kids. Regret didn't affect them in am________way.

The __________line is, we all feel like we could be doing this parent thing beer. And quite clearly, years later, we're still going to look back and__________we tried things differently. But the past can't be________, and neither should it.

1.

A．children

B．parents

C．friends

D．colleagues

2.

A．claimed

B．concluded

C．assumed

D．declared

3.

A．impressive

B．modest

C．slight

D．significant

4.

A．came over

B．came up

C．came in

D．came about

5.

A．packed

B．crushed

C．involved

D．exploited

6.

A．happiness

B．disappointment

C．sadness

D．anxiety

7.

A．love

B．contact

C．miss

D．need

8.

A．Once

B．Unless

C．While

D．As

9.

A．complain

B．think

C．argue

D．wonder

10.

A．after

B．over

C．in

D．within

11.

A．adolescent

B．younger

C．later

D．adult

12.

A．decorated

B．connected

C．dotted

D．marked

13.

A．differently

B．carefully

C．eventually

D．personally

14.

A．audiences

B．referees

C．opponents

D．advocates

15.

A．childhood

B．maturity

C．parenthood

D．growth

16.

A．secure

B．weak

C．unhealthy

D．sharp

17.

A．comprehensive

B．complete

C．meaningful

D．miserable

18.

A．finishing

B．bottom

C．fine

D．hard

19.

A．regret

B．remember

C．hope

D．wish

20.

A．celebrated

B．changed

C．replaced

D．returned

【推荐3】A professor was giving an attractive lecture to the students. Everyone was listening_______and silently. "How much do you think this glass of water_______?" he asked with a glass of water in hand. Some said 200 grams,   some 300." Yes, it's only two hundred grams. How long can you hold it in your hands?" he asked again. A majority of_______laughed: "Only 200 grams, and anyone can take it however long he wants!"

The lecturer didn't_______but continued: "Take it for a minute and you will feel no problem; an hour, and your   _______may be painful; a day? A week? You have to call an ambulance." They laughed but with_______.

The lecturer said, "It's very light, but the_______you hold it, the heavier it will become. Whether it's heavy or not, it becomes more and more_______over time. What we have to do is lay it down and take a rest_______we pick it up again. We should________the pressure we're under in time, rest and gather strength to start again.________we can carry it longer." They________a burst of applause.

The________is that we are getting busier with society developing fast. As the________grew heavier, we might as well in the appropriate time pause, relax and then________to a better state to restart.

1.

A．hardly

B．casually

C．impatiently

D．attentively

2.

A．measures

B．weighs

C．counts

D．costs

3.

A．readers

B．audience

C．lecturers

D．staff

4.

A．sigh

B．applaud

C．nod

D．laugh

5.

A．hands

B．backs

C．feet

D．necks

6.

A．argument

B．approval

C．surprise

D．excitement

7.

A．more tightly

B．more frequently

C．longer

D．higher

8.

A．harmful

B．stressful

C．powerful

D．helpful

9.

A．after

B．when

C．unless

D．before

10.

A．fight for

B．live with

C．put down

D．hold back

11.

A．Thus

B．Meanwhile

C．However

D．Exactly

12.

A．threw out

B．let out

C．made out

D．called out

13.

A．fact

B．result

C．lesson

D．secret

14.

A．traffic

B．schedule

C．heart

D．burden

15.

A．accustom

B．point

C．adjust

D．lead

【推荐1】Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now well on their way to impressive careers. By society’s _______ , they seem to have made it.

_______ , these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a last drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and _______ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine equaled a college year's monthly rent. _______ , they replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.

In fact, a number of them have _______ that despite their success, they aren't happy. Some complain of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workdays devoted to tasks they _______ . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and _______ . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the lifestyle to which they have so quickly become _______ to.

People often speak of trying for a more satisfying path, and yet in the end, the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they _______ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it's ________ . In fact, they have loans or bills to ________ off and retirement to save for. They recognize there's something ________ in their lives, but it's hard to step off the track.

In a society that tends to ________ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our ________ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs ________   in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore, yet they are the very ones we should be considering the most.

1.

A．policies

B．standards

C．experiments

D．regulations

2.

A．On the surface

B．By contrast

C．In addition

D．As a result

3.

A．cycled

B．moved

C．slid

D．looked

4.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Likewise

D．However

5.

A．advertised

B．witnessed

C．admitted

D．demanded

6.

A．distribute

B．hate

C．applaud

D．neglect

7.

A．calm

B．guilty

C．warm

D．empty

8.

A．accustomed

B．appointed

C．unique

D．available

9.

A．let out

B．turn in

C．give up

D．believe in

10.

A．fundamental

B．practical

C．impossible

D．unforgettable

11.

A．take

B．drop

C．put

D．pay

12.

A．missing

B．inspiring

C．sinking

D．shining

13.

A．measure

B．suffer

C．digest

D．deliver

14.

A．disasters

B．motivations

C．campaigns

D．decisions

15.

A．assessed

B．involved

C．covered

D．reduced

【推荐2】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。

Learning a life lesson on managing time

One day, an expert was speaking to a group of students about how to manage their time. He____ an example those students will never forget.

He pulled out a wide jar and put it on the table. He also____about a dozen rocks and carefully____ them into the jar. One at a time. When no more rocks would ____inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in the class answered loudly, “Yes.” The expert said, “Really? ” He ____ under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel (砾石). He put some gravel in and____the jar, causing it to go down into the____between the big rocks. He then asked the group once more, “Is this jar full? ” “____ not,” one of them answered this time.“Good!” he replied. From under the table he brought out a bucket of sand and started ____the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left ____the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question,“Is this jar full? ”

“No!” the class shouted. Once again he said, “Good.” Then he ____a cup of water in ____the jar was full. Then he looked at the class and asked, “What is the____ here? ”

Immediately one____student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how full your ____is, if you try really hard you can always fit____things in! ” “No,” the expert replied, “that’s not the point. The point is if you don’t put the big rocks in____, you’ll never get them in____. What are the ‘big rocks’ in your____ ? Time with your loved ones, your education, or your dreams? Remember to put these big rocks in first or you’ll never get them in at all, ____you’ll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important things.”

1.

A．set

B．gave

C．made

D．followed

2.

A．handed out

B．passed on

C．took out

D．picked up

3.

A．threw

B．spread

C．turned

D．placed

4.

A．come

B．push

C．fall

D．fit

5.

A．reached

B．sat

C．got

D．stopped

6.

A．shook

B．covered

C．pressed

D．raised

7.

A．bottom

B．distance

C．areas

D．spaces

8.

A．Usually

B．Probably

C．Obviously

D．Simply

9.

A．inserting

B．packing

C．putting

D．mixing

10.

A．beside

B．between

C．around

D．among

11.

A．allowed

B．forced

C．sank

D．poured

12.

A．until

B．before

C．so that

D．as far as

13.

A．reason

B．result

C．point

D．matter

14.

A．clever

B．eager

C．sensitive

D．curious

15.

A．schedule

B．container

C．time

D．class

16.

A．enough

B．small

C．extra

D．more

17.

A．first

B．once

C．properly

D．immediately

18.

A．at all

B．after all

C．at last

D．any more

19.

A．mind

B．list

C．life

D．world

20.

A．and

B．while

C．but

D．for

【推荐3】When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so____ about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to____ every word I'd ever come across once I learned Latin.

But Latin class was so_______ Each day, the teacher, Mr Ready, would ask us to open our books and recite aloud the various Latin forms of words. This was the_____ he taught us every day. It was until I______ my hand one afternoon when we were asked yet again to open our books.

When Mr Keady asked what was wrong, I______ why I thought that his class was dull, how I had expected more, and that his method of teaching was______ .When I finished speaking, I expected Mr Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher.

But instead, he sat at his desk quietly, looking defeated (受挫的) and tired. After several moments of______Mr Keady spoke. He quietly and firmly said that he would think carefully about what I'd said. And that was it.

In the following weeks, Latin class didn't become the exciting learning environment I_____ it would, but Mr Keady did try harder. He brought in some new worksheets and____ to involve us students more in his classes.

Maybe some people would________what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it.

If I saw him now, I'd tell him how I______ what I'd done that day in class, and that I was disrespectful. And at the same time, I'd also tell him that he taught me a wonderful______that day. Following my______ words, he showed me that being______ doesn't mean you have to give away your dignity (尊严).

Indeed, Mr Keady's reply proved that no matter how hurt you feel, no one— no one can take away your dignity.

1.

A．curious

B．worried

C．excited

D．careful

2.

A．understand

B．describe

C．notice

D．connect

3.

A．difficult

B．boring

C．different

D．enjoyable

4.

A．way

B．business

C．game

D．project

5.

A．spread out

B．reached out

C．set up

D．put up

6.

A．admitted

B．explained

C．doubted

D．wondered

7.

A．funny

B．regular

C．old-fashioned

D．unfamiliar

8.

A．practice

B．silence

C．debate

D．criticism

9.

A．suggested

B．promised

C．decided

D．hoped

10.

A．tried

B．happened

C．managed

D．failed

11.

A．blame

B．praise

C．recall

D．ignore

12.

A．regretted

B．loved

C．believed

D．feared

13.

A．experience

B．surprise

C．lesson

D．opportunity

14.

A．unkind

B．impatient

C．curious

D．proud

15.

A．stopped

B．wounded

C．celebrated

D．taught

【推荐1】When I was walking back home at around 12: 15 p. m. during my lunch break one day, an apple core (果核) came flying towards me. It landed just before my feet. Surprised, I thought myself _______ not to get hit by it.

The apple was _______ over the wall by a school student. I live opposite a school. A wall _______ my apartment building from the school.

Thinking it was a one-off _______, I told my friend Lucy, and we laughed about it.

Then, the week after, I was walking along exactly the same place at the same time and bam! Another apple _______ the wall. This time it _______ on the roof of a shed (棚屋). I thought to myself: ”Is it my destiny (命运) to get hit by an apple?”

Last week I was walking back home. I _______ my phone. It was 12:15 p.m.. My _______ wandered to those two times before when I’d seen an apple thrown over the wall. But _______, my thoughts were interrupted (打断) by another flying apple! This one was a big one. Only one bite had been taken out of it, and it was thrown with speed.

Enough was enough. Someone could be really ________ by these apples. Did the ________ not realize that people live across the wall? Or do they not care?

I told my friend about it. “You should just throw the apple ________ over the wall. That will teach them,” my friend Sam ________. But I don’t want to play that “game”. As they say, “An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.” ________, I might end up hurting someone when I throw it back.

Maybe I’ll call the school and let them know. The students responsible need to know that they might end up hurting someone if they keep throwing their waste. What’s more, waste ________ to the bin, not anywhere else.

1.

A．awkward

B．lucky

C．annoyed

D．anxious

2.

A．thrown

B．dropped

C．sent

D．transported

3.

A．prevents

B．protects

C．organizes

D．separates

4.

A．expectation

B．experience

C．experiment

D．exploration

5.

A．flew over

B．got in

C．went through

D．knocked down

6.

A．broke

B．moved

C．passed

D．landed

7.

A．examined

B．checked

C．saw

D．found

8.

A．step

B．eyes

C．emotion

D．mind

9.

A．actually

B．slowly

C．suddenly

D．finally

10.

A．hurt

B．confused

C．amazed

D．impressed

11.

A．leaders

B．students

C．teachers

D．guards

12.

A．forward

B．away

C．off

D．back

13.

A．ordered

B．debated

C．suggested

D．requested

14.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Instead

15.

A．sticks

B．serves

C．belongs

D．rushes

【推荐2】Monty was a hardworking man who sold bread for a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work _______classes, hoping that he could one day find a better-paid job. Except for Sundays, Monty _______ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to _______ his family with as much money as possible.

_______the family complained (抱怨) that he was not spending _______ time with them, he would always _______ that he was doing all this for them.

The day came when the _______results came out. To his joy, Monty passed, and with a high score! Soon after, he was _______a good job as a senior supervisor(管理人). Like a dream coming true, Monty could now _______to buy nice clothing, fine food and vacation abroad for his family.________ the family still did not get to see Monty for most of the week . He ________ to work very hard, hoping to get a more ________job as a manager. So he went to study in the open university. ________, he said that he was doing all this for his family. But he often hoped to spend more time with his family.

Monty’s hard work paid off. He decided to hire a housekeeper to keep his wife ________from housework. Having experienced the ________of his work many times before, Monty decided to ________his studies and work once more. The family still did not get to see much of him. In fact, to please his ________, sometimes Monty had to work on Sundays.

As ________, Monty’s hard work achieved a big success and he bought a beautiful flat near the seacoast. On the first Sunday evening at their new home, Monty declare to his family that he decided not to take any more ________or go after any more important jobs. From then on he was going to spend more time with his family.

But Monty did not ________the next day.

1.

A．teaching

B．attending

C．preparing

D．choosing

2.

A．often

B．ever

C．hardly

D．sometimes

3.

A．provide

B．help

C．share

D．discuss

4.

A．Unless

B．Wherever

C．Before

D．Whenever

5.

A．busy

B．enough

C．certain

D．full

6.

A．lie

B．explain

C．add

D．realize

7.

A．game

B．competition

C．research

D．examination

8.

A．told

B．shown

C．offered

D．promised

9.

A．afford

B．refuse

C．ask

D．choose

10.

A．Besides

B．Also

C．Instead

D．However

11.

A．failed

B．agreed

C．continued

D．stopped

12.

A．satisfying

B．interesting

C．respectable

D．serious

13.

A．Anyway

B．Luckily

C．Again

D．Finally

14.

A．free

B．alone

C．separate

D．protective

15.

A．skills

B．rewards

C．troubles

D．difficulties

16.

A．review

B．drop

C．complete

D．improve

17.

A．children

B．friends

C．customers

D．parents

18.

A．expected

B．compared

C．seen

D．planned

19.

A．trips

B．chances

C．suggestions

D．courses

20.

A．call back

B．wake up

C．come in

D．hold on

【推荐3】No matter what life throws our way, having a positive attitude makes room for the future. Let’s read Hervey Bay teenager Mark Farrell’s ______ story. At the age of 14, he took a dive into a swimming pool, which would ______ his life forever.

“I jumped into the pool and broke my ______ ,” he says. “It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, not the shallow end where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries ______ .”

Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now, at 27, is very calm about any ______ life might throw at him. In fact, he finds it ______ to name any challenge. “I just live my life and it’s ______ day by day,” he says.

For the past few years, Mark has worked with the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) whose aim is to ______ students to prevent spinal injuries, telling his ______ to young people in the Hervey Bay region. “If I can ______ one kid’s life, it makes my ______ worthwhile,” he says.

Mark stresses the importance of checking the ______ of water before diving in and being more ______ in general. He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person, he’s ______ . Mark’s contribution to preventing spinal injuries was ______ in 2017, when he was named Young Australian of the Year.

1.

A．exciting

B．inspiring

C．boring

D．worrying

2.

A．start

B．benefit

C．change

D．track

3.

A．neck

B．hands

C．arms

D．feet

4.

A．appear

B．recover

C．happen

D．last

5.

A．competition

B．challenge

C．success

D．responsibility

6.

A．necessary

B．beneficial

C．believe

D．take

7.

A．rate

B．hard

C．equal

D．important

8.

A．beg

B．allow

C．force

D．educate

9.

A．story

B．plan

C．doubt

D．hobby

10.

A．risk

B．control

C．save

D．forgive

11.

A．effort

B．summary

C．factor

D．praise

12.

A．width

B．depth

C．length

D．height

13.

A．nervous

B．anxious

C．cautious

D．patient

14.

A．outgoing

B．suitable

C．confident

D．delighted

15.

A．exchanged

B．recognized

C．stopped

D．limited

【推荐3】Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four____eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked (使震动) the mountain____one of the eggs to roll down the mountain,____a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must____and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen____to hatch (孵) and raise the large egg.

One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.____, however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)____. Soon, the eagle believed he was____more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,____his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and___a group of eagles soaring (高飞) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle____, “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with____, “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

The eagle____staring at his real family up above,___that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his____be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is____the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle____dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken._____, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle____.

You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,___your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

1.

A．large

B．curious

C．small

D．fortunate

2.

A．guiding

B．blowing

C．causing

D．inviting

3.

A．on

B．over

C．past

D．to

4.

A．introduce

B．punish

C．protect

D．share

5.

A．offered

B．regretted

C．managed

D．turned

6.

A．Carefully

B．Gently

C．Sadly

D．Luckily

7.

A．chicken

B．eagle

C．hero

D．fool

8.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

9.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．however

10.

A．noticed

B．recognized

C．respected

D．watched

11.

A．cried

B．smiled

C．argued

D．explained

12.

A．excitement

B．anger

C．laughter

D．surprise

13.

A．approached

B．avoided

C．continued

D．considered

14.

A．promising

B．proving

C．believing

D．dreaming

15.

A．suggestion

B．advantage

C．dream

D．discovery

16.

A．what

B．why

C．how

D．when

17.

A．went

B．enjoyed

C．began

D．stopped

18.

A．Happily

B．Finally

C．Quickly

D．Probably

19.

A．gave up

B．broke down

C．passed away

D．died out

20.

A．steal

B．follow

C．have

D．remember